Research quality
How research at University of Warwick 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
33.1 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
72% world-class
2. Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
65.7 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
86% world-class
4. Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
28.9 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
89% world-class
5. Biological Sciences
62.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
90% world-class
8. Chemistry
46.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
100% world-class
9. Physics
79.2 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
98% world-class
10. Mathematical Sciences
131.5 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
99% world-class
11. Computer Science and Informatics
41.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
99% world-class
12. Engineering
129.9 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
93% world-class
16. Economics and Econometrics
55.1 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
99% world-class
17. Business and Management Studies
158.2 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
96% world-class
18. Law
47.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
89% world-class
19. Politics and International Studies
62.3 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
92% world-class
21. Sociology
36.8 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
89% world-class
23. Education
43.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
82% world-class
26. Modern Languages and Linguistics
42.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
80% world-class
27. English Language and Literature
44.3 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
91% world-class
28. History
53.5 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
92% world-class
29. Classics
17.5 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
86% world-class
30. Philosophy
22.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
88% world-class
32. Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
11.0 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
100% world-class
33. Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
39.6 full-time-equivalent academics submitted research
92% world-class
Source: REF 2021 results