Results and submissions
Introduction to the REF results
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Unit of assessment 1: Clinical Medicine
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 27%
- Three star: 65%
- Two star: 7%
- 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: 32.2%
- Three star: 53.9%
- Two star: 12.9%
- One star: 0.5%
- Unclassiified: 0.5%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 21.4%
- Three star: 78.6%
- 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 3: Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 48%
- Three star: 43%
- 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: 46.4%
- Three star: 45.0%
- Two star: 8.0%
- One star: 0.6%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 22.2%
- Three star: 61.1%
- 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: 100.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- 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: 60%
- Three star: 35%
- 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: 43.3%
- Three star: 48.2%
- Two star: 8.1%
- One star: 0.4%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 77.8%
- Three star: 22.2%
- 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: 42%
- Three star: 46%
- 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: 30.8%
- Three star: 49.4%
- Two star: 19.0%
- 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: 64.3%
- Three star: 35.7%
- 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: 50.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- 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: 57%
- Three star: 43%
- Two star: 0%
- 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: 69.8%
- Three star: 30.2%
- Two star: 0.0%
- 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: 37.5%
- Three star: 62.5%
- 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 8: Chemistry
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 44%
- Three star: 55%
- 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: 34.7%
- Three star: 64.3%
- Two star: 1.0%
- 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: 62.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- 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: 50.0%
- Three star: 50.0%
- 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: 46%
- Three star: 53%
- 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: 43.4%
- Three star: 54.1%
- Two star: 2.5%
- 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: 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: 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: 28%
- Three star: 70%
- 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: 23.4%
- Three star: 73.0%
- Two star: 3.6%
- 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: 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 11: Computer Science and Informatics
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 45%
- Three star: 51%
- 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: 42.1%
- Three star: 51.8%
- Two star: 6.1%
- 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: 62.5%
- Three star: 37.5%
- 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 12: Engineering
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 40%
- Three star: 56%
- Two star: 3%
- 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: 30.5%
- Three star: 65.1%
- Two star: 3.3%
- One star: 1.1%
- 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: 31.3%
- Two star: 6.2%
- 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 13: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 58%
- Three star: 38%
- Two star: 3%
- 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: 43.7%
- Three star: 49.3%
- Two star: 5.6%
- 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: 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: 100.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- 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: 25%
- Three star: 53%
- Two star: 22%
- 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: 17.7%
- Three star: 58.9%
- Two star: 23.4%
- 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: 50.0%
- Three star: 40.0%
- 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: 12.5%
- Three star: 50.0%
- Two star: 37.5%
- 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: 46%
- Three star: 48%
- 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: 41.5%
- Three star: 48.7%
- Two star: 9.8%
- 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: 12.5%
- Three star: 87.5%
- 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: 45%
- Three star: 44%
- Two star: 10%
- 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: 29.0%
- Three star: 52.0%
- Two star: 18.1%
- 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: 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: 100.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- 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: 53%
- Three star: 30%
- 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: 33.6%
- Three star: 37.3%
- Two star: 26.4%
- One star: 2.7%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% 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%
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 19: Politics and International Studies
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 38%
- Three star: 44%
- Two star: 17%
- 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: 19.0%
- Three star: 50.6%
- Two star: 27.9%
- One star: 2.5%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Impact Profile
Impact Profile
25% 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%
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 21: Sociology
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 43%
- Three star: 44%
- Two star: 12%
- 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: 37.9%
- Three star: 40.3%
- Two star: 20.2%
- One star: 1.6%
- 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: 62.5%
- 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: 75.0%
- Three star: 25.0%
- 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: 66%
- Three star: 24%
- Two star: 9%
- 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: 49.4%
- Three star: 34.1%
- Two star: 15.2%
- 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: 100.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- 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: 75.0%
- Three star: 25.0%
- 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: 46%
- Three star: 38%
- 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: 29.6%
- Three star: 47.9%
- Two star: 22.5%
- 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: 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: 80.0%
- Three star: 0.0%
- Two star: 20.0%
- 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: 59%
- Three star: 33%
- 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: 40.1%
- Three star: 46.3%
- Two star: 13.6%
- 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: 90.0%
- Three star: 10.0%
- 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: 80.0%
- Three star: 20.0%
- 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: 32%
- Three star: 41%
- Two star: 26%
- 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: 26.4%
- Three star: 41.4%
- Two star: 29.7%
- One star: 2.5%
- 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: 25.0%
- 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: 25.0%
- Three star: 65.0%
- Two star: 10.0%
- 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: 42%
- Three star: 34%
- Two star: 21%
- One star: 3%
- Unclassiified: 0%
Overall profile
Outputs Profile
Outputs Profile
60% of overall profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 32.6%
- Three star: 30.2%
- Two star: 32.5%
- One star: 4.7%
- 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: 27.5%
- Three star: 62.5%
- Two star: 10.0%
- One star: 0.0%
- Unclassiified: 0.0%
Unit of assessment 34: Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
Overall Profile
Overall Profile
Percentage of submission meeting of the standard of:
- Four star: 71%
- Three star: 24%
- 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: 59.2%
- Three star: 32.3%
- Two star: 8.5%
- 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: 83.3%
- Three star: 16.7%
- 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%