RAE 2008 is the fourth such national exercise since 1992, and is conducted to assess the quality of UK research and to assist in the distribution of funds for research by the four UK higher education funding bodies.

The exercise will provide quality profiles for research across the disciplines within the School. An overall quality profile will comprise the aggregate of the weighted profiles produced for research outputs, research environment and esteem indicators.

In November 2007 the School made its submission to fourteen sub-panels. The main body of the assessment will take place in 2007-08, and it is anticipated that outcomes will be published by the funding bodies in December. The School is now concentrating on the replacement to the Research Assessment Exercise - the Research Excellence Framework.

April 2008

Contact details

Michael Nelson
Research and Project Development Division
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 5221
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7955 6187
Email: m.w.nelson@lse.ac.uk

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