Results and submissions
Introduction to the REF results
University of St Andrews
Unit of assessment 1: Clinical Medicine
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 32%
- Three star: 54%
- Two star: 13%
- 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: 32.5%
- Three star: 53.2%
- Two star: 13.0%
- One star: 1.3%
- 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: 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: 52%
- Three star: 39%
- Two star: 9%
- 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: 47.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- Two star: 15.0%
- 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: 100.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- 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: 38%
- Three star: 46%
- Two star: 16%
- 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: 40.7%
- Three star: 45.7%
- Two star: 12.9%
- One star: 0.7%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 30.0%
- Three star: 40.0%
- Two star: 30.0%
- 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 7: Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 59%
- Three star: 37%
- 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: 67.3%
- Three star: 28.9%
- Two star: 3.8%
- 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: 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: 37.5%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 12.5%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 8: Chemistry (joint submission with University of Edinburgh)
- (University of St Andrews): 40.28
- (whole submission): 88.28
(whole submission) : 100%
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 56%
- Three star: 43%
- Two star: 1%
- 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: 49.8%
- Three star: 49.3%
- Two star: 0.4%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.5%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 42.9%
- Three star: 57.1%
- 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: 100.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 55%
- Three star: 43%
- Two star: 2%
- 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: 54.9%
- Three star: 41.2%
- Two star: 3.9%
- 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: 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: 62.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- 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: 44%
- Three star: 54%
- Two star: 2%
- 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: 26.7%
- Three star: 69.5%
- Two star: 3.8%
- 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: 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: 62.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 25%
- Three star: 65%
- 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: 24.0%
- Three star: 58.7%
- Two star: 17.3%
- 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: 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 14: Geography and Environmental Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 33%
- Three star: 61%
- 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: 41.9%
- Three star: 48.4%
- Two star: 9.7%
- 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: 0.0%
- Three star: 100.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 16: Economics and Econometrics
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 14%
- Three star: 69%
- Two star: 17%
- 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: 23.7%
- Three star: 64.4%
- Two star: 11.9%
- 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: 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: 87.5%
- Two star: 12.5%
- 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: 35%
- Three star: 53%
- Two star: 12%
- 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: 48.8%
- Two star: 20.2%
- 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: 75.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 35%
- Three star: 48%
- Two star: 15%
- 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: 27.2%
- Three star: 49.5%
- Two star: 19.4%
- One star: 3.9%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 37.5%
- Three star: 50.0%
- 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: 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: 35%
- Three star: 57%
- 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: 43.5%
- Three star: 43.5%
- Two star: 13.0%
- 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: 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: 62.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 41%
- Three star: 42%
- 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: 36.8%
- Three star: 46.5%
- Two star: 15.8%
- One star: 0.9%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 62.5%
- Three star: 25.0%
- 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: 25.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 25.0%
- 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: 52%
- Three star: 39%
- Two star: 9%
- 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: 55.4%
- Three star: 31.3%
- Two star: 13.3%
- 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: 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: 12.5%
- Three star: 77.5%
- 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: 53%
- Three star: 36%
- Two star: 11%
- 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: 47.2%
- Three star: 39.4%
- Two star: 12.6%
- One star: 0.8%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% 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%
Environment Profile
Environment Profile
15% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 100.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 30%
- Three star: 50%
- Two star: 20%
- 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: 40.0%
- Three star: 41.8%
- Two star: 18.2%
- 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: 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: 12.5%
- Three star: 57.5%
- Two star: 30.0%
- 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: 46%
- Three star: 36%
- Two star: 18%
- 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: 59.1%
- Three star: 34.1%
- Two star: 6.8%
- 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: 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: 27.5%
- Three star: 62.5%
- Two star: 10.0%
- 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: 24%
- Three star: 50%
- Two star: 25%
- 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: 11.5%
- Three star: 59.7%
- Two star: 26.9%
- 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: 33.3%
- Three star: 33.4%
- 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: 60.0%
- Three star: 40.0%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 72%
- Three star: 25%
- Two star: 3%
- 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: 70.4%
- Three star: 24.0%
- Two star: 5.6%
- 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: 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: 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: 31%
- Three star: 44%
- Two star: 25%
- 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: 45.5%
- Three star: 36.3%
- Two star: 18.2%
- 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: 27.5%
- Three star: 62.5%
- Two star: 10.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%