The science-based disciplines

Here are HEFCE's proposed subject groups for the science-based disciplines for the new Research Excellence Framework. The six groups map to Main Panels A to E and G in the 2008 RAE, except for Unit of Assessment 23, Computer Science and Informatics, which has been taken from Panel F and combined with the engineering subjects covered by Panel G. The rest of Panel F, mathematics and statistics, will be assessed with the light-touch peer review system being developed for the arts and humanities.

Subject group	RAE 2008 units of assessment	HESA cost centres
Clinical Medicine (RAE Panel A)	1 Cardiovacular Medicine 2 Cancer Studies 3 Infection and Immunology 4 Other Hospital based Clinical Subjects 5 Other Lab based Clinical Subjects	1 Clinical Medicine (part)
Health Sciences (RAE Panel B)	6 Epidemiology and Public Health 7 Health Services Research 8 Primary Care and Other Community Based Clinical Subjects 9 Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology	1 Clinical Medicine (part)
Subjects Allied to Health (RAE Panel C)	10 Dentistry 11 Nursing and Midwifery 12 Allied Health Professions and Studies 13 Pharmacy	2 Clinical Dentistry 5 Nursing and Paramedical Studies 6 Health and Community Studies 8 Pharmacy and Pharmacology (part)
Biological Sciences (RAE Panel D)	14 Biological Sciences 15 Pre-clinical and Human Biological Sciences 16 Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Sciences	1 Clinical Medicine (part) 3 Veterinary Science 4 Anatomy and Physiology 8 Pharmacy and Pharmacology (part) 10 Biosciences 13 Agriculture and Forestry
Physical Sciences (RAE Panel E)	17 Earth Systems and Environmental Science 18 Chemistry 19 Physics	11 Chemistry 12 Physics 14 Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Engineering and Computer Science (RAE Panel G, with part of F)	23 Computer Science and Informatics 24 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 General Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering 26 Chemical Engineering 27 Civil Engineering 28 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering 29 Metallurgy and Materials	25 Information Technology, Systems Sciences and Computer Software Engineering 16 General Engineering 17 Chemical Engineering 18 Mineral, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering 19 Civil Engineering 20 Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering 21 Mechanical, Aero and Production Engineering