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About the University

Research excellence

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Bangor has a strong research base across a spectrum of academic disciplines engaging in research at national and international levels. The University provides strong support for research activities including encouraging links with commercial and industrial bodies in the UK and overseas. The University also aims to be responsive to local and regional needs and is particularly conscious of its North Wales location and role as a research resource and a training base for Wales.

Research is carried out either directly in the Schools or in Research Centres and Institutes associated with one or more School.

Research excellence

The latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) has confirmed Bangor’s status as a research-led university with an international perspective, having identified world-leading research in all of its 19 assessed subject areas, with nearly 50% given the top grading of 3* and 4*

Further information

For further information research visit the Research Office pages.