Highlights by School
Across the University, the proportion of Brunel academics undertaking research of international quality is over four-fifths of those submitted. This is especially exciting when taken alongside the huge numbers of academics we included in RAE2008 – 87% of our entire academic staff.
This represents a 59% increase – more than four times the sector average – over the numbers we entered into RAE2001.
On top of this, we are ranked in the top 10 by Research Power in five Units of Assessment (UoA), and in the top 10 by Grade Point Average (GPA) in three UoAs. Our overall GPA has risen to 2.32 from 2.13 in 2001. Of particular note, in terms of standing of international excellence, are HERG (65%), Applied Mathematics (60%) and Economics (60%).
The University can also boast a sector-topping 21% of Early Career Researchers (staff in the first three years of their academic career) in its total. Half of the staff submitted into the Art and Design and Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences UoAs fell into this category.
School by School, here are the highlights.
School of Arts
- 89% of academics in the School achieved international standard (4*-2*), with 41% ranked as internationally excellent (4*-3*)
- The School has achieved a 15-fold increase in the number of staff submitted compared with RAE2001, with a significant increase in those rated as world-class
Brunel Business School
- 80% of academics in the School achieved international standard (4*-2*)
- 10% of the total are officially ranked as world-class (4*)
- The School achieved a four-fold increase in the number of staff submitted compared with RAE2001, with a significant increase in those rated as world-class
Brunel Law School
- 50% of academics in the School are ranked as internationally excellent (4* and 3*)
- 90% of submissions from the School achieved international standard (4*-2*)
- The School has achieved a 58% increase in the number of staff submitted compared with RAE2001
- 29 academics (all eligible staff members) were submitted to RAE2008, compared with 18 academics for RAE2001
- An impressive 21% of academics submitted by the School are Early Career Researchers
School of Engineering and Design
- 95% of academics in the School achieved international standard (4*-2*), with 100% achieving this level in General Engineering (UoA 25)
- Almost half – 49% – are officially ranked as internationally excellent (4*-3*)
- The School achieved a 39% increase in the number of staff submitted compared with RAE2001, and more of them achieved world-class standing
- An impressive 26% of academics submitted by the School are Early Career Researchers
- General Engineering (UoA25) is ranked 5th in the country by Research Power
- Mechanical Engineering (UoA28) is ranked 8th in the country by Research Power
School of Health Sciences and Social Care
- 50% of academics in the School are of an international standard (4*-2*); twice the percentage compared with RAE2001
- The School has achieved a 75% increase in the number of staff submitted compared with RAE2001
- An impressive 25% of academics submitted by the School are Early Career Researchers
School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics
- 87% of academics in the School achieved international standard (4*-2*)
- More than half – 52% – are officially ranked as internationally excellent (4*-3*)
- The School achieved a 36% increase in the number of staff submitted compared with RAE2001, and more of them achieved world-class standing
- An impressive 21% of academics submitted by the School are Early Career Researchers
- The School is ranked top in the country by market share in UoA 37 (Library and Information Management)
- All three UoAs submitted by the School had a Grade Point Average of 2.55
School of Social Sciences
- Twice the number of staff are ranked as internationally excellent (4*-3*) compared with RAE2001
- 17% of academics submitted by the School are Early Career Researchers
- 60% of academics submitted by the School to Economics and Econometrics (UoA34) are ranked as internationally excellent (4*-3*)
- 50% of academics submitted by the School to Sociology (UoA 41) and Anthropology (UoA 42) are ranked as internationally excellent (4*-3*)
School of Sport and Education
- 30 individuals are now working at an international standard (4*-2*); there were no academics at this level in the RAE2001
- The School has achieved a 34% increase in the number of staff submitted, compared with RAE2001
- An impressive 25% of academics submitted by the School are Early Career Researchers
- Sports-related Studies (UoA46) is ranked 8th in the country, both by Grade Point Average and by Research Power
