Funding research excellence: research group size, critical mass & performance
…research are compelling: that the UK should continue a policy of funding excellence wherever it exists. For those that argue that first we must build a critical mass in research in order to be excellent, our report demonstrates conclusively that quality is a driver of scale and not vice-versa. Based on an analysis of RAE2008, it is clear that there are small and medium-sized units that perform as well as, and often better than, the largest units….