Results and submissions
Introduction to the REF results
University of Aberdeen
Unit of assessment 1: Clinical Medicine
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 15%
- Three star: 62%
- 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: 21.0%
- Three star: 51.7%
- Two star: 26.7%
- One star: 0.3%
- Unclassiified: 0.3%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 11.1%
- Three star: 61.1%
- Two star: 27.8%
- 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: 100.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 2: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 58%
- Three star: 37%
- 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: 53.3%
- Three star: 38.7%
- Two star: 8.0%
- 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: 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: 62.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 34%
- Three star: 60%
- Two star: 6%
- 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: 39.3%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 10.7%
- 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: 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: 87.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 5: Biological Sciences
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 18%
- Three star: 61%
- Two star: 21%
- 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: 19.5%
- Three star: 51.2%
- Two star: 29.3%
- 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: 0.0%
- Three star: 75.0%
- Two star: 25.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- 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: 26%
- Three star: 62%
- Two star: 11%
- 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: 25.5%
- Three star: 60.1%
- Two star: 13.4%
- One star: 1.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 35.7%
- Three star: 57.2%
- Two star: 7.1%
- 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 8: Chemistry
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 21%
- Three star: 74%
- 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: 10.4%
- Three star: 81.3%
- Two star: 8.3%
- 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: 12.5%
- Three star: 87.5%
- 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: 60%
- Two star: 15%
- 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: 35.0%
- Three star: 63.3%
- Two star: 1.7%
- 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: 0.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- 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: 25.0%
- Three star: 62.5%
- 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: 28%
- Three star: 64%
- 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: 35.9%
- Three star: 53.8%
- Two star: 10.3%
- 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: 0.0%
- Three star: 87.5%
- Two star: 12.5%
- 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: 23%
- Three star: 51%
- Two star: 21%
- 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: 28.7%
- Three star: 62.1%
- Two star: 7.5%
- One star: 1.7%
- 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: 8.3%
- Two star: 50.0%
- One star: 16.7%
- 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 15: Archaeology
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 29%
- Three star: 61%
- Two star: 10%
- 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: 28.0%
- Three star: 56.0%
- Two star: 16.0%
- 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: 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: 37.5%
- Three star: 62.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 16%
- Three star: 65%
- Two star: 18%
- 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: 22.4%
- Three star: 56.6%
- Two star: 19.6%
- One star: 1.4%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 10.0%
- Three star: 70.0%
- Two star: 20.0%
- 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 18: Law
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 32%
- Three star: 45%
- Two star: 22%
- 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: 30.1%
- Three star: 43.7%
- Two star: 24.3%
- One star: 1.9%
- 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: 37.5%
- Two star: 12.5%
- 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: 62.5%
- Two star: 25.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- 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: 12%
- Three star: 46%
- Two star: 40%
- 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: 10.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 36.0%
- One star: 4.0%
- 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: 62.5%
- Two star: 37.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 21: Sociology
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 29%
- Three star: 32%
- Two star: 35%
- One star: 4%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 47.8%
- Three star: 30.5%
- Two star: 17.4%
- One star: 4.3%
- 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: 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: 12.5%
- Two star: 75.0%
- One star: 12.5%
- 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: 30%
- Three star: 49%
- Two star: 21%
- 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: 31.0%
- Three star: 44.9%
- Two star: 24.1%
- 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: 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: 37.5%
- Three star: 62.5%
- 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: 14%
- Three star: 36%
- Two star: 46%
- 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: 22.5%
- Three star: 30.0%
- Two star: 40.0%
- One star: 5.0%
- Unclassiified: 2.5%
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: 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: 37.5%
- Two star: 62.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 26: Modern Languages and Linguistics
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 20%
- Three star: 50%
- Two star: 29%
- 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: 22.2%
- Three star: 46.7%
- Two star: 28.9%
- One star: 2.2%
- 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: 65.0%
- Two star: 35.0%
- 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: 46%
- Three star: 31%
- 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: 59.6%
- Three star: 29.9%
- Two star: 10.5%
- 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: 33.3%
- Two star: 66.7%
- 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: 65.0%
- Three star: 35.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 30%
- Three star: 34%
- Two star: 29%
- One star: 7%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 33.3%
- Three star: 30.3%
- Two star: 31.9%
- One star: 4.5%
- 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: 33.3%
- Two star: 33.3%
- One star: 16.7%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 40.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 10.0%
- 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: 11%
- Three star: 47%
- Two star: 42%
- 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: 18.2%
- Three star: 45.4%
- Two star: 36.4%
- 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: 0.0%
- Three star: 25.0%
- Two star: 75.0%
- 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 31: Theology and Religious Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 64%
- Three star: 32%
- Two star: 4%
- 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: 53.5%
- Three star: 39.5%
- Two star: 7.0%
- 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: 75.0%
- Three star: 25.0%
- 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: 90.0%
- Three star: 10.0%
- 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: 22%
- Three star: 36%
- Two star: 36%
- One star: 6%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 29.6%
- Three star: 44.5%
- Two star: 25.9%
- 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: 0.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- Two star: 75.0%
- One star: 25.0%
- 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: 62.5%
- Two star: 12.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%