HEFCE recently issued an update to the REF timetable. This follows two other recent updates confirming panel members and the weighting of impact. This latest update specifies the census date and closing date for submissions among other things. You can read all of our REF related updates by searching for the REF tag on this blog.
| November 2010
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Publication of reports on the REF impact pilot exercise
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| February 2011
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Panel membership announced
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| March 2011
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Publication of ‘Decisions on assessing research impact‘ (REF 01.2011) |
| April 2011
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Publication of guidance to panels on developing their criteria and working methods and equalities briefing for panels |
| July 2011
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Publication of guidance on submissions |
| July 2011
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Publication of draft panel criteria and working methods for consultation |
| Summer 2011
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Consultation on panel criteria and working methods, including workshops for research users to input into the impact criteria |
| October 2011
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Close of consultation on panel criteria and working methods |
| January 2012
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Publication of panel criteria and working methods |
| Autumn 2012
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Pilot of the submissions system |
| January 2013
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Invitation to HEIs to make submissions; release submission system and manuals |
| Spring 2013
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Survey of HEIs’ submission intentions |
| 31 July 2013
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End of assessment period (for research impacts, the research environment and data about research income and PGR students) |
| Autumn 2013
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Appointment of additional assessors to panels (research users and practicing researchers) |
| 31 October 2013
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Census date for staff eligible for selection |
| 29 November 2013
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Closing date for submissions |
| 31 Dececember 2013
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End of publication period (cut-off point for publication of research outputs, and for outputs underpinning impact case studies) |
| 2014
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Panels assess submissions |
| December 2014
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Publication of outcomes |
| Spring 2015 | Publication of submissions, panel overview reports and sub-profiles |
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