News

2022

• ▶ Pilot panel supports university-level assessment in REF
  Published: 28 July 2022
• ▶ Impact case study database now available
  Published: 1 July 2022
• ▶ New findings on interdisciplinary research in REF
  Published: 30 June 2022
• ▶ REF 2021 outputs and environment submission data now available
  Published: 24 June 2022
• ▶ Submissions data currently unavailable
  Published: 23 June 2022
• ▶ Rich evidence in REF case studies now published
  Published: 22 June 2022
• ▶ Review of REF equality measures published
  Published: 16 June 2022
• ▶ REF 2021 main panel overview reports published
  Published: 18 May 2022
• ▶ New evidence highlights world-leading quality of UK university research
  Published: 11 May 2022

2021

• ▶ Professor Simon Gaunt FBA
  Published: 9 December 2021
• ▶ Professor James Law OBE
  Published: 26 October 2021
• ▶ Update on REF 2021 results publication dates
  Published: 23 September 2021
• ▶ Further progress in increasing representativeness of REF panels
  Published: 12 August 2021
• ▶ Submissions made to REF 2021
  Published: 12 April 2021
• ▶ Professor Kimberly Hutchings appointed as chair of Sub-Panel 19: Politics and International Studies
  Published: 3 February 2021
• ▶ Measures announced to help universities complete REF submissions
  Published: 21 January 2021
• ▶ Further update on REF 2021 and contingency planning
  Published: 13 January 2021
• ▶ Professor Sir John Hills
  Published: 11 January 2021
• ▶ Update on REF 2021 and contingency planning
  Published: 5 January 2021

2020

• ▶ REF assessment-phase panels confirmed
  Published: 4 December 2020
• ▶ Copyright Licensing Agency updates licence with UKRI for REF 2021
  Published: 27 November 2020
• ▶ Funding bodies confirm REF deadline
  Published: 20 November 2020
• ▶ EDAP report on REF 2021 Codes of practice
  Published: 4 November 2020
• ▶ Applications invited for the REF panel secretariat
  Published: 17 September 2020
• ▶ Advice for universities following review of staff circumstances in REF 2021
  Published: 16 September 2020
• ▶ REF 2021 resumes, with additional guidance on COVID revisions
  Published: 31 July 2020
• ▶ New deadline set for panel nominations
  Published: 26 June 2020
• ▶ March deadline confirmed for submissions to REF 2021
  Published: 19 June 2020
• ▶ Second webinar scheduled on REF revisions
  Published: 17 June 2020
• ▶ Update on progress towards a revised REF submission date
  Published: 29 May 2020
• ▶ Views invited on first questions about REF timetable
  Published: 15 April 2020
• ▶ Nominations invited for further REF panel appointments
  Published: 24 February 2020
• ▶ Official launch of the REF 2021 submission system
  Published: 17 February 2020
• ▶ Substantial increase expected in number of staff submitted in REF 2021
  Published: 23 January 2020

2019

• ▶ Significant progress made in increasing the representativeness of REF panels
  Published: 5 November 2019
• ▶ Countdown to REF submission deadline begins
  Published: 1 October 2019
• ▶ REF environment pilot guidance and criteria published
  Published: 16 September 2019
• ▶ New chair appointed to Politics and International Studies sub-panel
  Published: 8 July 2019
• ▶ PLS to facilitate free electronic access to publications for REF 2021
  Published: 30 April 2019
• ▶ UK higher education funding bodies publish final guidance and criteria for REF 2021
  Published: 31 January 2019
• ▶ Additional members appointed to REF Equality and Diversity Advisory Panel
  Published: 10 January 2019

2018

• ▶ REF Environment pilot panel announced
  Published: 30 November 2018
• ▶ Clarivate Analytics will provide citation data during REF 2021
  Published: 14 November 2018
• ▶ Applications invited for additional members of the REF Equality and Diversity Advisory Panel
  Published: 29 October 2018
• ▶ The UK’s funding bodies appoint a chair to REF pilot panel
  Published: 12 October 2018
• ▶ Expressions of interest invited for REF institutional environment pilot panel
  Published: 12 October 2018
• ▶ Draft guidance and criteria set out detailed arrangements for REF 2021
  Published: 1 July 2018
• ▶ REF panel membership appointments announced
  Published: 23 March 2018

2017

• ▶ REF sub-panel chairs announced
  Published: 7 December 2017
• ▶ Funding bodies confirm shape of REF 2021
  Published: 21 November 2017
• ▶ Secondment opportunities with the REF panel secretariat
  Published: 7 November 2017
• ▶ Nominations invited for REF 2021 panel members
  Published: 19 October 2017
• ▶ REF Main Panel Chairs announced
  Published: 1 July 2017
• ▶ REF Equality and Diversity Advisory Panel announced
  Published: 1 May 2017
• ▶ Interdisciplinary Research Advisory Panel announced
  Published: 1 April 2017
• ▶ Prof Dianne Berry to chair REF equality panel
  Published: 1 March 2017