REF2014 – results and the way forward SSHP Meeting 12 March 2015

General points Significant “grade inflation”, across all Units of Assessment 4* research increased by 70% Scores particularly high for “impact” Change in funding formula to further favour 4* research in relation to 3* research - from 3:1 to 4:1 Outputs: 65% of funding Impact: 20% of funding Environment: 15% of funding

Birkbeck overall REF2014: 46 th by GPA 30 th by intensity-weighted GPA submitted 83% of staff 7 of 14 UoAs in top 20 by GPA (Psychology – 5th; Earth Systems – 6th; Biological Sciences – 11 th ; Sociology – 13 th ; Philosophy – 15 th ; Politics – 17 th ; History – 18 th ) 7 of 14 UoAs in top 20 by intensity (Psychology – 5 th ; Law – 6 th ; History – 7 th ; Sociology – 15 th ; Modern Languages & Linguistics – 17 th ; Economics – 17 th ; Earth Systems – 18 th ) RAE2008: 33 rd by GPA submitted 81% of staff

SSHP Overview UoA (no. of submissions) GPA rank Change from 2008 % staff submitted Intensity weighted GPA ranking Difference between GPA & intensity weighted ranking % 4* & 3* 2014 % 4* & 3* 2008 % 4* 2014 % 4* 2008 % Change in 4* Politics (56) Sociology (29) Modern Lang & Ling (56) History (83) Philosophy (40)

4* scores… Overall Politics – 30% Sociology – 22% Mod Lang & Ling – 22% History – 35% Philosophy – 32% Outputs Politics – 25% Sociology – 18.8% Mod Lang & Ling – 20.4% History – 35.3% Philosophy – 37.5%

4* scores … Impact Politics – 40% Sociology – 40% Mod Lang & Ling – 30% History – 32% Philosophy – 40% Environment Politics – 37.5% Sociology – 12.5% Mod Lang & Ling – 20% History – 40% Philosophy - 0

UoAPoliticsSociologyHistoryPhilosophy Modern Languages and Linguistics Doctoral Degrees awarded per FTE UoA average doctoral degrees per FTE Research income £ per FTE 54,05175,99072,48047,29658,579 UoA Average research income £ per FTE 113,000232,00067,00070,00074,000

Annual Research Review The School Executive has agreed To institute an annual Research Review process at School level, by UoA – to take place at the end of second term, modelled on Portfolio Review That this Review should involve the AD Research, UoA lead/ research director, AD for each department within the UoA, Exec Dean, and UoA leads/ research directors for two other departments, plus the relevant ASM That the first Research Review (2015) should carry out a critical review of REF2014 performance and should identify actions to be taken forward Each year, the Research Review should review research over the previous calendar year (2014 in the first instance), focusing on individual outputs, developments in the research environment, including PhD submissions, studentships, research grant income, and impact activities and development That each member of the academic staff should complete a standardized form addressing the above, for the previous calendar year to be submitted to the School, and held on file, in order to build a database of information for the next REF.

Other actions… Decisions about UoAs for REF2020 Appointment of UoA Leads Work on developing impact Doctoral training review Research grant generation – importance of lead times, preparation & peer review Development of individual research plans Research mentoring

Results by UoA UoA (no. of submissions) GPA rankingChange from 2008 % staff submitted Intensity- weighted GPA ranking Difference between GPA & intensity weighted ranking % 4* & 3* 2014 % 4* & 3* 2008 Biological Sciences (44) – with UCL (UCL 5) 8255 Psychology (82) Earth Systems (43) – with UCL (UCL 8) 9280 Computer Science (89) Economics (28) Business and Management (101) Law (67) Politics (56) Sociology (29) Modern Languages & Linguistics (56) 26new English (89) History (83) Philosophy (40) Art and Design (84)