Data about research doctoral degrees awarded and research income related to the period 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2013. A completed template describing the research environment, related to the period 1 January 2008 to 31 July 2013. The deadline for submissions is 29 November 2013. Submissions will be assessed by the REF panels during the course of 2014. Results will be published in December 2014, and will be used by the higher education funding bodies to inform research funding from academic year 2015-16. Action required This document is for information and to guide institutions in preparing and collecting data for inclusion in REF 2014 submissions. No action is required by higher education institutions at this stage. Further information Further information about the REF is available at . Enquiries from members of staff at UK higher education institutions should be directed in the first instance to their institutional REF contact. These contacts for each institution are listed at under Contact. Other enquiries should be addressed to . Introduction This document sets out the framework for assessment and administrative arrangements for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). It specifies the data requirements, definitions and criteria that will for submissions by higher education institutions (HEIs). It should be read in conjunction with the documents setting out the panel criteria and working methods of the four main panels (hereafter, the ‘panel criteria’), which we will publish in draft form for consultation in July 2011 and in final form early in 2012. This document and the panel criteria will together describe comprehensively the data required in submissions, and how panels will use the data in their assessments. We may issue supplements to this guidance at later dates to clarify points of detail regarding submissions, but such supplements will not request any new items of data. In October 2012 we will formally invite eligible HEIs to make submissions to the 2014 REF. We will launch the submission system and provide accompanying technical guidance in January 2013. The deadline for submissions is 29 November 2013.
Data about research doctoral degrees awarded and research income related to the period 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2013. A completed template describing the research environment, related to the period 1 January 2008 to 31 July 2013. The deadline for submissions is 29 November 2013. Submissions will be assessed by the REF panels during the course of 2014. Results will be published in December 2014, and will be used by the higher education funding bodies to inform research funding from academic year 2015-16. Action required This document is for information and to guide institutions in preparing and collecting data for inclusion in REF 2014 submissions. No action is required by higher education institutions at this stage. Further information Further information about the REF is available at . Enquiries from members of staff at UK higher education institutions should be directed in the first instance to their institutional REF contact. These contacts for each institution are listed at under Contact. Other enquiries should be addressed to . Introduction This document sets out the framework for assessment and administrative arrangements for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). It specifies the data requirements, definitions and criteria that will for submissions by higher education institutions (HEIs). It should be read in conjunction with the documents setting out the panel criteria and working methods of the four main panels (hereafter, the ‘panel criteria’), which we will publish in draft form for consultation in July 2011 and in final form early in 2012. This document and the panel criteria will together describe comprehensively the data required in submissions, and how panels will use the data in their assessments. We may issue supplements to this guidance at later dates to clarify points of detail regarding submissions, but such supplements will not request any new items of data. In October 2012 we will formally invite eligible HEIs to make submissions to the 2014 REF. We will launch the submission system and provide accompanying technical guidance in January 2013. The deadline for submissions is 29 November 2013.
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