REF 2021 - Research Excellence Framework
REF 2021 is the national assessment of the strength of UK research. The results show that we at Sheefield have increased the proportion of our research which is world-leading by more than 60% and increased the size of our research community by 70%.
Our results
- More than 99% of our research is of international quality, with 89% internationally excellent and 47% world-leading
- Our world-leading research impact has grown by 72% since 2014, more than any other Russell Group university
- 94% of our research has internationally excellent impact, and 60% has world-leading impact
- 12 of our subjects are in the Top 10 for world-leading impact in their area
- 10 of our disciplines are in the Top 10 for their overall world-leading performance with 18 in the Top 20
- We are No1 in the UK for world-leading research in Sport Science
- We are No1 in the UK for world-leading research in Theology and Religious Studies
- We are No2 in the UK for world-leading research in our Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (Area Studies)