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REF2021 Results Publication

12 May 2022

Today the results of the REF2021 exercise were published by Research England, recognising the University’s position as a world leading research institution. Following publication, Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, said: “I would like to congratulate and thank everyone who has taken part in...

Details on the arrangements for REF2021 Results Publication

11 January 2022

Research England announced on 6 January 2022 additional details on the arrangements for publishing the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results. These additional details follow the ‘Update on REF 2021 results publication dates’ published on 23 September 2021 and the conclusion of user research undertaken in Autumn...

Additional measures to support final preparations for REF submissions announced

30 January 2021

In response to concerns raised by universities about increasing COVID effects, Research England announced on 21 January that the funding bodies have agreed additional measures to support final preparations for REF submissions. The measures are intended to support universities in addressing the challenges that have been...

REF 2021 Panel member nominations announcement

7 December 2020

Research England have now published the membership lists for the expert panels that will assess submissions to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. Click here to view the panel membership lists: https://www.ref.ac.uk/panels/panel-membership/ . Some further appointments are still to be made to fill remaining gaps...

Updated Code of Practice

29 October 2020

Through the Guidance on Revisions, Research England invited Higher Education Institutions to submit revisions to their approved Codes of Practice incorporating necessary changes to timeframes as a result of the delay to the submission date. Accordingly, the University has updated its Code of Practice, extending the...

Publication of the summary of survey responses on proposed modifications to the REF2021

29 October 2020

Research England have now published the ‘Summary of survey responses on proposed modifications to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework’, this can be found here: https://www.ref.ac.uk/publications/survey-on-proposed-modifications-to-the-2021-research-excellence-framework/ The following documents and pages have also been...

REF2021 resumes with additional guidance on COVID-19 revisions

3 August 2020

The UK funding bodies put the REF 2021 exercise on hold on 24 March 2020, in recognition that institutions needed to divert staff resources to other critical areas, including for those working in clinical and health-related fields. The REF 2021 has formally resumed from 31 July 2020, the full news item is available at...

Institutional response to survey on proposed modifications to the REF 2021 exercise

22 July 2020

Following the announcement by Research England that March 31st 2021 would be the revised submission date, a second webinar was held on Wednesday 24 June, setting out the proposed modifications for REF 2021. After the webinar, and to inform the REF development work, views were invited from the HE sector on mitigations...

REF 2021: Revised submission deadline and the assessment period for impact

19 June 2020

Research England has confirmed the new deadline for the REF as 31 March 2021 for all elements and advised that the impact assessment period will be extended to 31 December 2020. The extension to the impact assessment period has been introduced explicitly to enable case studies affected by, or focusing on the current...

REF 2021 Consultation webinar on proposed modifications to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework