Research
Further to the research carried out in Abertay’s Specialist Centres, the University also has research interests in a number of other areas including law, psychology and forensic science.
The findings of the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) showed that Abertay is the best modern university in Scotland for research in environmental sciences, law and psychology.
The latest RAE results 2008 showed that Abertay has significantly improved its overall performance since the last RAE in 2001:
• 35% of Abertay academic staff were judged to be producing research of international quality
• 10% of staff in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences are working at world-leading standards
• 75% of staff are producing international quality research
• 80% of Law staff are working at international level
• 65% of General Engineering staff are working at international level
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