Update on REF2021

Published: 18 February 2019

Final guidance and criteria for the University’s submission have been published

The final guidance and criteria for the University’s submission to the next Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF2021) have now been published.

They are available here:https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/research/ref/refsectordevelopments/#/31january2019:finalguidanceandcriteriaforref2021.

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In preparation for our submission in November 2020, the University will develop a Code of Practice setting out, among other things, how outputs will be selected for submission, including how staff with individual circumstances will be supported.

Now that the final guidance has been published, the content of the code will be determined in the next few weeks, in consultation with Colleges and staff groups, including UCUG (University and College Union Glasgow).

In the meantime, please refer to the Interim Code of Practice for other aspects of how the University is managing the submission: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/research/ref/managingoursubmission/interimcodeofpractice/.

If you have questions about REF2021, please contact either Research & Innovation Services or your College Research Office. Contact details can be found here.

Information on REF2021, including the University’s preparations, is available at: http://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/research/ref/.


First published: 18 February 2019