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Applications now open: We have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward for:  ▶️ Sub-panel chair and deputy chair - the closing date for sub-panel chair and deputy chair roles is midday 6 February 2025 ▶️ Sub-panel member - the closing date for this role, and all roles listed below, is midday 28 April 2025 ▶️ Main panel international expert ▶️ Main panel people, culture & environment (PCE) expert ▶️ Main panel user expert ▶️ Main panel interdisciplinary expert 📝 There is one application form to complete that covers all available roles. 📢 We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply, even if you are not certain that you meet every criterion. We are keen to hear from individuals with varied expertise who can bring unique perspectives to the panels. Experiences beyond academia, including other sectors, policy work, and community-based experience are also highly valued; this includes diverse lived experiences and those with an understanding of diverse research practices, outputs, impacts and engagement practice. https://lnkd.in/e8VwaJYW

Applications now open: We have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward for:  ▶️ Sub-panel chair and deputy chair - the closing date for sub-panel chair and deputy chair roles is midday 6 February 2025 ▶️ Sub-panel member - the closing date for this role, and all roles listed below, is midday 28 April 2025 ▶️ Main panel international expert ▶️ Main panel people, culture & environment (PCE) expert ▶️ Main panel user expert ▶️ Main panel interdisciplinary expert 📝 There is one application form to complete that covers all available roles. 📢 We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply, even if you are not certain that you meet every criterion. We are keen to hear from individuals with varied expertise who can bring unique perspectives to the panels. Experiences beyond academia, including other sectors, policy work, and community-based experience are also highly valued; this includes diverse lived experiences and those with an understanding of diverse research practices, outputs, impacts and engagement practice. https://lnkd.in/e8VwaJYW

We have published the full Open Access Policy for REF 2029 as well as a summary of the REF 2029 open access consultation which helped to inform it.  Steven Hill, Chair of the REF Steering Group and Research Director at Research England, said: “This policy is the result of a meaningful consultation and our decisions reflect its findings. In doing so, we aim to have achieved an approach for REF 2029 that reflects a realistic and achievable policy for the sector and the funding bodies. Publishing it now gives a full calendar year before its implementation. We recognise the potential open access publication has to make research more efficient and impactful and I look forward to working with my team in Research England and colleagues in the funding bodies to develop policy for the next assessment exercise.” As we communicated in August, for REF 2029 there will continue to be an open access requirement for journal articles and conference proceedings. There is no open access requirement in REF 2029 for any other output types. Medr: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research | Y Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil Research England Scottish Funding Council Department for the Economy NI #ref2029

We have published the full Open Access Policy for REF 2029 as well as a summary of the REF 2029 open access consultation which helped to inform it.  Steven Hill, Chair of the REF Steering Group and Research Director at Research England, said: “This policy is the result of a meaningful consultation and our decisions reflect its findings. In doing so, we aim to have achieved an approach for REF 2029 that reflects a realistic and achievable policy for the sector and the funding bodies. Publishing it now gives a full calendar year before its implementation. We recognise the potential open access publication has to make research more efficient and impactful and I look forward to working with my team in Research England and colleagues in the funding bodies to develop policy for the next assessment exercise.” As we communicated in August, for REF 2029 there will continue to be an open access requirement for journal articles and conference proceedings. There is no open access requirement in REF 2029 for any other output types. Medr: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research | Y Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil Research England Scottish Funding Council Department for the Economy NI #ref2029

Today we’re sharing the interim report from the evaluation we commissioned on the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF). Since its launch in 2012, UKRIF has driven investment in higher education facilities across the UK and encouraged partnerships, with 59 projects supported over seven funding rounds. We’re pleased that the findings show that the programme remains a robust and popular programme with higher education providers, addressing their critical infrastructure investment needs, fostering industry collaboration, and boosting private-sector investment in research. Steven Hill, Director of Research, Research England and Chair of the UKRPIF Programme Board said: “This interim report highlights the success of UKRPIF in driving investment into higher education research and underlines the important role of quality infrastructure in enabling research activity. We look forward to continuing to work with RAND Europe and Frontier Economics during the remainder of the evaluation period to build on these findings.”   Visit our website for more, or see some of the key findings from the report below.

Chairs confirmed for the four REF 2029 main panels We are pleased to have appointed sector leaders to chair the broad REF 2029 Main Panels:   ▶️ Main panel A: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences    Professor Louise Kenny CBE, Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool   ▶️ Main panel B: Physical Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics    Professor Tom Rodden, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Research & Knowledge Exchange, University of Nottingham   ▶️ Main panel C: Social Sciences    Professor Jane Falkingham, VP Engagement and International, University of Southampton   ▶️ Main panel D: Arts and Humanities   Professor Greg Walker, Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh     Medr: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research | Y Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil Department for the Economy NI Research England Scottish Funding Council

We celebrated another key milestone in the implementation of the Independent Review of University Spin-outs at TenU’s event yesterday, where our Executive Chair Professor Dame Jessica Corner announced the publication of the latest iteration of higher education institutions that have adopted spin-out best practices, as outlined in the review. Adoption of best practice policies is one of the key recommendations of the review, and this latest iteration list includes institutions from across the UK for the first time. It was compiled by the Department for the Economy NI, Medr: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research | Y Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil, Research England and the Scottish Funding Council, based on information submitted by institutions. Read it here: https://orlo.uk/x8C5s

REF 2029 main panel and sub-panel recruitment to launch in December The REF panels play a crucial role in the REF, responsible for assessing the quality of research submissions. 📢 Spread the word! We will be seeking applications from individuals with a wide range of expertise and experience, including those from underrepresented groups, diverse research backgrounds and practices, or individuals outside of academia who engage with research. 🔓 We’re also moving to open applications, where anyone can submit their own application rather than being nominated by a sector body. By adopting this approach, we are aiming to enhance transparency, broaden the pool of potential applicants, and ensure that the panels reflect the diversity of expertise within each discipline. Research England Scottish Funding Council Medr: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research | Y Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil Department for the Economy NI #ref2029

Outcomes of the UK Research Supervision Survey (UKRSS) 2024 • Friday 25 October • 1pm to 2pm • Online and free to all Join Steven Hill, from Research England, alongside Karen Clegg, Owen Gower and Doug Cleaver for the report launch of UKRSS 2024 and hear the outcomes of this year’s investigation into doctoral supervision practice. Find out what issues are uppermost in the minds of supervisors, how they perceive their roles, how they see the future of supervision in the UK and how this relates to the aims of the Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP). 🔗Register for the UKRSS report launch: https://lnkd.in/eYzzBh8M UKCGE #UKRSS24

"In recent weeks we have continued to reach important milestones in the delivery of better spin-outs data, with HESA (part of Jisc) launching the Spin-out Census, which will ultimately provide the data for the first Spin-out Register. "The Register itself - and as a basis for data-linking to generate further new metrics - is vital to inform policy, practice and our funding, which we, with our national KE advisers at UCI, discuss in a new report published today." In a new blog, Ellen Bamford, our Associate Director of Knowledge Exchange Data & Evidence, discusses the development of a Spin-out Register and learnings from our spin-out work. Read more: https://orlo.uk/6OQ53