Results and submissions
Introduction to the REF results
The Open University
Unit of assessment 3: Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 18%
- Three star: 57%
- Two star: 23%
- One star: 2%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 23.1%
- Three star: 51.3%
- Two star: 23.0%
- One star: 2.6%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 16.7%
- Three star: 66.6%
- Two star: 16.7%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 62.5%
- Two star: 37.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 4: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 20%
- Three star: 38%
- Two star: 34%
- One star: 7%
- Unclassiified: 1%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 5.2%
- Three star: 46.5%
- Two star: 38.0%
- One star: 8.6%
- Unclassiified: 1.7%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 66.7%
- Three star: 33.3%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 12.5%
- Two star: 75.0%
- One star: 12.5%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 7: Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 43%
- Three star: 43%
- Two star: 14%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 50.8%
- Three star: 35.4%
- Two star: 13.8%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 50.0%
- Three star: 33.3%
- Two star: 16.7%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 87.5%
- Two star: 12.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 9: Physics
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 36%
- Three star: 52%
- Two star: 11%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 1%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 32.4%
- Three star: 58.1%
- Two star: 8.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 1.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 37.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- Two star: 25.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 50.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 10: Mathematical Sciences
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25%
- Three star: 70%
- Two star: 5%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 24.0%
- Three star: 70.0%
- Two star: 6.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 33.3%
- Three star: 66.7%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 12.5%
- Three star: 75.0%
- Two star: 12.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 11: Computer Science and Informatics
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 19%
- Three star: 49%
- Two star: 28%
- One star: 3%
- Unclassiified: 1%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 14.3%
- Three star: 58.9%
- Two star: 25.9%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.9%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 12.5%
- Two star: 50.0%
- One star: 12.5%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 75.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 12: Engineering
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 10%
- Three star: 61%
- Two star: 29%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 16.9%
- Three star: 64.5%
- Two star: 18.6%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 66.7%
- Two star: 33.3%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 37.5%
- Two star: 62.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 14: Geography and Environmental Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 15%
- Three star: 75%
- Two star: 8%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 2%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.8%
- Three star: 64.5%
- Two star: 6.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 3.2%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 100.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 75.0%
- Two star: 25.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 17: Business and Management Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 32%
- Three star: 51%
- Two star: 16%
- One star: 1%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 29.1%
- Three star: 46.2%
- Two star: 23.4%
- One star: 0.7%
- Unclassiified: 0.6%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 41.7%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 8.3%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 75.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 18: Law
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 4%
- Three star: 32%
- Two star: 47%
- One star: 17%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 6.0%
- Three star: 26.8%
- Two star: 53.8%
- One star: 13.4%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 66.7%
- Two star: 33.3%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- Two star: 37.5%
- One star: 62.5%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 19: Politics and International Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 23%
- Three star: 37%
- Two star: 40%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 28.6%
- Three star: 28.5%
- Two star: 42.9%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 25.0%
- Two star: 50.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 87.5%
- Two star: 12.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 20: Social Work and Social Policy
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 49%
- Three star: 28%
- Two star: 18%
- One star: 4%
- Unclassiified: 1%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 32.2%
- Three star: 32.8%
- Two star: 27.3%
- One star: 6.3%
- Unclassiified: 1.4%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 80.0%
- Three star: 10.0%
- Two star: 10.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 62.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 22: Anthropology and Development Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 36%
- Three star: 50%
- Two star: 14%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 23.8%
- Three star: 52.4%
- Two star: 23.8%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 33.3%
- Three star: 66.7%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 87.5%
- Three star: 12.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 23: Education
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 26%
- Three star: 43%
- Two star: 26%
- One star: 5%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 17.1%
- Three star: 39.2%
- Two star: 35.3%
- One star: 8.4%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 18.8%
- Three star: 62.5%
- Two star: 18.7%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 75.0%
- Three star: 25.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 27: English Language and Literature
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 47%
- Three star: 40%
- Two star: 13%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 50.8%
- Three star: 29.5%
- Two star: 19.7%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 50.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 65.0%
- Two star: 10.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 28: History
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 43%
- Three star: 34%
- Two star: 23%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 61.5%
- Three star: 23.1%
- Two star: 15.4%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 25.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 47.5%
- Two star: 52.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 29: Classics
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 26%
- Three star: 51%
- Two star: 13%
- One star: 10%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 16.1%
- Three star: 51.6%
- Two star: 16.2%
- One star: 16.1%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 50.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 25.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 30: Philosophy
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 5%
- Three star: 52%
- Two star: 31%
- One star: 12%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 8.7%
- Three star: 52.2%
- Two star: 39.1%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 50.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 50.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 31: Theology and Religious Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 27%
- Three star: 46%
- Two star: 27%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 34.8%
- Three star: 47.8%
- Two star: 17.4%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 25.0%
- Two star: 50.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 0.0%
- Three star: 75.0%
- Two star: 25.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 32: Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 39%
- Three star: 47%
- Two star: 14%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 27.7%
- Three star: 49.2%
- Two star: 23.1%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 66.7%
- Three star: 33.3%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 37.5%
- Three star: 62.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 33: Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 23%
- Three star: 69%
- Two star: 8%
- One star: 0%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 61.1%
- Two star: 13.9%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 25.0%
- Three star: 75.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 10.0%
- Three star: 90.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%