Key dates
Overview of important dates underlying and leading up to the REF2021 submission.
| Date/period | Description | Date(s) | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|
| REF2021 submission |
Deadline for submissions to REF2021. Given the current circumstances related to COVID-19, the REF2021 submission deadline has been postponed. A new submission deadline will be communicated with at least eight months' notice. Note that as of 08/04/20, the census date and assessment period for outputs, impact and the research environment remain unchanged. |
31 March 2021 | REF team |
| Final output nominations | Deadline for output nominations in Pure for UOA-11 REF eligible staff. Additional outputs published since the last call for nominations or updated 100 word statements should be added in Pure by this date. | 04 Setpember 2020 | Informatics REF planning team |
| REF output workshops | Workshops for REF UOA-11 REF eligible staff to ask questions about nominating outputs to REF2021. Led by Steve Renals as the School's REF co-ordinator and Victoria Lindström as the School's REF administrator. | 26 August and 01 September 2020. | Informatics REF planning team |
| Staff census date |
Census date for staff with significant responsibility for research at the unit.
|
31 July 2020 | REF team |
| Supplementary review | Supplementary UOA-11 submission to University-wide review of REF preparations. | June 2020 | UoE REF board |
| Round 2 review | UOA-11 submission to University-wide review of REF preparations. | 09 March 2020 | UoE REF board |
| Supplementary review | Supplementary UOA-11 submission to University-wide review of REF preparations. | 02 December 2019 | UoE REF board |
| Round 1 review | UOA-11 submission to University-wide review of REF preparations. | 22 August 2019 |
UoE REF board |
| CSE REF Check 2019 | College-wide REF preparation excercise. Date is deadline for schools to submit data. | 28 June 2019 | CSE REF committee |
| 100 word workshops | Local workshops on writing the 100 words for your REF nominated papers, part of the Informatics Research Day. | 08 May 2019 | Informatics Director of Research and REF planning team |
| Informatics REF Check 2019 | Local REF preparation exercise, feeds into the wider CSE REF Check. | 26 March 2019 - 28 April 2019 | Informatics REF planning team |
| Informatics REF introduction | Introduction to REF, held by Steve Renals as the School's REF co-ordinator. IF-4.31/33. | 08 April 2019 | Informatics REF planning team |
| Output publication period |
Period during which research outputs must have been published.
|
1 January 2014 - 31 December 2020 | REF team |
| Impact assessment period |
Period during which specific impact must have taken place. The impact period has been extended until 31 December 2020 (previously 31 July 2020) given circumstances related to COVID-19. |
1 August 2013 - 31 December 2020 | REF team |
| Underlying research period |
Period during which research underpinning impact case studies must have been produced.
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1 January 2000 - 31 December 2020 | REF team |
| Environment summary period |
Period for which data on the unit's research and impact environment is required. |
1 August 2013 - 31 July 2020 | REF team |