Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2017 | Page 14
Undergraduate Prospectus 2017
World-leading
research
Keele is helping to change the world for the better
by engaging in cutting-edge research. We’re tackling
some of society’s most urgent problems, including
ageing, global health and renewable energy.
Universities are assessed independently on the quality of their research
by the Research Excellence Framework (REF). We’re really proud that
97% of our research was deemed to be world-leading, or of international
importance, in the REF 2014.
Our academic staff are deeply involved in research, placing them at the
leading edge of their disciplines. Their research not only contributes to
our understanding of the challenges facing the world but also proposes
and tests solutions to those problems. As they are also your tutors and
lecturers, they feed innovative and original thinking and recent research
findings directly into your undergraduate courses.
Our reputation for research means we attract very talented postgraduate
students. Their work at masters and doctorate level continually
contributes to the advancement of knowledge and understanding in
the field. In the sciences for example, all our undergraduate students
have the opportunity to undertake an original independent research
project directly under the supervision of a member of academic staff.
In some cases this has even led to students having their names on
published research papers.
Thanks to our leading reputation for research, Keele degrees are highly
regarded by employers and by other universities to which you might
apply for postgraduate study, anywhere in the world.
Research quality at Keele
Research means investment
One of the reasons you’ll be using
state-of-the-art facilities at Keele,
whatever you choose to study, is that
universities whose research is of a
particularly high calibre can attract
more funding. Keele uses this funding
to invest right across our campus.
at keele.ac.uk/research-video
97
%
of our research was classified
as world-leading or of
international importance
(Research Excellence
Framework 2014)
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