# Research Assessment Exercise 2008 results

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/research/performance/2008/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/research/performance/

The University of York performed superbly in the RAE 2008:

- Results placed the University among the ten leading institutions in the UK for research
- Almost all departments in the top 20
- 90% + staff submission rate.

## Departmental results

| Department | RAE comment |
| --- | --- |
| **[ARCHAEOLOGY](http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/)** | Ranked 6th for 4\* research, and with 90% of research judged to be of 'international' standard. |
| **[BIOLOGY](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/biol/)** | Ranked equal 1st among broad spectrum bioscience departments in the UK for quality that was judged to be world-leading. |
| **[CHEMISTRY](http://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/)** | Ranked 3rd among UK chemistry departments, with 75% of research assessed as internationally excellent. |
| [**COMPUTER SCIENCE**](http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/) | Confirmed as a leading research department in the last three RAEs, and in the top 10 in 2008 for 'research power'. |
| **[ECONOMICS](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/econ/)** | Ranked 8th for 'research power', and a strong performer in all previous RAEs. |
| [**EDUCATIONAL STUDIES**](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/educ/) | Ranked in the top 10 of education departments in the UK. |
| **ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING** | The majority of research assessed as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent', with excellent 'output' scores. |
| **[ENGLISH](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/engl/)** | Ranked 1st. Officially recognised as the UK's best Department of English for research. |
| **[ENVIRONMENT](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/eeem/)** | 60% of research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent. |
| [**HEALTH ECONOMICS**](http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/) | York ranked 1st for health services research. |
| [**HEALTH SCIENCES**](http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/) | Ranked joint 1st for health services research, and 4th for nursing and midwifery. |
| **[HISTORY](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/hist/)** | A majority of research rated 'internationally excellent' or 'world-leading'. |
| [**HISTORY OF ART**](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/histart/) | The RAE places York 2nd for 4\*, or 'world-leading', research in History of Art. |
| [**LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS**](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/lang/) | Ranked 2nd in the UK for linguistic research with a high proportion of staff entered. |
| [**YORK MANAGEMENT SCHOOL**](http://www.york.ac.uk/management/) | One of the highest scores among small research intensive business schools in the 2008 RAE. |
| **[MATHEMATICS](http://maths.york.ac.uk/)** | Assessed for both pure and applied research, and scoring highly in both categories. |
| **[MUSIC](http://www.york.ac.uk/music/)** | Ranked joint 2nd for 4\*, or world-class, research in the 2008 RAE. |
| **[PHILOSOPHY](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/phil/)** | Another top 20 department, with over half of research measured as world-leading or internationally excellent. |
| **[PHYSICS](http://www.york.ac.uk/physics/)** | Another top 20 department with over half of research of internationally excellent or world-leading quality. |
| **[POLITICS](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/poli/)** | A top 20 department for research quality in the UK, and consistently strong in successive RAEs. |
| **[PSYCHOLOGY](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/psych/)** | Ranked 6th in the UK, and a strong performer in all previous RAEs. |
| [**REVIEWS AND DISSEMINATION**](http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/) | York ranked 1st for health services research. |
| [**SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK**](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/spsw/) | Social Policy and Social Work at York ranked 5th in the UK by the 2008 RAE. |
| **[SOCIOLOGY](http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/soci/)** | Ranked joint 1st nationally among UK universities in the 2008 RAE. |

## Units of assessment

A full breakdown of the results according to the RAE units of assessment is shown in the table below.

| Unit of Assessment Name | 4\* | 3\* | 2\* | 1\* | Unclassified | Average |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 50% | 25% | 20% | 5% | 0% | 3.2 |
| English Language and Literature | 45% | 30% | 20% | 5% | 0% | 3.15 |
| History of Art, Architecture and Design | 45% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 0% | 3.1 |
| Health Services Research | 35% | 40% | 20% | 5% | 0% | 3.05 |
| Nursing and Midwifery | 35% | 35% | 25% | 5% | 0% | 3 |
| Computer Science and Informatics | 25% | 50% | 20% | 5% | 0% | 2.95 |
| Chemistry | 15% | 60% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 2.9 |
| Sociology | 40% | 30% | 35% | 5% | 0% | 2.85 |
| Social Work and Social Policy & Administration | 25% | 40% | 30% | 5% | 0% | 2.85 |
| Linguistics | 20% | 45% | 30% | 5% | 0% | 2.8 |
| Psychology | 20% | 45% | 30% | 5% | 0% | 2.8 |
| Biological Sciences | 25% | 35% | 30% | 10% | 0% | 2.75 |
| Archaeology | 25% | 35% | 30% | 10% | 0% | 2.75 |
| History | 25% | 30% | 40% | 5% | 0% | 2.75 |
| Economics and Econometrics | 15% | 45% | 40% | 0% | 0% | 2.75 |
| Education | 15% | 45% | 30% | 10% | 0% | 2.65 |
| Philosophy | 15% | 40% | 40% | 5% | 0% | 2.65 |
| Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | 10% | 50% | 35% | 5% | 0% | 2.65 |
| Physics | 15% | 40% | 35% | 10% | 0% | 2.6 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 10% | 45% | 35% | 10% | 0% | 2.55 |
| Applied Mathematics | 10% | 40% | 45% | 0% | 0% | 2.55 |
| Pure Mathematics | 10% | 35% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Business and Management Studies | 10% | 40% | 35% | 0% | 0% | 2.45 |
| Politics and International Studies | 15% | 30% | 30% | 5% | 5% | 2.3 |
| Epidemiology and Public Health | 0% | 30% | 60% | 5% | 0% | 2.2 |

*\* amount of research activity at each level*