Imperial submitted a total of 1,257 staff across 14 units of assessment to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment. In the REF results 46% of Imperial's submitted research was classified as 4*, 44% as 3*, 9% as 2* and 1% as 1*, giving an overall GPA of 3.36. In rankings produced by Times Higher Education based upon the REF results Imperial was ranked 2nd overall for GPA and 8th for "research power" (compared to 6th and 7th respectively in the equivalent rankings for the RAE 2008).
How many staff members did Imperial submit assessments of for the REF assessment? In the 2014 rankings produced by Times Higher Education, what position was Imperial ranked for GPA? How many units of assessment did Imperial submit? How highly was Imperial ranked in "research power" in 2014? How many staff members did Imperial claim to have in 2014? What does REF stand for? What was the percentage of Imperials research that was seemed to be 3*? What did the REF give Imperial as an overall GPA? What was Imperial's overall GPA rank according to the Times Higher Education?