XClose

UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences

Home
Menu

REF 2021

The impacts of UCL Health research on the wider world have been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.

UCL came top for research power in the main panel of ‘medicine, health and life sciences’. Through our interdisciplinary work, UCL researchers have been collaborating with local and international partners on a range of issues addressing health challenges including COVID-19, HIV and cancer.

The REF is carried out approximately every six to seven years to assess the quality of research across 157 UK universities and to share how this research benefits society both in the UK and globally.

Key Highlights

  • UCL are 2nd in the UK for research power (FTE researchers submitted x grade point average), with Oxford (1st) and Cambridge (3rd)
  • we are top for research power in Main Panel A (life and medical sciences) 
  • 93% of our research is graded 4* (‘world-leading’) and 3* (‘internationally excellent’)
  • our research received a 'grade point average' of 3.50 (out of 4)

REF 2021 News