Research England have this morning published the final guidance for REF 2021 submission. The following documents:
- Guidance on submissions
- Panel criteria and working methods
- Guidance on codes of practice
Are available under the publications page of the REF 2021 website: https://www.ref.ac.uk/publications/
For further information, and to read the official announcement, please visit the REF news page
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