In an interview with Research Fortnight, Graeme Rosenberg, HEFCE’s REF manager, said the council is busy recruiting the top people among some 700 nominees from a recent exercise. The assessors for impact, or “research users” as they are called, will…
HESA to publish proportion of staff submitted to REF
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has pledged to publish data that will indicate what proportion of staff has been submitted by each unit of assessment to the Research Excellence Framework. Within a week following publication by the funding bodies of…
ARMA workshop – assessing impact strategies beyond REF2014
The Association of Research Managers and Administrators is to hold a one-day workshop to consider strategies for recording and maximising research impact beyond the Research Excellence Framework exercise in 2014. The event, on 23 November, will feature speakers from the…
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…
Updated FAQ for REF 2014
HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) has updated the set of frequently asked questions relating to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework available on their website. Categories of questions include: Submissions Publication of results and submissions Staff (REF1a) Individual staff circumstances (REF1b) Research…
Research and Enterprise Surgery Sessions
From the 13th June the Research and Income Generation Support team within Research and Enterprise will be holding an open surgery every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm to 5pm. Staff from the team will be on hand to provide support and…