Call for evidence outcome

Research Excellence Framework review: call for evidence

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 27 January 2016
• Last updated: 28 July 2016 — See all updates

This call for evidence has closed

Detail of outcome

Responses to this call for evidence informed Lord Stern’s independent review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

We received 301 unique responses from a wide range of interested parties, including:

• higher education institutions
• individuals
• professional bodies
• representative bodies
• learned societies

We also received responses from 40 interviews with higher education professionals and research users.

See the detailed summary of responses.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

We're seeking views on the future shape of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) as part of Lord Stern's independent review.

This call for evidence ran from
6pm on 27 January 2016 to 11:45pm on 24 March 2016

Call for evidence description

Government has asked Lord Nicholas Stern to lead an independent review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF). The review is examining how university research funding can be allocated more efficiently so that universities can focus on carrying out world-leading research.

The review has already received many helpful inputs through the community’s response to the Higher Education green paper consultation questions on the REF. This call for evidence is to explore some of the issues raised and investigate ways in which a simpler, lighter-touch, system for the REF might be developed.

See the terms of reference.

Documents

Lord Stern’s review of the Research Excellence Framework: call for evidence

Ref: IND/16/1

PDF, 264 KB, 10 pages

Published 27 January 2016
Last updated 28 July 2016 + show all updates

1. 28 July 2016

   Added detail of outcome and summary of responses.

2. 27 January 2016

   First published.