Our REF results
View all the results of our submissions for REF 2021.
Research Excellence Framework
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Read our full REF 2021 results, learn the basics and discover our stories.
The REF explained
Understand why the Research Excellence Framework is important.
Research stories
Discover the stories behind our REF 2021 submissions.
REF news
For REF 2021, 89% of the research we submitted was categorised ‘world-leading’ (40.6%) or ‘internationally excellent’ (48.4%).
Also, 93% of our research impact was assessed to be ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ – up from 80.7% in 2014.
Read the official ßÏßÏÊÓƵ announcements relating to REF 2021, including: