REF 2021: Detail on impact and research outputs published

Searchable database of impact case studies among resources now available

The Research Excellence Framework team has published details of the thousands of impact case studies and research outputs submitted as part of the 2021 exercise.

More than 6,000 impact case studies detailing where research had benefitted wider society were submitted to the 2021 REF, alongside 185,000 outputs from research. A searchable database includes all case studies other than those identified as confidential, while further details of all outputs that are not considered confidential have also been made available.