Research in Psychology

Overview

Internationally-acclaimed research is a hallmark of our team

See how our psychology research scored in the Research and Assessment Exercise 2008.

RAE 2008 results for psychology – UoA 44

Psychology research information

The University of Hertfordshire Department of Psychology has consistently gained high research ratings during national research assessment exercises (RAE) and was awarded a grade 4 in the 2001 assessment.

This was one of the highest ratings achieved by psychology at a new university and the Department of Psychology maintained its strong position in the 2008 exercise.

The University has had a commitment to supporting research in psychology and in maintaining excellent standards in teaching and research. We continue to strive for research excellence of a high, international standard and to engage actively in knowledge transfer activities with our partner organisations.

RAE 2008

In the 2008 RAE results were compiled as a quality profile identifying the proportion of research activity reaching each quality level, from 4* (World leading) to Unclassified.

The School of Psychology did not receive any Unclassified ratings in RAE 2008 and a significant proportion of its research outputs were rated as ‘’world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in terms of originality, significance and rigour.

The University of Hertfordshire rose up the rankings in the Times Higher Education Table of Excellence, moving from 93rd place in 2001 up to 58th in 2008. Read more about the University of Hertfordshire and the RAE on this link.