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"Manchester joins Oxford and Cambridge with most judges for the next RAE"
The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) measures the quality of research conducted in universities and other higher education institutions in the UK against international standards of excellence. This enables the higher education funding bodies to distribute public funds on the basis of quality. In turn, this means the better we are, the more money we get, thus providing an outstanding environment in which our staff and students can conduct their research.
RAE ratings range from 1 to 5*, according to how much of the work is ajudged to reach national or international levels of excellence.
The last RAE was conducted in 2001, before UMIST and The Victoria University of Manchester merged to become The University of Manchester. At that time every department gained a top rating of 5*, 5 or 4.
The next RAE is in 2008. We are on target to exceed our previous results and further to elevate Manchester's research profile and funding. This will enable us to continue to recruit the best research staff and students, carry on building strong links with industrial and research partners, and sustain investment in our facilities.
As an acknowledgement of our research strength, we have a very high number of RAE assessors on our staff. The Times Higher Education supplement of 1 June 2005 said that "Manchester joins Oxford and Cambridge with most judges for the next RAE".
For the full 2001 RAE results for The Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST click on the links below:
