Physics RAE results

Overall research quality profile

Research activity at each quality level:

• 15 per cent – World-leading (4*)
• 40 per cent – Internationally excellent (3*)
• 35 per cent – Internationally recognised (2*)
• 10 per cent – Nationally recognised (1*)

An outstanding outcome

The Physics research submitted by the University of Hertfordshire was judged to be:

• 90 per cent – of international quality
• 55 per cent – world-leading or internationally excellent quality
• 35 per cent – internationally recognised. Researchers from the School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics based in the Centres for Astrophysics Research (CAR) and Atmospheric and Instrumentation Research (CAIR) contributed to the submission

What is the quality profile based on?

The overall quality profile is awarded based on:

• research outputs
• research environment (including research grant income and research students)
• indicators of esteem