According to ref 2014 definition, research is a process of investigation leading to new insights, effectively shared. Oct 03, 2016 i suspect what hefce are actually looking for is evidence that providers have, indeed, considered these various balances in deciding on the approach they will take. It will be a webbased application using a database hosted at hefce, and will be the only way heis can make a submission to the ref. Mar 01, 2017 the ref teams approach to the consultation is undoubtedly to be welcomed. This submission system will build on the system used in the 2008 rae. The processes and principles it sets out applied to all staff involved in the selection of research that was returned for the ref 2014, with the aim of helping staff to. Uca ref 2021 featuring most recent ref developments. It was first used in 2014 to assess the period 200820. Designation as an institution eligible for hefce funding gov. It is an impact evaluation which assesses the research of british higher education institutions.
Act on acceptance hefces post 2014 ref open access policy. Hefce publishes draft ref panel criteria and working methods. The research excellence framework ref is the new system for assessing the quality of research in uk higher education institutions. For example, we estimated the costs of ref 2014 to be less than one per cent of the. Multiple submissions may be permitted exceptionally, subject to the subpanel criteria and only with permission of the hefce ref manager. The hefce ref contacts are situated within the research office. Collecting research impact evidence best practice guidance. Summary ref panel criteria and working methods february 2012 imperial college london 2 multiple submissions main panel multiple submissions expected comments a subpanel 3 only submissions covering distinct bodies of research should be structured by research group b subpanels 12 and only not expected if total category a fte guidance created the category for digital investigation software with encase forensic in 1998.
The wellcome trust is pleased to respond to hefces initial call for advice on open access and submissions to the. Assessment framework and guidance on submissions ref 02. For the first ref assessment in 2014, institutions made submissions to 36 distinct. Content of premarket submissions for software contained in. Featuring most recent ref developments including policy updates and opinions. Impact case studies ref3b current staff university of. Licensed material to hefce for storage on the ref submission system. The ref team has launched a pilot of the software for collecting ref submission data, marking a major milestone on the road towards the submission deadline in november next year. May 16, 2014 coronavirus guidance is being updated.
This webinar sets out the first issues and questions about the revised ref timetable, on which initial views are being gathered through. Consultation on the second research excellence framework. Initial decisions ref 2021 hefce latest from hefce on ref 2021 this document sets out the first set of the funding bodies initial decisions on the research excellence framework following the recent consultation. Features of the ref consultation timetable 1 august 20 start of period for income and impacts 1 january 2014 start of period for outputs 17 march 2017 consultation deadline mid2017 publish initial decisions on the next ref mid2017 appoint panel chairs 2018 publish guidance on submissions and panel criteria 2019 invite heis to make submissions. Preparing impact submissions for ref 2014 rand corporation. Countdown to ref submission deadline begins published. A recent report by the rand corporation 2015 commissioned by hefce, after the publication of ref 2014 results, reveals several challenges faced by impact assessors during the evaluation of the icss and solicits hefce to provide clear guidelines to both the submitting institutions and evaluators. At the end of last week, hefce released draft panel criteria and working methods for the 2014 research excellence framework ref. Library services, the research office and ict research support services are all working to support staff to comply with the policy, and more information about the whole ref 2021 process can be found at the colleges ref 2021 pages. Hefce commissioned analysis of the ref 2014 impact case studies.
Higher education funding council for england annual report and accounts 20 to 2014. Ref 2014 guidance, this information is intended to. The results are used by hefce to determine each institutions level of annual government research funding around. Each completed case study template will be limited to four pages in length, with an expected maximum length limit for each section. This is often tricky to do, and agreeing it across research teams will no doubt need a bit of diplomacy. The ref is the system for assessing the quality of research in uk higher education institutions. Include key facts and figures and clearly identify the. Hefce, ref2020 and the threat to academic freedom december 4, 2012 december 6, 2012 pablo k this is the text of a document prepared by meera and me on article processing charges as currently understood and the serious risks we think they pose to academic freedom and funding, broadly understood previous discussed by several. Following guidance provided by hefce, the university adopted a code of practice which governed the processes and procedures followed in preparing for the ref assessment in 2014. This document sets out the general framework for assessment in the 2021 research excellence framework ref and guidance to uk higher education institutions about making submissions to ref 2021. Research funding formula tweaked after ref 2014 results. Where a hei has a subscription permitting access to the fulltext of a submitted research output the hei is authorised to download the publishers pdf file for transmission to hefce for storage in the ref submission system.
The report the nature, scale and beneficiaries of research impact launched at a conference hosted by hefce at the royal society. An initial analysis of research excellence framework ref 2014 impact case studies research report 201501 kings college london and digital science march 2015 prepared for the higher education funding council of england hefce. The research excellence framework ref was the revised process for assessing the quality of research in uk higher education institutions. The letter from the board says that the allocation of funding will follow the percentage weightings of the individual components of the overall quality profile, with outputs accounting for 65 per cent, impact for 20 per cent and environment for 15 per cent. Wellcome trust response to hefce on open access and the ref march 20 1 hefce consultation on open access and submissions to the research excellence framework post2014 response by the wellcome trust march 20 introduction 1. Hefce understand this and allow for some outputs to have an embargo but once the embargo ends the output must then be available as above. Research excellence framework diversity university of. In june 2007 the higher education funding council for england hefce. The research england ref team have published the draft guidance. Guidance for the content of premarket submissions for software contained in medical devices guidance for industry and fda staff may 2005.
The publication of panel criteria follows the release of the framework and guidance on submissions for the ref, released earlier in july. In contrast, other subpanels hand allocation processes took up to a month. You can read the full guidance on submissions and faqs written by hefce on their site. The deadline for submissions is midday, friday 27 november 2020. Further update on coronavirus covid19 and ref timetable published. The 2014 research excellence framework ref2014 was the most recent development of the uks. It should be noted that the panellists had to spread their expertise quite widely in order to allow a later normalisation algorithm see below. Computer software 99 data format 48 distributed computing 8 information systems 281 library and information studies 6 engineering 695 aerospace engineering 25 automotive engineering 10 biomedical engineering 66 chemical engineering 52 civil engineering 78 electrical and electronic engineering 86 environmental engineering.
From the funding councils point of view it is vital that they demonstrate to the treasury a tight causal link between. Guidance for the content of premarket submissions for software contained in medical devices this guidance represents the food and drug administrations fdas current thinking on this topic. Ref 2014 results an institutions ref2014 outcome is presented as individual quality profiles for each subject area, showing the percentage of research meeting each of the four quality levels. Sep 30, 20 the ref team at hefce has produced a short summary of the ref and specifically of research impact, for research users outside academia. Vertigo ventures will deliver a consultation workshop with digital science to contribute to research commissioned by hefce to develop guidance on research impact evidence. Search ref impact case studies browse the index below or search all case studies using keywords e. Arial font, 11 point minimum single line spacing minimum. It was very fast, sp11 allocations were available in early jan 2014 virtually immediately after the data was available.
The exceptions are outlined on page 11 of the hefce ref guidance on submissions. The hefce board met on 2 february to decide how funding for 201516 will be distributed. Guidance for the content of premarket submissions for. Hefce commissions research on impact evidence digital science. We are developing software for ref 2021 to collect submissions from heis, on behalf.
The hidden impact of nursing research daniel kelly, bridie kent, ann mcmahon, julie taylor, and michael traynor journal of research in nursing 2016 21. With these documents now in place, we begin to get a fairly clear picture of. This document can be used to help explain the ref process to organisations you may need to call on to provide evidence to support impact case studies it outlines the ref process and the timing of when researchers might be asking for supporting evidence. The results of the 2014 ref were published on 18 december 2014. For the 2014 ref, we are developing software to collect submissions from heis, on behalf of the four funding bodies. Queries concerning hefce guidance and procedures should be raised with the ro ref team in the first instance. Assessment framework and guidance on submissions fapesp. The following key documents provided guidance on the 2014 ref. Ref managers report march 2015 panel overview reports jan 2015 edaps report on equality and diversity jan. The ref is managed by the ref team, based at hefce, on behalf of the four uk higher education funding bodies, and is overseen by the ref steering group, consisting of representatives of the four funding bodies. Updated for the 20082011 programme, hefce february 200805.
It includes guidance on procedures, the data that will be required, and the criteria and definitions that will apply. The research excellence framework is the successor to the research assessment exercise. Kudos to oxford for act on acceptance system for hefce. Postref 2014 panel feedback main panel b general feedback 1. The ref was first carried out in 2014, replacing the previous research assessment exercise. Research excellence framework events portal southampton. Ref 2014 means the research excellence framework 2014. From 2014 the higher education funding council forengland hefce will give a fifth of all future qr monies to universities depending on how far departments have achieved impacts outside academia, assessed via case studies. Preprints and proofs are not acceptable versions for ref purposes and most publishers will not allow.
Impact case studies faqs hefce website impact pilot exercise hefce website page limits. Ref2014 institutional preparations ref2014 ref research. Universities and research institutes will need to be. Hefce s first note on action plans page 3 of the advice note asks whether actions are appropriate to the providers own context and warns that providers should ensure that. Higher education funding council for england hefce, the wellcome trust, the. The hefce guidance asks for a selfassessment to be made of what contribution each group made to the research. On 19 july hefce held a webinar providing updates on ref 2021 policy developments related to the. This is when our campaign around act on acceptance will begin so as to be ready for hefces policy start date of 1 april 2016. Encase has maintained its reputation as the gold standard in criminal investigations and was named the best computer forensic solution for eight consecutive years by sc magazine.
The ref team has written to heads of institutions to outline the uk higher education funding bodies current position in relation to contingency planning for coronavirus for the research excellence framework ref 2021. Ref 2021 open access policy research and innovation. Search ref impact case studies ref case study search. The nature, scale and beneficiaries of research impact. The results of the research excellence framework ref 2014, published today, suggest that the quality of research at uk universities has improved significantly since the last assessment in 2008, and for the first time highlight the broadreaching social impact of uk research. This report provides an initial assessment of the 6,679 nonredacted impact case studies that were submitted to the 2014 research excellence framework ref. Hefce research excellence framework ref 2014 loughborough university code of practice for the selection of staff july 2012 contents 1. Hefce state that they wish to appoint a range of research users, from the private, public and third sectors to the expert panels, noting that these members will play a crucial role in assessing the impact of. The policy does not apply to monographs, book chapters, other longform publications, working papers, creative or practicebased research outputs, or data. Research assessment will continue to include a significant impact component for funders both in the european union and the united kingdom. The higher education funding council for england hefce distributed public money for teaching and research to universities and colleges.
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