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Table 2

Results of 2006 Research Assessment Exercise:
Lingnanˇ¦s Research Index vs UGC Sector-wide Research Index (by Cost Centres)

Panel

Cost Centre

Lingnanˇ¦s Research Index

Sector-wide Average

 

 

 

 

Business Studies & Economics

Accountancy

77.86%

63.13%

Business Studies1

82.86%

80.19%

 

Economics

94.13%

80.16%

 

 

 

 

Social Sciences

Other Social Sciences      (Politics & Sociology)

80.36%

79.76%

 

 

 

 

Humanities

Chinese

71.05%

57.46%

 

English

75.00%

61.78%

 

Translation

76.47%

72.35%

 

History2

45.00%

83.33%

 

Other Arts/Humanities     (Cultural Studies & Philosophy)

66.18%

76.47%

 

 

 

 

Overall

 

76.35%

76.29%

 

            Notes:

1Four of our business departments (namely Computing & Decision Sciences, Finance & Insurance, Management,

and Marketing & International Business) are grouped under ˇ§Business Studiesˇ¨.

2The History Department is new with only a few staff.  The University is putting greater efforts in uplifting its research profile.