Research quality
How research at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh was rated in the REF 2021 — the UK's official assessment of university research quality.
4★ research is world-leading; 3★ is internationally excellent; 2★ is internationally recognised; 1★ is nationally recognised. Each bar shows the percentage of research at each quality tier, broken down by subject area (Unit of Assessment).
- 4★ World-leading
- 3★ Internationally excellent
- 2★ Internationally recognised
- 1★ Nationally recognised
- Unclassified
2. Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
8.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
65% world-class
3. Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
19.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
65% world-class
4. Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
13.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
30% world-class
17. Business and Management Studies
5.4 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
30% world-class
21. Sociology
8.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
16% world-class
26. Modern Languages and Linguistics
6.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
68% world-class
34. Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
14.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
66% world-class
Source: REF 2021 results