Who can submit to REF?

Who can submit to REF?

To be eligible for return, outputs must be authored by ‘Category A submitted’ staff or staff previously employed as ‘Category A eligible’ when the output was first made publicly available. Outputs co-authored by Category C staff may be submitted within the min. 1 and max. 5 limits of the Category A staff co-author.

What is the benefit of the REF?

The stated purposes of the REF are to “provide accountability for public investment in research and produce evidence of the benefits”, “provide benchmarking information and establish reputational yardsticks” and “inform the selective allocation of funding for research”.

What is ref2021?

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a research impact evaluation of British higher education institutions. The next iteration of the REF was to be in 2021, continuing the previous assessment model of focusing on research outputs, research impact and research environment.

What is the deadline for submissions to the ref?

63 4 4. The deadline for submissions is 27 November 2020. Submissions will be assessed by the REF panels during the course of 2021. Results will be published in December 2021, and will be used by the HE funding bodies to inform research funding from the academic year 2022–23.

Who is eligible to be returned to the ref?

If you’re academic staff at a UK higher-education institution, you will be eligible if: you have a contract of 0.2 FTE or greater in a submitting HE institution on the census date and your primary job description is ‘research only’ or ‘teaching and research”. Research assistants (e.g. co-investigator) are not eligible to be returned to the REF.

When will sub submissions be assessed by the ref panels?

Submissions will be assessed by the REF panels during the course of 2021. Results will be published in December 2021, and will be used by the HE funding bodies to inform research funding from the academic year 2022–23. 5. This document is for information and to guide institutions in preparing and collecting data for inclusion in REF submissions.

What are the submission requirements for Category A submitted staff?

All Category A submitted staff (Category A eligible staff with significant responsibility for research) must be returned with a minimum of one output attributed to them in the submission.