LONDON METROPOLITAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008
The results of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) confirm that London Metropolitan Business School (LMBS) is a major provider of internationally recognised research in the UK.
For London and the South East, in terms of Research Power, London Metropolitan Business School in its combined business subjects is closely ranked to major traditional research universities, including University College London, Keele University, and King's College London. It also now has a higher Research Power ranking than many other well established Universities in the region.
LMBS is therefore well on track to becoming one of the leading Business Schools in research and teaching in London, with our research and teaching performance benchmarked against leading national and international comparators.
Reporting on our international standing the RAE 2008 has determined that, overall, 58% of London Metropolitan Business School’s research activity in business subjects is recognized as having international standing in terms of originality, significance and rigour. In Economics and Econometrics 90% of research is recognized as having international standing, including 35% of research assessed as being internationally excellent.
These results enhance our reputation. At LMBS we also determine that our research activity in business, management, economics and finance informs and enhances teaching and course curriculum ensuring that our students, as well as the wider academic community, benefit directly from our research.
Bob Morgan, Dean of the Business School, said: "These results confirm the progress that LMBS has made in its research since the last RAE, and I am very glad to see the work of colleagues obtain this external recognition."
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The RAE process
The RAE 2008 process began in January 2005 when initial guidance about the exercise was issued. The closing date for submissions was 30 November 2007. Each submission included information about research staff, their outputs and esteem, and data and narrative on the research environment, including research income and research students. Copies of up to four research outputs for every submitted member of staff were also made available.
Judging research quality
The submitted work was assessed by a panel of UK and international experts, drawn from Universities, and public and commercial sectors. All submissions were then reviewed by these panels to determine the results for each unit of assessment.
8 January 2009