Concentration and diversity: understanding the relationship between excellence, concentration and critical mass in UK research
…tions to a level that would be inconsistent with the general health of the UK research base, in terms of both its economic and its social contribution…leading to complacency and ossification.” Excellence is not determined by volume alone There is no direct correlation between volume and excellence outside some of the physical sciences. The relationship between volume and excellence varies by discipline. Three broad categories were identified by ex…