Is this course right for me?

Target Audience: This course is open for all staff at Strathclyde, from across job families.

This is a live, online event

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. This exercise will next run in 2029, and the outcomes will be used to inform the allocation of around £2 billion per year of public funding for universities’ research. 

Please join Strathclyde’s REF team for an overview of the expectations for REF 2029, which will support staff to understand what REF is, how the exercise is approached at Strathclyde, the role you can play in REF 2029, and where you can go for support.

No prior knowledge of REF is required, and this course is appropriate for all staff involved in conducting, leading or enabling research and innovation (e.g. research, academic, KE, teaching and scholarship, technical, and profession services job families). The session will offer time for questions. 

Outcomes/Objectives

After attending this session, attendees will:

- understand the value of REF for Strathclyde

- know about the 3 subprofile areas for REF, and their submission elements for REF 2029

- know what REF means for individual staff members

- have an understanding of the projected timeline for REF 2029 submission

- be introduced to the Strathclyde REF team and know how they can seek further information and support. 

Useful Links;

https://2029.ref.ac.uk/#:~:text=Research%20Excellence%20Framework&text=The%20REF%20is%20the%20UK's,exercise%20is%20planned%20for%202029.

https://strath.sharepoint.com/sites/rkes/SitePages/Research-Excellence-Framework.aspx

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

For online activity:

·         The session will take place on Zoom

·         Auto-captions will be enabled

·         There will be audience participation, in the form of questions

·         You can keep your camera off

·         You are asked to attend the whole session

·         There will not be a break

·         The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.

·         Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request.

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·         Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Prerequisites

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.