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"The Faculty are delighted with the strong Ulster University REF2021 performance in Unit of Assessment 13 – Architecture, Built Environment and Planning at Ulster.

As the 8th largest submission in the UK in this subject area in terms of staff with significant responsibility for research, we are now ranked 8th overall for research power.

This coupled with our inclusion in a group of institutions who are ranked joint first in the UK for having attained a 100% 4*/3* rating in both the quality of the impact from their research and the research environment, is a testament to the eligible staff in the Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment who have actively contributed to this success."

Professor Brian J. Meenan

Associate Dean R&I

How we did

Overall

An outstanding 91% of our research has been judged as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Research Impact

100% of our impact case studies have been judged as having outstanding or very considerable impacts in terms of their reach and significance.

Environment

100% of our research environment has been judged as being conducive to producing research of world-leading or internationally excellent quality and enabling outstanding impact, in terms of its vitality and sustainability

Research Outputs

86% of our research outputs have been judged as world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.  An outstanding improvement of 4* world-leading outputs with a 250% increase compared to REF 2014.

Our Team
NameRole
Adair, A Professor PVC - Greater Belfast Development
Alam, N Dr Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Ali, F Professor Professor of Structural Engineering
Berry, J Professor Professor of Global Real Estate & Planning Strategy
Blair, N Dr Associate Head of the Belfast School of Architecture and Built Environment
Boyce, K Dr Senior Lecturer
Brandoni, C Dr Senior Lecturer
Brennan, S Dr Reader
Choi, S Dr Reader
Clarke, P Professor Professor of Architectural Design
Coyles, D Mr Senior Lecturer in Architecture
Davis, P Dr Senior Lecturer
Davison, K Dr Lecturer in Building Technology and Materials
Eadie, R Dr Senior Lecturer in Construction Management
Golden, S Dr Senior Lecturer
Griffiths, P Professor Professor of Building Physics
Haran, M Professor Professor of Real Estate and Urban Studies
Hemphill, L Dr Lecturer
Hewitt, N Professor Head of Belfast School of Architecture & the Built Environment
Hinch, M Dr Data Development & Enhancement Analyst (Equity & Participation)
Houlihan Wiberg, A Professor Professor
Huang, MJ Professor Professor
Huang, Y Professor Professor
Hyde, T Dr Reader
Kashkarov, S Dr Lecturer in Hydrogen Safety
Keatley, P Dr Lecturer in Energy Policy and Infrastructure
Lim, JLC Dr Senior Lecturer
Lo, D Dr Research Fellow: Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment
MacIntyre, S Mr Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health
Mackel, C Mr Senior Lecturer in Architecture
Magee, B Dr Senior Lecturer
Makarov, D Dr Reader in Hydrogen Production and Storage
McConnell, N Dr Lecturer in Human Behaviour in Fire
McCord, J Dr Lecturer
McCord, M Dr Reader
McDermott, R Dr Lecturer in Civil & Environmental Engineering
McElduff, L Dr Lecturer in Planning
McGreal, S Professor Professor of Real Estate
Millar, P Dr Lecturer in Civil Engineering: Land Surveying & GIS
Molkov, V Professor Professor of Fire Safety Science
Mondol, J Dr Research Director - Architecture, Built Environment & Planning
Motawa, I Professor Professor in Digital Construction and Building Information Modelling
Murphy, M Dr Associate Head of School
Nadjai, A Professor Professor of Fire Structural Engineering
Rafferty, G Dr Lecturer in Spatial Planning and Development
Ritchie, H Dr Lecturer in Spatial Planning and Energy Policy
Shah, N Dr Lecturer
Shentsov, V Dr Lecturer in Hydrogen Safety
Smyth, M Dr Reader
Solan, B Dr Lecturer in Foundation Engineering
Tretsiakova-McNally, S Dr Lecturer in the Built Environment (Chemistry)
Vorushylo, I Dr Lecturer in Energy Markets and Energy Storage
Woodward, D Dr  Reader in Infrastructure Engineering
Zacharopoulos, A Dr Senior Lecturer
Zhang, J Dr Reader

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"The architecture, Built Environment and Planning Research Unit at Ulster University is delighted with our excellent performance in REF2021.

One-third of our research outputs are world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour, and 100% of our research impacts have made outstanding and very considerable impacts locally, nationally and internationally.

We provide exceptional research facilities and support to facilitate research of world-leading and internationally excellent quality and enabling outstanding impact."

Dr Jayanta Mondol, Research Director

Impact Case Studies and Environment Statement

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