The Research Excellence
Framework
Briefing events for HEI contacts
21 May: Glasgow
23 May: Manchester
24 May: London
28 May: Cardiff
31 May: London
The submission phase
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Key priorities for the REF team are:
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Providing high quality communications to HEIs
Delivering a robust submission system and effective
technical support
Carrying out an efficient audit to uphold confidence in
the accuracy of submissions
Ensuring that HEIs’ codes of practice adhere to the
guidance
Efficient collection and storage of research outputs
We are also preparing for the assessment phase
The REF team
Graeme Rosenberg
HE institutions
REF Manager
Vicky Jones
Deputy REF Manager
Panels
Panel Advisers
Panel Secretaries
Anna Dickinson
Kate Badger
T.b.a.
Policy Adviser
REF Admin Manager
Policy Adviser
Harriet Heese
Team Administrator
HEFCE IT & Systems team
HEFCE Analytical Services Group
Communications survey
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106 HEIs responded to the survey – thankyou!
Methods of communication
% good
Guidance documents
95
E-mail alerts/updates
89
Overall quality of comms
Other REF publications
88
Accessibility
96
REF briefings/events
87
Consistency
84
Responsiveness to feedback 86
Clarity
81
REF website
83
Timeliness
78
Responses to queries
78
FAQs
61
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Communications survey (2)
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Main positive comments about:
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Key guidance docs: consistent, concise, clear
Events and face-to-face contact
Rapid responses to enquiries
Regular e-mail alerts
Main suggestions for improvement:
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Answer queries with more than published guidance
Expand the FAQs
Allow more than 2 HEI contacts
Further material
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Further material due on www.ref.ac.uk:
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More FAQs (ongoing)
Audit and verification procedures (Jun)
REF4 data (Jun)
Contextual citation data (Jun)
Confidentiality/data protection (Jun – Nov)
Early assessor appointments (Jul)
Survey of submission intentions (Jul)
Brief guide for users (Jul)
Outputs collection (Nov)
‘Pre-submissions’
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Codes of practice
Submission by
Response from funding body by
27 April 2012
6 July 2012
31 July 2012
12 October 2012
Requests for multiple submissions or case studies requiring
security clearance
Request by
Response from REF team by
27 April 2012
8 June 2012
28 September 2012
9 November 2012
7 December 2012
18 January 2013
Survey of submission intentions
Invitation and guidance
Online survey open
July 2012
Early Oct – early Dec 2012
Survey of submission intentions
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Accurate data will be important to identify appropriate
assessors; and to assist with planning the assessment
For each UOA you intend to submit in, provide:
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Staff volume (headcount of Cat A + Cat C; FTE of Cat A)
Statement of areas of impact (max 300 words)
Whether involved in a joint submission
Names of research specialisms, and for each:
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Staff volume (headcount of Cat A + Cat C)
Languages other than English and no. of outputs
Expected cross-referral requests (volume and UOAs)
Programme for the day
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Guidance and criteria:
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Submissions system:
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Walk through of the panel criteria with questions and
discussion
Demonstration of the REF submission system
Data and audit:
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Collection of HESA and citation data
Approach to audit and verification of submissions
Briefing sessions
Group A:
Adams room
Group B:
Williams room
Session 1
11:00 – 12:15
Guidance and criteria
Submission system
Main Panel Chair &
Graeme Rosenberg
Vicky Jones &
Nick Soper
Session 2
13:10 – 14:25
Data and audit
Guidance and criteria
Anna Dickinson &
David Mawdsley
Main Panel Chair &
Graeme Rosenberg
Session 3
14:25 – 15:40
Submission system
Data and audit
Vicky Jones &
Nick Soper
Anna Dickinson &
David Mawdsley