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This is an important year for research active staff at Edinburgh Napier University. We’ve collected together a few key things that you need to know…
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Yesterday two important documents relating to REF2021 were published by the four higher education funding bodies. These were the final Guidance on Submissions and the…
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Earlier this week, the REF 2021 Decisions on staff and outputs was published. This document outlines the decisions made by the funding bodies about some key areas for REF 2021, including staff and…
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You might not have noticed the act on acceptance page on this blog but it’s an important message to get across. From 1st April next year the rules about…
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A number of things have been happening over the last few months as we move towards the next Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise. The results of which are expected to…
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Consultation on the arrangements for research assessment in the second Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) was announced earlier today. This consultation was published by the four UK funding bodies…