Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
Bristol’s Faculty of Science and Engineering has been shown to lead the UK in the most recent national research assessment exercise, REF2021 across its 7 Units of Assessment (UOAs) according to the Times Higher Education analysis:
- UOA 7 - Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, 2nd in the UK
- UOA 8 - Chemistry, 1st in the UK
- UOA 9 - Physics, 5th in the UK
- UOA 10 - Mathematical Sciences, 4th in the UK
- UOA 11 - Computer Science and Informatics, 7th in the UK
- UOA 12 - Engineering, 6th in the UK
- UOA 14 - Geography and Environmental Studies, 1st in the UK
Overall, the University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK, with a remarkable 94% of its research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent. Find out more about the University’s REF 2021 results.