A quality profile is a table showing what percentage of the total research produced falls within agreed categories, rounded up or down to the nearest five percent. The profile consists of five scores from 4* to unclassified as follows:
4*
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Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour |
| 3* |
Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which nonetheless falls short of the highest standards of excellence |
| 2* |
Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour |
| 1* |
Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour |
U/C
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Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment |
