REF 2014 results
The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) results were published in December 2014, with a new Research Excellence Framework due in 2021. The University achieved great results in the REF 2014, with more than a third of our research being rated as world leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*).
In REF 2014, Liverpool Hope University:
- Was ranked 4th in the North West for Research Intensity (Times Higher Education 2014)
- Was 3 times more improved in research quality since 2008
- Had more than a third of research rated as world leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*)
- Had 55% of permanent academic staff submit work in 12 units of assessment
- Had 44% of its research outputs ranked as world leading or internationally excellent
Departmental results
| Department | Result |
|---|---|
| Creative and Performing Arts (Formerly Drama, Dance and Performance Studies, and Music) |
Drama, Dance and Performance Studies: 67% of the research of this Department is at least at an internationally recognised level. 80% of their Impact is rated as internationally recognised. Music: Ranked 2nd in the North West after the University of Manchester, 99% of the research activity of this Unit is world-leading or of international quality. 100% of the Impact of this Unit's research was rated as at least internationally excellent. |
| Education | 87% of the Unit's research activity was internationally excellent or internationally recognised with 15% at world leading level. 40% of the Impact of this Unit's research is world leading. |
| English | 32.3% of research output quality rated as world-leading, this Unit is ranked 4th in the North West for Research Intensity. |
| Geography | 75% of the research outputs of this Department are at least at an internationally recognised level. |
| Health Sciences | This Unit is rated 2nd in the North West and 21st in the UK for their research intensity. |
| History and Politics |
History: 86% of the Department's research activity is internationally excellent or internationally recognised. 50% of the Impact of the research activity of the Unit is at an internationally excellent level. Politics and International Relations: 58% of the research of the Department is internationally recognised or internationally excellent with 70% of the Impact of their research graded as internationally recognised. |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | With 100% of the Research Outputs of the Department at internationally excellent or internationally recognised level, the Department is ranked 5th in the North West for Research Intensity. |
| Psychology | 86% of the Psychology Department's research activity is internationally excellent or internationally recognised. |
| Social Sciences (Formerly Social Work, Care and Justice, and Social Science) |
Social Science: Ranked 12th in the UK for their research outputs at 3*/4* with 73.7% of the Unit's research outputs rated as internationally excellent or world leading. Social Work, Care and Justice: Ranked 12th in the UK for their research outputs at 3*/4* with 73.7% of the Unit's research outputs rated as internationally excellent or world leading |
| Theology, Philosophy and Religion | 100% of this Unit's Impact is at internationally recognised level. 79.7% of this Unit's research outputs were rated as at least internationally recognised with 9% of the research activity world-leading. |
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Contact us
Professor Atulya K. Nagar
Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and institutional lead for REF.
E: atulya.nagar@hope.ac.uk
T: 0151 291 3930