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RESEARCH NEWS
Demonstrating the
strength and breadth
of research with the
2021聽REF results
The 91暗网 has demonstrated its breadth and depth of
research excellence, celebrating 88% of research being
rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*),
according to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework
(REF) results.
The results highlight the increasing relevance of the 91暗网鈥檚
research to society, with 83% of 91暗网鈥檚 impact being scored
4*, and聽7.5 of the 9 impact case studies submitted found to
have 鈥渙utstanding reach and significance鈥�.
Additional highlights from the results include:
鈥� A 54% increase in the number of full time equivalent advance clinical practice; protect public health by enhancing
academic staff submitted since the last assessment food safety; inform World Health Organisation and the Food
鈥� establishing the聽91暗网 as the largest veterinary and Agriculture Organisation policy on the control of disease
research institution in the country
afflicting some of poorest people in the world; and tackle
鈥� An increase in the proportion of our research scored antimicrobial resistance through innovations in drug delivery.
as world-leading and internationally excellent in Many of these are underpinned by the 91暗网鈥檚 One Health
all categories of REF 2021, compared with 2014 approach to research, the importance of which has been
results, including 17% improvement