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Overall quality profile

Imperial College London REF 2014 results - Overall quality profile

The results achieved by Imperial in the 2014 REF for each unit of assessment that the College submitted to are given below.

		Cat A FTE	Overall quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level)
UoA	UoA Description	Cat A FTE	4*	3*	2*	1*	u/c
1	Clinical Medicine	334	48	38	13	1	0
2	Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care	55	57	34	8	0	1
4	Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience	44	50	42	7	1	0
5	Biological Sciences	100	51	40	8	1	0
8	Chemistry	55	34	62	4	0	0
9	Physics	117	35	57	7	1	0
10	Mathematical Sciences	100	44	47	8	1	0
11	Computer Science and Informatics	49	56	38	6	0	0
12	Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering	173	46	43	10	1	0
13	A- Electrical and Electronic Engineering	44	49	48	3	0	0
13	B - Metallurgy and Materials	37	44	55	1	0	0
14	Civil and Construction Engineering	57	47	48	5	0	0
15	General Engineering	34	44	51	5	0	0
19	Business and Management Studies	58	49	43	7	1	0

Note: HEFCE provide the overall quality profile to the nearest integer and the Category A FTE to the nearest 0.1; however all data in this table is presented to the nearest integer.

Data definitions

Item	Definition
Cat A	Category A staff: Academic staff in post on 31 October 2013 who were selected for submission into the REF
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
4*	Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
3*	Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which falls short of the highest standards of excellence.
2*	Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
1*	Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
Unclassified	Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of assessment.

Outputs sub-profile

Imperial College London REF 2014 results - Outputs

The outputs sub-profile results achieved by Imperial in the 2014 REF for each unit of assessment that the College submitted to are given below.

		Cat A FTE	Outputs quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level)
UoA	UoA Description	Cat A FTE	4*	3*	2*	1*	u/c
1	Clinical Medicine	334	27	52	19	1	1
2	Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care	55	39	47	13	1	1
4	Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience	44	33	54	12	1	0
5	Biological Sciences	100	39	50	10	1	1
8	Chemistry	55	21	74	5	1	0
9	Physics	117	24	67	8	1	0
10	Mathematical Sciences	100	28	60	12	1	0
11	Computer Science and Informatics	49	43	48	9	0	0
12	Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering	173	28	57	15	0	0
13	A - Electrical and Electronic Engineering	44	32	64	3	0	1
13	B - Metallurgy and Materials	37	33	65	2	0	0
14	Civil and Construction Engineering	57	32	61	7	0	0
15	General Engineering	34	29	67	4	0	0
19	Business and Management Studies	58	49	40	9	2	0

Note: HEFCE provide the sub-profile quality profiles to the nearest 0.1 and the Category A FTE to the nearest 0.01; however all data in this table is presented to the nearest integer.

Data definitions

Item	Definition
Cat A	Category A staff: Academic staff in post on 31 October 2013 who were selected for submission into the REF
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
4*	Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
3*	Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which falls short of the highest standards of excellence.
2*	Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
1*	Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
Unclassified	Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of assessment.

Impact sub-profile

Imperial College London REF 2014 results - Impact

The impact sub-profile results achieved by Imperial in the 2014 REF for each unit of assessment that the College submitted to are given below.

		Cat A FTE	Impact quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level)
UoA	UoA Description	Cat A FTE	4*	3*	2*	1*	u/c
1	Clinical Medicine	334	94	6	0	0	0
2	Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care	55	83	17	0	0	0
4	Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience	44	84	16	0	0	0
5	Biological Sciences	100	54	39	7	0	0
8	Chemistry	55	47	53	0	0	0
9	Physics	117	48	43	9	0	0
10	Mathematical Sciences	100	56	40	4	0	0
11	Computer Science and Informatics	49	73	27	0	0	0
12	Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering	173	76	20	2	2	0
13	A - Electrical and Electronic Engineering	44	100	0	0	0	0
13	B - Metallurgy and Materials	37	60	40	0	0	0
14	Civil and Construction Engineering	57	66	34	0	0	0
15	General Engineering	34	70	20	10	0	0
19	Business and Management Studies	58	23	71	6	0	0

Note: HEFCE provide the sub-profile quality profiles to the nearest 0.01 and the Category A FTE to the nearest 0.1; however all data in this table is presented to the nearest integer.

Data definitions

Item	Definition
Cat A	Category A staff: Academic staff in post on 31 October 2013 who were selected for submission into the REF
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
4*	Outstanding impacts in terms of their reach and significance.
3*	Very considerable impacts in terms of their reach and significance.
2*	Considerable impacts in terms of their reach and significance.
1*	Recognised but modest impacts in terms of their reach and significance.
Unclassified	The impact is of little or no reach and significance; or the impact was not eligible; or the impact was not underpinned by excellent research produced by the submitting unit.

Environment sub-profile

Imperial College London REF 2014 results - Environment

The environment sub-profile results achieved by Imperial in the 2014 REF for each unit of assessment that the College submitted to are given below.

		Cat A FTE	Environment quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level)
UoA	UoA Description	Cat A FTE	4*	3*	2*	1*	u/c
1	Clinical Medicine	334	75	25	0	0	0
2	Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care	55	100	0	0	0	0
4	Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience	44	75	25	0	0	0
5	Biological Sciences	100	100	0	0	0	0
8	Chemistry	55	75	25	0	0	0
9	Physics	117	70	30	0	0	0
10	Mathematical Sciences	100	100	0	0	0	0
11	Computer Science and Informatics	49	90	10	0	0	0
12	Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering	173	85	15	0	0	0
13	A - Electrical and Electronic Engineering	44	50	50	0	0	0
13	B - Metallurgy and Materials	37	75	25	0	0	0
14	Civil and Construction Engineering	57	85	15	0	0	0
15	General Engineering	34	75	25	0	0	0

Note: HEFCE provide the sub-profile quality profiles to the nearest 0.1 and the Category A FTE to the nearest 0.01; however all data in this table is presented to the nearest integer.

Data definitions

Item	Definition
Cat A	Category A staff: Academic staff in post on 31 October 2013 who were selected for submission into the REF
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
4*	An environment that is conducive to producing research of world-leading quality, in terms of its vitality and sustainability.
3*	An environment that is conducive to producing research of internationally excellent quality, in terms of its vitality and sustainability.
2*	An environment that is conducive to producing research of internationally recognised quality, in terms of its vitality and sustainability.
1*	An environment that is conducive to producing research of nationally recognised quality, in terms of its vitality and sustainability.
Unclassified	An environment that is not conducive to producing research of nationally recognised quality.

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Imperial College London REF 2014 results - Overall quality profile

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