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UCL had a number of Units of Assessment ranked in the top three by a variety of measures. Please find the details of these below.
- Research power
'Research power' (GPA x FTE)
01: Clinical Medicine - including researchers from the UCL Cancer Institute, the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, the UCL Institute of Child Health, UCL Infection & Immunity, UCL Medical Sciences, UCL Medicine, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL Surgery & Interventional Science and the UCL Institute for Women's Health
02: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Child Health and UCL Epidemiology & Public Health
04: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, the UCL Ear Institute, the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL, the UCL Institute of Neurology, UCL Psychiatry and UCL Psychology & Language Sciences
05: Biological Sciences - including researchers from UCL Biosciences and the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at UCL
08: Chemistry - including researchers from UCL Chemistry
11: Computer Science and Informatics - including researchers from UCL Computer Science
16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning - including researchers from the UCL Bartlett
17: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Archaeology
25: Education (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Education
27: Area Studies - including researchers from the UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
- (4* x FTE)
There are a number of ways to calculate 'research power', such as varying the weightings of research rated 4* ("world-leading") and 3* ("internationally excellent").
According to the measure % of 4* research X FTE we have the following UoAs in the Top 3.
01: Clinical Medicine - including researchers from the UCL Cancer Institute, the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, the UCL Institute of Child Health, UCL Infection & Immunity, UCL Medical Sciences, UCL Medicine, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL Surgery & Interventional Science and the UCL Institute for Women's Health
02: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Child Health and UCL Epidemiology & Public Health
04: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, the UCL Ear Institute, the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL, the UCL Institute of Neurology, UCL Psychiatry and UCL Psychology & Language Sciences
05: Biological Sciences - including researchers from UCL Biosciences and the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at UCL
08: Chemistry - including researchers from UCL Chemistry
11: Computer Science and Informatics - including researchers from UCL Computer Science
16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning - including researchers from the UCL Bartlett
17: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Archaeology
18: Economics and Econometrics - including researchers from UCL Economics
24: Anthropology and Development Studies - including researchers from UCL Anthropology
25: Education (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Education
27: Area Studies - including researchers from the UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
32: Philosophy - including researchers from UCL Philosophy and UCL Science & Technology Studies
- (4* x FTE x 3) + (3* x FTE)
There are a number of ways to calculate 'research power', such as varying the weightings of research rated 4* ("world-leading") and 3* ("internationally excellent").
Reflecting the current HEFCE formula for QR, (% of 4* research x FTE x 3) + (% of 3* research x FTE) UCL has the following Top 3 UoAs.
01: Clinical Medicine - including researchers from the UCL Cancer Institute, the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, the UCL Institute of Child Health, UCL Infection & Immunity, UCL Medical Sciences, UCL Medicine, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL Surgery & Interventional Science and the UCL Institute for Women's Health
02: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Child Health and UCL Epidemiology & Public Health
04: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, the UCL Ear Institute, the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL, the UCL Institute of Neurology, UCL Psychiatry and UCL Psychology & Language Sciences
05: Biological Sciences - including researchers from UCL Biosciences and the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at UCL
08: Chemistry - including researchers from UCL Chemistry
11: Computer Science and Informatics - including researchers from UCL Computer Science
16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning - including researchers from the UCL Bartlett
17: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Archaeology
18: Economics and Econometrics - including researchers from UCL Economics
25: Education (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Education
27: Area Studies - including researchers from the UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
- 'Intensity-weighted' GPA
Times Higher Education has introduced the concept of 'intensity-weighted GPA', that is GPA x % of eligible staff submitted.
Using this measure UCL had the following UoAs in the top 3.
01: Clinical Medicine - including researchers from the UCL Cancer Institute, the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, the UCL Institute of Child Health, UCL Infection & Immunity, UCL Medical Sciences, UCL Medicine, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL Surgery & Interventional Science and the UCL Institute for Women's Health
04: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, the UCL Ear Institute, the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL, the UCL Institute of Neurology, UCL Psychiatry and UCL Psychology & Language Sciences
08: Chemistry - including researchers from UCL Chemistry
09: Physics - including researchers from UCL Space & Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory and UCL Physics & Astronomy
16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning - including researchers from the UCL Bartlett
18: Economics and Econometrics - including researchers from UCL Economics
20: Law - including researchers from UCL Laws
21: Politics and International Studies - including researchers from UCL Political Science
24: Anthropology and Development Studies - including researchers from UCL Anthropology
27: Area Studies - including researchers from the UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
29: English Language and Literature - including researchers from UCL English Language & Literature
32: Philosophy - including researchers from UCL Philosophy and UCL Science & Technology Studies
34: Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory (Submission A) - including researchers from UCL History of Art
- Market share
Research Fortnight has calculated 'market share', that is the amount of QR funding that REF2014 results would attract under HEFCE's current formula were all subject areas funded equally (which they are not). On this basis, UCL has a number of UoAs in the Top 3.
01: Clinical Medicine - including researchers from the UCL Cancer Institute, the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, the UCL Institute of Child Health, UCL Infection & Immunity, UCL Medical Sciences, UCL Medicine, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL Surgery & Interventional Science and the UCL Institute for Women's Health
02: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Child Health and UCL Epidemiology & Public Health
04: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, the UCL Ear Institute, the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL, the UCL Institute of Neurology, UCL Psychiatry and UCL Psychology & Language Sciences
05: Biological Sciences - including researchers from UCL Biosciences and the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at UCL
08: Chemistry - including researchers from UCL Chemistry
11: Computer Science and Informatics - including researchers from UCL Computer Science
16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning - including researchers from the UCL Bartlett
17: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Archaeology
18: Economics and Econometrics - including researchers from UCL Economics
25: Education (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Education
27: Area Studies - including researchers from the UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
- Impact power
'Impact' was a new element in this exercise. The results indicate that UCL has the greatest impact (impact GPA x FTE) and this was reflected in the number of UoAs that were in the Top 3 by this measure.
01: Clinical Medicine - including researchers from the UCL Cancer Institute, the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, the UCL Institute of Child Health, UCL Infection & Immunity, UCL Medical Sciences, UCL Medicine, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL Surgery & Interventional Science and the UCL Institute for Women's Health
02: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Child Health and UCL Epidemiology & Public Health
04: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, the UCL Ear Institute, the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL, the UCL Institute of Neurology, UCL Psychiatry and UCL Psychology & Language Sciences
05: Biological Sciences - including researchers from UCL Biosciences and the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at UCL
08: Chemistry - including researchers from UCL Chemistry
11: Computer Science and Informatics - including researchers from UCL Computer Science
16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning - including researchers from the UCL Bartlett
17: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Archaeology
25: Education (Submission A) - including researchers from the UCL Institute of Education
27: Area Studies - including researchers from the UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
32: Philosophy - including researchers from UCL Philosophy and UCL Science & Technology Studies
Data sources: REF 2014 Results Analysis Tool developed by Elsevier Analytical Services, part of Elsevier Research Intelligence; Research Fortnight; Times Higher Education