RAE 2008
The Faculty of Media, Humanities and Technology returned four Units of Assessment in RAE 2008:
- Unit 23 Computer Science and Informatics
- Unit 62 History
- Unit 65 Drama, Dance and Performing Arts and
- Unit 66 Communication, Cultural and Media Studies.
All achieved very good ratings with a high proportion of internationally rated research – especially in Units 23 and 66 where half or more of the outputs were classified as internationally excellent or world-leading.
The Faculty of Media, Humanities and Technology is also connected to:
- Unit 45 Education
This was formerly based in the Faculty, but is now situated in the Centre for Educational Research and Development (CERD). In this Unit most of the research outputs were internationally rated. See http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/cerd/res_teach.htm.
Computer Science and Informatics
A majority of the research outputs in this Unit of Assessment were classified as internationally recognised or internationally excellent, with some world leading. Research activity is mainly organised within three Centres – the Centre for Vision and Robotics Research, the Lincoln Social Computing Research Centre and the Centre for Research in Open Source Software. The Centres collaborate actively with other subject areas, particularly in the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences. The research in these Centres has been externally funded by national and international bodies ranging from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the US Homeland Security Department to the National Health Service and private companies.
History
Almost all the research outputs in this Unit of Assessment were of international quality, with a significant proportion being internationally excellent. The research strategy has followed clear pathways, in part related to the Centre for Regional and Local History, which has strong links with organisations in Lincolnshire with interests in history and has recently hosted a number of high profile national/international conferences. Other key areas of research are in political cultures and the cultural histories of politics, with special emphasis on British women’s political movements. There is also an emerging area of research in heritage and museums.
Drama, Dance and Performing Arts
In this Unit of Assessment some internationally excellent and world class work was noted in a broad range of nationally and internationally rated outputs. These included a mix of scholarly work and non-text items including digital and visual formats, practice as research and performance/exhibition events. Research activities are carried out in association with the Centre for Innovation in Performing Arts, which includes specialisms in contemporary British and German drama, theatre and consciousness and Indian and South Asian theatre. The newly opened Lincoln Performing Arts Centre is an important facility for continuing research in this area.
Communication, Cultural and Media Studies
Work of international excellence and world-leading quality was achieved across over two-thirds of the outputs submitted in this Unit of Assessment. Research takes place within two research Centres – the Centre for the Study of Media Policy, Regulation and Ethics and the Centre for European Cultural Studies. These have a distinctive emphasis on the public knowledge dimensions of media and cultural studies, in some cases with distinct policy impact. This is reflected in the £0.3 million Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project on ‘Televising History: 1995-2010’ and research work in such areas as media policy, history and ethics.