Units of Assessment

UOA 3: Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

Health research sits in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences (HELS). HELS comprises three Schools – Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences, and Education and Social Work.

UOA 4: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Psychology research sits in the School of Social Sciences, within our Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.  

UOA 11: Computer Science and Informatics

The Computer Science and Informatics research cluster is a part of the School of Computing and Digital Technology, within our Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment.

UOA 12: Engineering

Research in Engineering is supported within the School of Engineering and Built Environment, housed in our Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment.

UOA 13: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Research in Architecture and The Built Environment is supported within the School of Engineering and Built Environment, housed in our Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment.

UOA 17: Business and Management Studies

Research in Business and Management Studies is hosted within our Birmingham City Business School, a part of our Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.

UOA 18: Law

Law research is hosted within the School of Law in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.

UOA 20: Social Work and Social Policy

Social Work and Social Policy research is hosted within the Department of Criminology and Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, located in our Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences. 

UOA 21: Sociology

UOA 23: Education

Education research sits within the School of Education and Social Work and is part of our Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences.

UOA 27: English Language and Literature

UOA 32: Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Research in Art and Design is coordinated across the Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts, which is housed within the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. 

UOA 33: Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies

Research in Music and Drama takes place within Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, a vibrant and wide-ranging centre for education and research in Music and Performing Arts.

UOA 34: Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management

Research in communication, cultural and media studies takes place within the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research (BCMCR), which is part of our Birmingham Institute of Media and English and located in our Faculty of Arts, Design and Media.