We submitted to eight Units of Assessment in the Research Excellence Framework 2014.

Scores for impact were outstanding including:

• Computing Science (1st)
• Earth Systems and Environmental Science (2nd)

Several submissions performed very well by GPA:

• Civil Engineering (6th)
• Computing Science (9th)
• Mathematics and Statistics (11th)
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (16th)

Results by Unit of Assessment

	Quality level % of research activity
Unit of Assessment	4*	3*	2*	1*	U
Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Science UoA 6	19	47	33	1	0
Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences UoA 7	25	59	16	0	0
Chemistry UoA 8	8	75	17	0	0
Mathematical Sciences UoA 10	29	59	11	1	0
Computer Science and Informatics UoA 11	46	41	13	0	0
Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering UoA 12	21	60	19	0	0
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials UoA 13	27	63	6	0	4
Civil and Construction Engineering UoA 14	30	58	12	0	0

Research categories

• 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 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
• U (unclassified) 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 this assessment