Research quality
How research at University of Nottingham 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
1. Clinical Medicine
138.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
87% world-class
2. Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
41.3 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
94% world-class
3. Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
98.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
96% world-class
4. Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
93.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
89% world-class
5. Biological Sciences
94.4 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
84% world-class
6. Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences
134.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
85% world-class
8. Chemistry
46.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
98% world-class
9. Physics
63.9 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
98% world-class
10. Mathematical Sciences
64.5 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
98% world-class
11. Computer Science and Informatics
46.2 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
98% world-class
12. Engineering
244.4 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
95% world-class
14. Geography and Environmental Studies
45.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
90% world-class
16. Economics and Econometrics
34.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
99% world-class
17. Business and Management Studies
134.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
82% world-class
18. Law
51.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
85% world-class
19. Politics and International Studies
42.1 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
85% world-class
20. Social Work and Social Policy
41.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
90% world-class
22. Anthropology and Development Studies
28.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
61% world-class
23. Education
33.1 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
90% world-class
24. Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism
17.3 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
100% world-class
25. Area Studies
16.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
96% world-class
26. Modern Languages and Linguistics
31.2 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
89% world-class
27. English Language and Literature
49.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
93% world-class
28. History
40.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
90% world-class
29. Classics
21.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
83% world-class
30. Philosophy
19.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
79% world-class
31. Theology and Religious Studies
12.5 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
86% world-class
33. Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
8.9 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
89% world-class
34. Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
23.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
84% world-class
Source: REF 2021 results