1. Preparations for REF 2020: MDS College Assembly
Wednesday 15th June 2016 Ronni Littlewood, Research Planning Partner Dr Joanne Croudace, Research Planning Officer

2. Headlines Progress on preparations for REF: Annual Review
Impact; achievements to date and next steps
Outputs Review: Key dates
Open access requirements

3. Impact: Achievements to date
College Impact Working Group established to develop and implement College Impact strategy - Chaired by Prof Andrew Ewer Impact leads in place within each Institute, working with research planning partner and officer to identify Impact across MDS Longlist identified across college case studies identified - Each case study assessed for potential for impact by REF2020 Shortlist identified for submission to Units of Assessment Represents a spread over each Institute - To be developed for REF2020 submission Pipeline of Impact identified within the college for longer term development

4. Impact: Achievements to date
Wider support for Impact Ongoing analysis of merits of 4* case studies submitted to REF2014 – Units 1-3 Understanding routes to Impact Evaluation Evidencing Impact Use of public engagement Identification of support needed to develop impact Available funding schemes Establishment of a support network for impact; including professional services and external stakeholders Development of workshops to support impact development

5. Impact: Next Steps
Continued development and implementation of College Impact Strategy - Align with Universities new Impact strategy Provision of advice and guidance for developing case studies To raise awareness of the Colleges Impact and celebrate success To introduce the use of PURE for recording Impact To capture ongoing Impacts As a tool for capturing evidence of impact To facilitate drafting of case studies Delivery of Impact workshops An Introduction to Impact Merits of a 4* case study Evaluation and evidencing PURE for Impact

6. Impact: Annual Review
Working with the Impact Working Group on the delivery of requirements for the ‘Impact’ element of the Annual Review
Outline case studies:
underpinning research;
outline of impact;
evidence and evaluation of impact so far;
plans for future
Completion date: 1st Nov 2016

7. Outputs Review
Working with the MDS Outputs Working Group on the delivery of requirements for the ‘Outputs’ element of the Annual Review
Purpose:
Proportion of 4* and 3* research output
Understanding what high quality in the REF looks like

8. Outputs Review: Key dates
By 11th Nov 2016:
At least 2 outputs per REF eligible individual have been read
No need to assess
All potential 4* outputs captured/assessed
Best 4 outputs where available recorded on PURE - guidance notes available

9. Outputs Review: Key dates
Ideally, reading is continual process and grades entered throughout the year
Quality assurance: calibration; moderation
All of the above to be completed by 11th Nov University REF Board meets later on that month.

10. Open Access for REF: Key points
HEFCE Policy covers: all published outputs and proceedings (with ISSN)
Applies to outputs accepted for publication after 1 April 2016
Final peer-reviewed text (final draft manuscript) in PURE immediately on acceptance
HEFCE policy works with publisher embargo periods
If the output does not comply with Open Access Policy then it’s not eligible for submission to REF

11. Open Access for REF: How-to guide
Takes you through key actions to:
Create a new record for an output in PURE
All the essential information about the output that needs to be added in the PURE record
How to upload your final draft manuscript
That’s all you need to do – the Digital Assets Team in the Library will check copyright and embargo periods.
Further information:

12. Contacts:
Ronni Littlewood Research Planning Partner
Dr Joanne Croudace Research Planning Officer
Karen Clews PURE Manager
For Open Access Queries:

13. Thanks for your time