Units of assessment

There are 36 different Units of Assessment (UoA) which universities can submit to and each UoA covers a range of subject areas. Each submission will be peer reviewed by a panel of academic and industry experts to assess the quality of research undertaken by the UoA in terms of originality, significance and rigour.

Research at NTU is aligned to the following Units of Assessment:

Main panel	Unit of assessment
A	3	Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
A	4	Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
B	11	Computer Science and Informatics
B	15	General Engineering
C	16	Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
	17	Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology
	19	Business and Management Studies
	20	Law
	22	Social Work and Social Policy
	25	Education
	26	Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism
D	28	Modern Languages and Linguistics
	29	English Language and Literature
	30	History
	34	Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
	36	Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management

In addition to being assessed on the quality of research outputs, UoAs will also be measured on the impact of their research as well as on the research environment provided within the institution.

NTU aims to build on its previous successes in the 2008 RAE which shows that 74% of the research activity submitted achieved international status with 8% classed as world-leading.

See our 2008 RAE results