In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) Law at Ulster University was ranked 4th overall in the UK.

[5] The TJI undertakes research on transitional justice, conflict, international law, human rights and gender equality.

[1] The Institute has four main research streams or clusters: Projects include the Belfast Guidelines on Amnesty and Accountability; the Transitional Justice Grassroots Toolkit (with Bridge of Hope); TJI Principles for Transformative Reparations;[6] databases on peace agreements.

[7] TJI staff have helped author the Gender Principles for Dealing with the Legacy of the Past[8] and participated in a project to draft a Model Implementation bill for the Stormont House Agreement.

In the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) process in 2008, the Ulster was ranked 13th out of 64 Law submissions in the UK.