Research excellence
Research is vital when we engage with organisations and policy-makers. It is at the very heart of everything we do.
Our team of world-leading academic researchers challenge conventional business thinking. Their approaches reflect cutting-edge thinking, grounded in real-world practice.
This, combined with exposure to new knowledge, helps to make sure you are ready for change. You'll also be eager for new challenges and keen to take leadership in your research domains.
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Our research is world-leading. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021), 42% of the University’s research was scored as world-leading (4*).
Newcastle University Business School’s research is also growing. We’ve seen a 127% increase in our Research Power in REF2021 and 27% of the Business School’s research was assessed as 4*(world-leading).
We have improved our performance across all areas:
- 29.50% (18.60% REF2014) of our outputs were assessed as world-leading (4*)
- 27.80% (27.10% REF2014) of our impact case studies were rated as having outstanding (4*) impacts in terms of their reach and significance
- 12.50% of our environment statement (0% REF2014) was judged conducive to producing research of world-leading quality
