REF 2014
Ulster University's international reputation for research excellence has received world-wide recognition by the Research Excellence Framework 2014
72% of Ulster University's research activity judged to be world leading or internationally excellent.
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Results for Ulster University
Overall quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level).
- 4 star - Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
- 3 star - Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which falls short of the highest standards of excellence.
- 2 star - Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
- 1 star - Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
- Unclassified - Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment.
