RAE 2008
Essex Business School is ranked 2nd in the Accounting and Finance
subject area in the 2008 RAE.
Please find below the research profile of Essex Business School
staff entered for the 2008 RAE under Unit of Assessment (UoA)
Accounting and Finance.
| UoA 35 |
Accounting & Finance |
| Staff FTE entered |
30.50 |
| % of staff rated 4 |
10 |
| % of staff rated 3 |
45 |
| % of staff rated 2 |
40 |
| % of staff rated 1 |
5 |
| % of staff rated 0 |
0 |
| Essex GPA score |
2.60 |
| UK GPA score for A & F |
2.32 |
| % Essex above UK GPA |
112.1 |
You may find the following table helpful in understanding our overall score
You may find the following table helpful in understanding our overall score
|
4* |
Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance
and rigour |
|
3* |
Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality,
significance and rigour but which nonetheless falls short of the highest
standards of excellence |
|
2* |
Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality,
significance and rigour |
|
1* |
Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality,
significance and rigour |
|
Unclassified |
Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work.
Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the
purposes of this assessment |
That means that 55% of staff submitted were rated world-leading or
internationally excellent and 95% of staff had an international rating of some
sort.