1. One year on: developments since Duxford 2016
Roderick Watkins
November 2017

2. External context Internal context REF2021 decisions Strategic Plan
R&I developments
REF next steps

3. External context
REF2021 decisions

4. External context
REF2021 decisions
Outputs 60% Impact 25% (case studies only) Environment 15%

5. External context Staff inclusion REF2021 decisions
“all staff with significant responsibility for research are returned to the REF”
“we will implement an approach whereby HEIs, working with their staff and with guidelines, identify who is in scope for submission among staff meeting core eligibility criteria”
“Institutions will need to develop, consult with staff on, and document in their code of practice, the processes to be followed for identifying [staff] who … have significant responsibility, and are therefore in scope for submission”

6. External context Staff inclusion REF2021 decisions NB:
The approach may vary by UoA
Criteria must be developed through consultation
Proportion of time allocated for research may be one criterion
Census date 31 July 2020
Further guidance & template for CoP mid 2018
CoP due Spring 2019

7. External context Staff inclusion REF2021 decisions Other points:
0.2 FTE minimum
Statement required for all 0.2 FTEs re “substantive connection”
Category C
Things we don’t know…

8. External context Outputs REF2021 decisions
Minimum 1 per staff member returned
Maximum 5 per staff member ‘in scope’ (including departed)
UoA requirement = total FTE returned x 2.5
‘Exceptional individual circumstances’
‘Transitional approach to non-portability’ (NB: date of publication)
Open Access – within 3 months acceptance, + ‘deposit exception’

9. External context Impact REF2021 decisions
No institutional impact case studies
UoA requirement = per 15 FTE returned
’Harmonised’ & broadened definitions
‘Body of work’
‘Additionality’

10. External context
REF2021 decisions
Environment
Tim….

11. External context Other stuff…. REF2021 decisions Interdisciplinarity
Multiple submissions
Exclusion of small units
Measures to account for ‘Unit circumstances’

12. Internal context Strategic Plan
“Over the life of this strategy we will deliver a step change in our research capacity to maximise its impact for the communities we serve”
“ we will focus our investment in people, infrastructure and our research institutes in key areas of international excellence and regional need, delivering research and innovation of outstanding quality and impact”
… …
“we will adjust the balance of workload between individuals, to enable our most productive researchers to focus more on research and related activities“

13. Internal context R & I developments 2016-17 RIDO restructure
RI reviews & outcomes
Additional £1m internal funding: HSR, MDT & VC’s PhD awards
Staffing issues
AWBM allocations
Lecturer Practitioners
Ruskin Fellows

14. Internal context R & I developments 2016-17 Positive indicators
Research grants and contracts up 59% y.o.y (to £6.54m)
Total external income up 18% (to £16.65m)
IRR completions close to 100%
11% of publications in top 10% discipline-weighted citations
Research degree vivas up 135% (to 125)
Research degrees awarded up 133% (to 91)

15. Internal context REF2021: next steps Staff inclusion
Consultation & development of Code of Practice
Identify staff ‘with significant responsibility’ & confirm workload allocations
Review outputs of ex-staff
Targeted recruitment
Units of Assessment
Confirm target UoAs
Confirm allocation of staff (+ reserve)

16. Internal context REF2021: next steps Outputs
Targeted support for priority completions
Open Access compliance
Internal & External quality review
Impact
Finalise list of proposed Case Studies + reserves
Agree next steps for RAND support
Consider additional RIDO support

17. Internal context REF2021: next steps Environment
Follow up outcomes of today’s discussions…
Analyse & benchmark current UoA level
Other
UoA co-ordinators’ roles & time allocations
REFSG
UoA level meetings