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Assessment of research in UK higher education institutions operated by HEFCE on behalf of national funding councils Provides benchmark UK research, informs distribution of QR funding for research (QR funding – Leeds ~ £48million) Submissions from HEIs in 36 Units of Assessment (subject areas), grouped under 4 main panels. Assessment period 1 Jan 2008 – 31 July 2013 (31 Dec 2013 for outputs) Submissions comprise Outputs, Impact and Environment Institutions choose who and what to submit Assessment panels comprising academic and “user” members (ie expert review). Outcome (Dec 2014) is a quality profile showing distribution of work submitted (4* to unclassified) Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

All key guidance now published Assessment panels in place Early December 2012 – Survey of Submission Intentions(SoSI) Early 2013 – Submission system open Spring 2013 Further recruitment to panels based on SoSI Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Date 1 Jan 1993Start of eligibility period for research underpinning impact case studies 1 Jan 2008Start of assessment period 31 July 2013 End of assessment period (research impacts, research environment and data about research income and research doctoral degrees awarded) 31 Oct 2013Census date for staff eligible for selection 29 Nov 2013Closing date for submissions 31 Dec 2013 End of publication period (cut-off for publication of research outputs and for outputs underpinning impact case studies) 2014Panels assess submissions Dec 2014Publication of outcomes Spring 2015Publication of submissions, overview reports and sub-profiles School of something FACULTY OF OTHER Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

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RAE2008 (Actual)REF2014 Target Quality league table position 14th10 th – 8th Institutional grade point average Percentage of eligible staff returned 81%95% Outputs rated 4*17.6%25% GPA for each UOA> 2.5 (target)> 3.00 Average quality rating of outputs per member of staff > 3.00 School of something FACULTY OF OTHER Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Leadership, Management and Support REF Steering and Review Groups, UOA leaders and support teams, Deans, Pro- Deans, Heads of School, Nov 2012 – REF Impact Steering Group Supported by Library, HR, Equality Service, ISS, RIS, RSA, Finance, Strategy and Planning Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Date 12 Dec 2012Clarification of issues arising from first full draft submission 28 Feb 2013Second full draft submission Spring 2013 Checking PGR degrees awarded and research income data. Confirming Early Career Researcher status. 31 May 2013Deadline REF staff disclosures 28 June 2013 Third full draft submission. Hard copy outputs deposited with the Library 30 September 2013 Final draft submission Early NovemberConfirm 31 st October staff information Early NovemberREF Steering Group signs off submission Jan 2013 Details of Dec 2013 outputs confirmed and hard copy outputs submitted School of something FACULTY OF OTHER Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Reviews – internal teams and some external advice. Face-to-face feedback and written reports Impact support – Communications (writers), Library checking references, REF Impact SG Environment – University background information provided Outputs – Library checking and correcting bibliographic information, holding hard copy, responding to audit queries about outputs Monthly meetings for UOA leaders Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

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The school perspective on REF2014 Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

UOA leadership Staff expectations Individual staff circumstances Multiple submissions Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Impact case studies Impact statement Environment statement Outputs Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

Selection Selection of outputs Reading groups / external readers Variety of outputs Double weighting Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

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Research income – capture expenditure! Research degrees – noon 19 July 2013 Impact and environment – evidence and corroboration Systems – publications, (“Symplectic”, Submission Planner) Sharepoint Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference

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References and contacts National REF website Local REF queries Publications database Submission planner Sharepoint (for UOA leaders) Building Successful Strategic Partnerships Research & Innovation Support Conference