Research
UWE Bristol was one of the biggest winners following the financial outcome of the latest Research Assessment Exercise in 2008UWE increased its research funding allocation by 122%, one of the biggest increases in the country.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise UWE averaged between 3* and 2* (where 1 is the lowest and 4* is the highest), stating that almost half of research originating from UWE is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
The RAE 2008 results showed that over a third (37%) of research carried out at UWE was considered to be world-leading or internationally excellent. The results highlighted the significant presence of world-leading research in biomedical sciences, art and design and in communication, cultural and media studies.
The results also show high levels of international excellence across a range of subjects including accountancy and finance, computer science, engineering, linguistics, town and country planning, plant science, nursing, history and architecture and built environment.
In 2010, UWE launched a research repository in order to host electronic versions of the research of its academics. The UWE Research Repository is open access. This means that it is accessible to everyone - both within and outside the university - free of charge.
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