Ref 2021 News
Increase in high-quality research shown in REF 2021 raises prospect of funding changes
Requirement to submit all staff sees universities outside South East account for more top-flight research
Proportion of research deemed world-leading also rises 11 percentage points between 2014 and 2021
All 157 universities in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework ranked by power and intensity
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National evaluation was invented to concentrate funding. Will that change this time, asks Kieron Flanagan?
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Specialists excel alongside smaller universities as major institutions are largely absent
Analysis
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ViewREF 2021: What do our numbers mean? REF 2021: What do our numbers mean? The methodology behind the Research Professional News REF 2021 rankings
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ViewREF 2021: Don’t go compare REF 2021: Don’t go compare Beware those drawing parallels between this year’s results and REF 2014, says Simon Kerridge
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ViewMake this REF the last Make this REF the last Global forces now drive the changes that national evaluations sought to promote, says Jonathan Adams
Traditional major universities dominate the topic rankings for English
Success for smaller universities as Lancaster beats Russell Group institutions to number one
Oxbridge dominates but Essex and Queen Mary University of London make the top five
Athene Donald says REF 2021 processes for flagging interdisciplinary research were not well understood
Major research universities dominate the topic that attracted the highest number of submissions
Top positions taken by the big beasts while Essex outperforms its overall league ranking
Diversity panel chair says “much thought” needed on how to capture EDI in REF
Seven years of work pay off—the Research Excellence Framework 2021 results are finally published
The usual suspects dominate the top of the table for REF results in clinical medicine
Many leading universities missing as smaller universities show their strength
Rule changes benefited universities able to boost numbers, analysis of biggest jumps in rank reveal
David Sweeney tackles questions over next steps after REF 2021 results published
Most top institutions keep their positions but smaller universities fall down rankings
More than 40 per cent of research submitted to REF2021 was given the top 4*...
Assessment-panel chair says framework has helped embed impact in university culture
It’s time for the big reveal of the delayed assessment exercise
Head of Research England “confident” funder has eliminated a major source of REF gaming
The methodology behind the Research Professional News REF 2021 rankings
Research England says it supported “inclusion of staff without penalty”
Mission groups urge more help for universities as vice-chancellors thank staff for results
Who comes top in the Research Professional News number crunch?
Beware those drawing parallels between this year’s results and REF 2014, says Simon Kerridge
Global forces now drive the changes that national evaluations sought to promote, says Jonathan Adams