Help shape our REF 2021 submission

Friday, 26 January 2018

During 2017, the UK funding bodies published their initial decisions on the second Research Excellence Framework: the REF 2021. The University has been working through the year to establish the principles under which plans for our submission will be developed.

A REF Planning Group has been established to oversee the University preparations. The REF Planning Group will devise and recommend to UEB the REF 2021 submission that is judged to maximize the reputation, achievement and QR income of the University.

We are looking to appoint Unit of Assessment Leads to work with the REF Planning Group in these preparations. Unit of Assessment Leads are leadership roles, key to ensure that each Unit of Assessment and the University as a whole make the strongest submission possible.

UOA Leads will make recommendations to the REF Planning Group on the shape of each individual UOA submission (staff, outputs, impact case studies and environment). Reporting to the PVC Research & Innovation on tasks related to the role, UOA Leads will be supported by the REF & Research Planning Manager, the Research Intelligence Unit, Research Deans and other professional services as relevant.

We are seeking to recruit 22 Units of Assessment Leads for those UOAs for which we intend to make a submission.  Units of Assessment Leads will commence their role on 1 May and are expected to continue in the role until submission (December 2020)

Applications should be submitted no later than 20 February 2018.

Further details on Units of Assessment, the role description and how to apply please are here.