The RAE takes place every 5 or 6 years to assess the quality and significance of research at LSBU and all eligible UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The results determine the annual allocation of the Higher Education Funding Council's £1.5billion research budget.
The results of the RAE 2008 contained excellent news for the faculty. We were assessed across 2 areas, sports-related subjects and general engineering, the latter covering our core strengths across our disciplines. Our General Engineering research was the highest rated amongst London's post-1992 universities and 3rd amongst all post-1992 universities. We were in the top 20 in the country, with 95% of the work rated of international quality or above. Of this, 55% was rated internationally excellent and 5% as world leading.
Research in our sports-related subjects also excelled, with 65% of our activity of international quality or above. Of this, 20% was rated internationally excellent and 5% world-leading, putting us second amongst all London universities, and again, in the top 20 nationally.
The full 2008 RAE results are available on the RAE website.
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