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…
Easy Steps to Maximise your Chances to Create Impact
Impact has been on the agenda for quite some time as one of the requirements for funding applications to Research Councils, and for those of you who have been following the development of REF2014 you will also know that impact…
New Missenden Centre Training Programme
The programme runs from September 2011 to January 2012 and includes courses on PhD supervision, preparation for the REF and research bidding. The latter in particular looks innovative: it operates as an overlapping 3 day event, with the first two…
HEFCE publishes draft REF panel criteria and working methods
At the end of last week, HEFCE released draft panel criteria and working methods for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The publication of panel criteria follows the release of the framework and guidance on submissions for the REF, released…
Weighting of Impact Confirmed for 2014 REF
The weighting of research impact in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework has been confirmed as 20 % in a publication released today by HEFCE. The confirmed weightings of research outputs, impact and environment are: research outputs – 65 per cent…