Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) - 2008 results

Unit of Assessment 29 - Metallurgy and Materials

MERI's position as the leading post-92 university in this Unit of Assessment has been confirmed by the RAE 2008 result. As measured by the quality of its research, weighted by the number of staff submitted, MERI was ranked first out of the seven submitted post-92 universities in the UK, and 11th out of 20 across all the UK universities who submitted in this area (both figures by ResearchResearch). 75 per cent of MERI’s submission was judged to be internationally recognised and obtained a THES average score of 2.15.

Unit of Assessment 37 - Library and Information Management

MERI also contributed to the University's success in the Library and Information Management submission. The University is now ranked first out of the 12 submitted post-92 Universities in the UK and sixth out of 21 submitted universities across all higher education institutions. 60 per cent of this submission was judged to be internationally recognised.