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REF 2021 Results

Posted on 12 May 2022

The results are in

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The REF 2021 results are in.

We’re delighted to be ranked in the UK top ten for the quality of our research and our research environment - the support we give to our researchers - according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021) 

Overall our department has been ranked 11th in the country for Politics in the Times Higher Education's ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2021. 

Congratulations to all our academic staff, 92.7% of our research outputs were deemed internationally excellent putting us in the top 5 in the country for 4*/3* outputs.

Well done everyone!