Applied Business and Technology ![]()
This area addresses subjects that impact on commercial and social enterprise, and organisations.
Our research priority areas are themes built on existing research strength and areas for investment in the future.
Established following REF2014, research priority areas provide the mechanism to distribute internal funding, ensuring targeted investment.
The research priority areas’ alignment to the units of assessment planned for submission to REF2021 is as follows:
Research priority area | REF2021 units of assessment |
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Applied Business and Technology | 12 – Engineering 17 – Business and Management Studies |
Being Human: Past, Present and Future | 27 – English Language and Literature 28 – History 31 – Theology and Religious Studies 32 – Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory |
Creative Practice as Research | 32 – Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory 34 – Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management |
Environmental Dynamics and Governance | 13 – Architecture, Built Environment and Planning 14 – Geography and Environmental Studies 21 – Sociology |
Learning and Professional Contexts | 23 – Education |
Sport, Exercise, Health and Wellbeing | 4 – Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience 24 – Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism |
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