Figures collected by the HE funding bodies show UK higher education institutions (HEIs) plan to submit the work of a slightly increased number of their staff for assessment in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), compared to the previous Research Assessment…
REF Guide for Research Users Now Available
A new guide has been launched on the Research Excellence Framework website to help people outside academia get involved in the REF by assessing and providing evidence for research impact. The guide is aimed at people who use research in…
HEFCE Release the REF Panel Criteria and Working Methods
HEFCE have just released a document setting out the assessment criteria and working methods of the main and sub-panels for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF.) The document has been revised in light of the responses to the ‘Consultation on draft…