Research at Royal Northern College of Music

Annual publications

REF 2021 quality profile

REF 2021 is the UK's official assessment of university research quality. 4★ research is world-leading; 1★ research is recognised nationally.

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