Following a four-month sector-wide postponement of the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021), the exercise has now recommenced, with effect from Friday 31 July 2020. The revised submission deadline is midday on 31 March 2021. The recommencement is accompanied by new guidance,…
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The REF Team at Research England (acting on behalf of the UK funding bodies) has announced a postponement to REF2021: https://www.ref.ac.uk/publications/further-update-on-coronavirus-covid-19-and-ref-timetable/ The new submission date and further details of other adjustments to the framework are unknown at present. However, the…
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Changes to team staffing Alison McIlveen has joined the team to support REF as a REF officer. Ceri Bain has been promoted to REF project manager. Lindsay Ramage is now the Head of Research Governance. Training: Sessions related to research…
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How we will assess the quality of an output for REF As part of the preparations for REF2021 we are assessing the quality of research outputs for inclusion in our submission. To do this we are scoring all the eligible…
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In January 2019, the UK higher education funding bodies published the final guidance and criteria for REF 2021. The guidance on submissions details how UK universities should make their submissions to REF 2021 and the panel criteria and working methods…
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Hopefully you will all have been enjoying the lovely summer weather and taking a break. Over the summer we have been busy working on a number of different projects which are to enhance the support for research at the University.…
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Having issued its initial decisions on the Research Excellence Framework 2021 on 1 September 2017, HEFCE released its further decisions on staff, outputs and portability today. These decisions have been informed by responses to key questions relating to staff and…
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Free and open access to publicly-funded research offers significant social and economic benefits. The Government, in line with its overarching commitment to transparency and open data, is committed to ensuring that such research should be freely accessible. Research funders and…
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It’s Autumn 2017, so right on cue…….The Funding Bodies’ initial decisions on the next REF have been published. A summary of the information is captured below: -Assessment outcomes will be the products of expert review, informed by indicators where appropriate.…
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Research Leader’s Impact Toolkit We all know that research impact is here to stay! And we are certain that the Impact case studies will feature again in the next REF. But understanding what impact really means and trying to convey…
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