Imperial College London RAE08 results
The results achieved by Imperial in the 2008 RAE for each unit of assessment that the College submitted to are given below.
For analysis of Imperial's overall results and of each unit of assessment the College submitted to, staff and students should visit the analysis section (internal only).
| UoA | UoA Description (links to further analysis are internal only) | Cat A FTE | Overall quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level) Data definitions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4* | 3* | 2* | 1* | u/c | |||
| 01 | Cardiovascular Medicine | 64.27 | 20 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 02 | Cancer Studies | 51.55 | 15 | 60 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 03 | Infection and Immunology | 102.40 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 04 | Other Hospital Based Clinical Subjects | 174.10 | 30 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 06 | Epidemiology and Public Health | 32.95 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 09 | Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology | 55.10 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Biological Sciences | 92.30 | 20 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Chemistry | 53.10 | 20 | 55 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Physics | 126.80 | 20 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Pure Mathematics | 21.80 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Applied Mathematics | 37.20 | 20 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Statistics and Operational Research | 13.90 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Computer Science and Informatics | 53.40 | 35 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 44.00 | 20 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 25A | General Engineering: Bioengineering | 22.80 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 25B | General Engineering: Earth Science and Engineering | 44.90 | 25 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Chemical Engineering | 38.00 | 30 | 55 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Civil Engineering | 49.40 | 40 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 67.00 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Metallurgy and Materials | 27.00 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Business and Management Studies | 47.60 | 35 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | History | 5.00 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Data definitions
| Cat A | Category A staff: Academic staff in post on 31 October 2007 who were selected for submission into the RAE |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
| 4* | Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour |
| 3* | Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which nonetheless falls short of the highest standards of excellence |
| 2* | Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour |
| 1* | Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour |
| Unclassified (u/c) | Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of assessment |
