Two important REF documents are now available on the REF website:
1. The draft panel criteria and working methods for consultation. A summary of this will be added to the blog next week.
2. The analysis of panel membership is now available.
Panel criteria and working methods consultation – the consultation runs from now until 5 October. BU will be submitting a single institutional response coordinated by the Research Development Unit. BU staff are invited to submit feedback for consideration as part of this response. Please email all comments to Anita Somner by 20 September 2011.
The REF Guidance on Submissions document was released on 14 June, a summary of which can be accessed on the I-drive from: I:\CRKT\Public\RDU\REF.











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