The Department of History Celebrates REF Success

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The quality of research in the Department of History has been recognised in the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, released in May 2022:

The proportion of our research rated 4* or ‘world-leading’ has risen from 21% in 2014 to 32% in 2021.
70% of our overall submission is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.
The impact of the Department’s research in society has been recognised, with 100% of our impact case studies rated world-leading or internationally excellent. Our improved GPA for impact now places us 15th nationally, up from 53rd in REF 2014.
On publications, 61.5% of the Department’s outputs are rated world-leading or internationally excellent.