The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing research in UK higher education institutions HEIs.
Institutions making a submission to the REF 2021 are required to develop, document and apply a code of practice on identifying staff with significant responsibility for research, determining who is an independent researcher and the selection of outputs in their REF submissions.
BU held a comprehensive staff engagement exercise in April 2019 and received agreement from staff representative groups for the Code of Practice submitted in June 2019. UKRI have since asked us to revise and resubmit our REF Code of Practice. In light of these changes, staff are invited to read and comment upon the revised BU REF 2021 draft code of practice, prior to the final revised draft being submitted to UKRI for approval.
The revised draft code of practice, a briefing paper (including equality analysis) amd feedback form are available from the BU Staff Intranet:
The exercise is open for feedback until Tuesday 10 September 5pm.
BU REF 2021 Code of Practice – staff feedback exercise – deadline Tuesday 10 September
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