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Increase in high-quality research shown in REF 2021 raises prospect of funding changes
ViewREF 2021: Regions make up ground on Golden Triangle
REF 2021: Regions make up ground on Golden Triangle
Requirement to submit all staff sees universities outside South East account for more top-flight research
ViewREF 2021: Sweeney says change to funding formula ‘possible’
REF 2021: Sweeney says change to funding formula ‘possible’
Proportion of research deemed world-leading also rises 11 percentage points between 2014 and 2021
ViewREF 2021: The Research Professional News 2021 ranking
REF 2021: The Research Professional News 2021 ranking
All 157 universities in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework ranked by power and intensity
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ViewREF 2021: A lever for levelling up—if ministers pull it
REF 2021: A lever for levelling up—if ministers pull it
National evaluation was invented to concentrate funding. Will that change this time, asks Kieron Flanagan?
ViewREF 2021: Life after REF
REF 2021: Life after REF
The seven-year research assessment itch has been scratched. Now what?
ViewREF 2021: English language and literature top 10
REF 2021: English language and literature top 10
Traditional major universities dominate the topic rankings for English
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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
ViewREF 2021: Art and design—history, practice and theory top 10
REF 2021: Art and design—history, practice and theory top 10
Specialists excel alongside smaller universities as major institutions are largely absent
ViewREF 2021: Law top 10
REF 2021: Law top 10
Oxbridge dominates but Essex and Queen Mary University of London make the top five
ViewREF 2021: Business and management studies top ten
REF 2021: Business and management studies top ten
Success for smaller universities as Lancaster beats Russell Group institutions to number one
ViewREF adviser says work still needed on interdisciplinarity
REF adviser says work still needed on interdisciplinarity
Athene Donald says REF 2021 processes for flagging interdisciplinary research were not well understood
ViewREF 2021: Computer science and informatics top 10
REF 2021: Computer science and informatics top 10
Top positions taken by the big beasts while Essex outperforms its overall league ranking
ViewREF 2021: Engineering top 10
REF 2021: Engineering top 10
Major research universities dominate the topic that attracted the highest number of submissions
ViewEquality measures used in REF 2021 ‘come at a cost’
Equality measures used in REF 2021 ‘come at a cost’
Diversity panel chair says “much thought” needed on how to capture EDI in REF
ViewREF 2021: Results day
REF 2021: Results day
Seven years of work pay off—the Research Excellence Framework 2021 results are finally published
ViewREF 2021: Clinical medicine top 10
REF 2021: Clinical medicine top 10
The usual suspects dominate the top of the table for REF results in clinical medicine
ViewREF 2021: Allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy top 10
REF 2021: Allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy top 10
Many leading universities missing as smaller universities show their strength
ViewREF 2021: Key shifts in ranking show size matters
REF 2021: Key shifts in ranking show size matters
Rule changes benefited universities able to boost numbers, analysis of biggest jumps in rank reveal
ViewREF 2021: Research England head ‘confident’ on new funding
REF 2021: Research England head ‘confident’ on new funding
David Sweeney tackles questions over next steps after REF 2021 results published
ViewREF 2021: Mixed bag for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
REF 2021: Mixed bag for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Most top institutions keep their positions but smaller universities fall down rankings
ViewREF 2021: Conversation to be had on top category
REF 2021: Conversation to be had on top category
More than 40 per cent of research submitted to REF2021 was given the top 4*...
ViewREF 2021: Improved impact ‘a success story for REF’
REF 2021: Improved impact ‘a success story for REF’
Assessment-panel chair says framework has helped embed impact in university culture
ViewREF Day
REF Day
It’s time for the big reveal of the delayed assessment exercise
ViewREF 2021: Universities ‘played by the rules’ this time round
REF 2021: Universities ‘played by the rules’ this time round
Head of Research England “confident” funder has eliminated a major source of REF gaming
ViewREF 2021: What do our numbers mean?
REF 2021: What do our numbers mean?
The methodology behind the Research Professional News REF 2021 rankings
ViewREF 2021: Outputs of special circumstances staff ‘just as good’
REF 2021: Outputs of special circumstances staff ‘just as good’
Research England says it supported “inclusion of staff without penalty”
ViewREF 2021: Universities and sector bodies react
REF 2021: Universities and sector bodies react
Mission groups urge more help for universities as vice-chancellors thank staff for results
ViewREF 2021: The top 10
REF 2021: The top 10
Who comes top in the Research Professional News number crunch?
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
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