Research excellence

Leeds is one of the UK's top research universities with more than 61% of our research rated as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent,' securing the University 14th place in the UK for research quality, and 8th place for research power in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

We entered in 46 'units of assessment' across a wide range of subjects in the arts and humanities, sciences, engineering, medicine and health, and scored successes in all areas: 

• More ­than half our schools are ranked in the top ten in the country. The University has jumped 12 places up the rankings since RAE 2001 - one of the biggest improvements in the country
• Leeds comes eighth in the country for 'research power' - a measure of quality and volume
• 61% of research is ranked 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent,' and a further 33% is 'recognised internationally'
• The work of 1,328 (1,269 FTEs) staff was submitted - the sixth highest in the UK.

See the full RAE 2008 results for Leeds