The University of Ulster won its five-star grades for research in biomedical sciences and in Celtic studies.

BBC: NI universities win research awards

The University of the West of England (UWE) was also considered, by RAE, to have "high levels of world-leading and internationally excellent research" in Biomedical Sciences, Art and Design and Communication, Cultural and Media Studies.

BBC: University is top for research

PARC's pursuit of better medicine began in 2002, when it joined with the Scripps Research Institute of La Jolla, Calif. to form the Scripps-PARC Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences.

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