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Research Assessment Exercise 2008
Quality Profile Definition - 4 Star

The quality profile shows the proportions of research activity in a submission judged to meet each of the four 'starred' quality levels, where four star is the highest and Unclassified is the lowest. The definitions of the quality levels are as follows:

4*
 Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
3*
 Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which nonetheless falls short of the highest standards of excellence.
2*
 Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
1*
 Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
Unclassified
 Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment.