| | 2001 Rating |
Proportion of Staff Selected |
Category A and A* Research Active Staff (FTE) |
Flagged Research Groups |
| University of Brighton | 3b | D | 17.0 | |
| Brunel University | 5 | B | 29.0 | |
| University of Central England in Birmingham | 3a | B | 20.8 | |
| City University | 5 | A | 12.9 | |
| De Montfort University | 3a | C | 6.4 | |
| Leeds Metropolitan University | 4 | E | 9.0 | |
| Loughborough University | 5 | B | 18.3 | |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | 4 | C | 15.0 | |
| University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 3b | C | 15.4 | |
| University of Salford | 5* | A | 23.0 | |
| University of Sheffield | 5* | A | 19.0 | |
| South Bank University | 3b | D | 22.0 | |
| Staffordshire University | 3a | A | 7.0 | |
| Thames Valley University | 1 | D | 2.0 | |
| University College London | 4 | A | 10.6 | |
| University of West of England, Bristol | 3b | E | 9.5 | |
| University of Glasgow | 3a | A | 7.0 | |
| Napier University | 4 | E | 6.0 | |
| University of Paisley | 3b | B | 8.0 | |
| Queen Margaret University College Edinburgh | 3b | C | 5.0 | |
| Robert Gordon University | 3b | D | 7.7 | |
| University of Strathclyde | 4 | A | 16.0 | |
| University of Wales, Aberystwyth | 3a | B | 15.5 | |