A total of 55% of the research-active staff were ranked in the two highest categories of 4* (world-leading) and 3* (internationally excellent) for their research in the 2008 UK Government’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) published in December 2008.
Jumla ya asili mia 55 ya watafiti wanaofanya kazi walipewa vyeti vya juu katika vikundi viwili ‘4* (kuongoza ulimwenguni) and 3* (bora zaidi ulimwenguni)’ kwa sababu ya utafiti uliokuwa Uingereza (2008) wa ‘Government Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)’ uliyochapishwa Disemba 2008.