Select Committee on Science and Technology Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence


Annex A. Average number of patients submitted for each Unit of Assessment

  
RAE rating
  Unit of assessment
1
2
3a
3b
4
5
5*
all
01Clinical Laboratory Sciences
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.24
0.10
02Community-based Clinical Subjects
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.02
03Hospital-based Clinical Subjects
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.42
0.09
0.11
0.02
0.09
04Clinical Dentistry
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
05Pre Clinical Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
06Anatomy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.23
0.00
0.16
07Physiology
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.13
0.19
0.00
0.00
0.19
08Pharmacology
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.30
0.00
0.00
0.51
09Pharmacy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.52
0.00
0.34
1.45
0.50
10Nursing
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine
2.27
1.75
0.36
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.17
0.21
13Psychology
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
14Biological Sciences
0.00
3.19
0.00
0.13
0.18
0.07
0.00
0.14
15Agriculture
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.29
0.00
0.00
0.10
16Food Science and Technology
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.47
0.00
0.00
0.42
17Veterinary Science
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.36
0.00
0.36
18Chemistry
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.24
0.32
0.24
0.24
19Physics
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.24
0.03
0.21
0.12
20Earth Sciences
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
21Environmental Sciences
0.00
0.97
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.21
22Pure Mathematics
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
23Applied Mathematics
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
24Statisitics and Operational Research
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25Computer Science
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.59
0.00
0.37
0.35
0.24
26General Engineering
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.48
0.53
1.55
0.59
27Chemical Engineering
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.79
0.22
0.00
0.55
0.33
28Civil Engineering
0.00
0.00
2.27
0.00
0.17
0.44
0.00
0.32
29Electrical and Electronic Engineering
0.00
0.00
1.10
2.94
0.32
0.00
0.92
0.58
30Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering
0.00
3.13
4.31
0.00
0.47
0.00
0.00
0.30
31Mineral and Mining Engineering
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
32Metallurgy and Materials
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.55
0.29
0.00
0.00
0.28
33Built Environmental
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.00
0.13
0.55
0.00
0.19
34Town and Country Planning
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
35Geography
0.00
0.37
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.02
36Law
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
37Anthropology
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
38Economics and Econometrics
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
39Politics and International Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
40Social Policy and Administration
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
41Social Work
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
42Sociology
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
43Business and Management Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
44Accounting and Finance
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
45American Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
46Middle Eastern and African Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
47Asian Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
48European Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
49Celtic Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
50English Language and Literature
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
51French
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
52German, Dutch and Scandinavian Languages
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
53Italian
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
54Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
55Iberian and Latin American Languages
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
56Linguistics
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
57Classixs, Ancient History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
58Archaeology
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
59History
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
60History of Art, Architecture and Design
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
61Library and Information Management
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
62Philosophy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
63Technology, Divinity and Religious Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
64Art and Design
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.13
0.63
0.54
0.00
0.44
65Communication, Cultural and Media Studies
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
66Drama, Dance and Performing Arts
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
67Music
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
68Education
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
69Sports-related Subjects
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
  All units of assessment
0.26
0.38
0.11
0.11
0.12
0.08
0.12
0.11



5.  HOW WAS THE 1.7 COST WEIGHT CALCULATED FOR HIGH COST SUBJECTS? WHY ARE THERE ONLY THREE BANDS?

  The cost relativities were calculated using expenditure and staff data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Finance and Staff records. The subject groupings (known as Cost Centres) were assigned to cost bands, taking account of NHS reimbursable expenditure in medicine and teaching ratios. Within each cost band we calculated expenditure per unit staff. Back in 1997 when we first introduced these cost weights, the top band was set at 1.7. The cost weights are currently being reviewed using more up-to-date data.

6.  WHICH UOAS CAN SUBMIT OUTPUTS FROM THE LAST SEVEN YEARS? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR THIS?

  Generally speaking, humanities subjects can submit outwards from the last seven years, and social science, medical, science and engineering subjects from the last five.

  The longer period for humanities subjects was introduced in 1986, following representations that research in the subjects generally took longer to come to fruition than in the sciences, and in particular that output from the subjects were more often monographs than in the sciences, and monographs took longer to produce. We consulted both the humanities/social science and the scientific community, and this view was generally confirmed.

  A list of subjects where the assessment period departs from the usual five years is given in Annex B





 
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