Arts and humanities
Our REF 2021 submission for the arts and humanities panel encompassed 50 researchers across two areas of study.
When Professor Bernardine Evaristo was awarded the 2019 Booker Prize for fiction, it not only proved to be a watershed moment in British publishing, but it also marked the culmination of a decade-long collaborative effort to develop a critical-creative research culture for at Brunel. Submitted to the English Language and Literature Unit of Assessment, the research by Evaristo and her colleagues involved key partners ranging from the UK publishing industry to the Latvian Government.
The research we submitted to the Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies Unit of Assessment included 33 books, 108 articles in refereed journals, 76 book chapters, 73 compositions, 23 performances, 6 music CDs, 9 films and 4 digital games, with key partners including Equity, Independent Dance and Fighters for Peace in Lebanon.
Results highlights
Grade point average for English Language and Literature of 3.07
English Language and Literature research involved 47 countries
Creative Writing researchers include winners of Booker Prize, BAFTA and Costa Book of the Year
35% of our research outputs made world-leading contribution to music, drama and dance
| REF Unit of Assessment (click for full details) |
College |
Subjects |
World leading or internationally excellent research |
4* |
3* |
2* |
1* |
FTE equivalent |
| English Language and Literature (UoA 27) popup window |
College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
|
Creative Writing, English
|
75.0% |
32.0% |
43.0% |
25.0% |
0.0% |
22.5 |
| Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies (UoA 33) popup window |
College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
|
Film Studies, Games Design, Music, Theatre
|
65.0% |
29.0% |
36.0% |
26.0% |
9.0% |
26.0 |
| English Language and Literature (UoA 27) |
4* |
3* |
2* |
1* |
U/C |
| Overall |
32.0% |
43.0% |
25.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Output (65%) |
35.7% |
39.3% |
25.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Impact (20%) |
33.3% |
33.4% |
33.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Environment (15%) |
12.5% |
77.5% |
10.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
90% of research environment in English Language and Literature at Brunel was assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent
Transforming the literary landscape
Brunel English academics had collectively changed their industry, making it more inclusive, more diverse and more reflective of 21st century Britain. - Example of REF 2021 Case Study Read more on Transforming the literary landscape
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