We tackle regional, national and global challenges alongside industry, government, and other research institutions. We set new research agendas inspired by our commitment to equality, academic excellence, and social purpose.
Our research demonstrates strength in the following five areas:
- Climate and Biodiversity
- Social Justice and Addressing Inequalities
- Health and Wellbeing
- Culture and Creativity
- AI and New Technologies
Each of our Research Institutes and Centres and Departments and Schools brings a unique contribution to these key research strengths. A key characteristic of our research is the way in which we apply expertise across disciplines, in partnership with a breadth of external organisations to create far reaching impact and influence.
Our research is world-leading.
As a research-intensive university, we’re one of the UK’s top 25 universities for research quality (TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk).
In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, 88% of our research was judged to be within the top two categories of 4* and 3*, defining it as either world-leading, or internationally excellent respectively.
