1. WP2. Excellent university for the researchers
Centre for research capability and development,
Coventry University
WP3. Excellent researchers for the community
REF – Research Excellence Framework, UK
Prof Dobrila Petrovic, Coventry University
2nd Steering Committee Meeting
2nd Quality Assurance Committee meeting
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6-7th November, 2017

2. Centre for research capability and development, Coventry University
Established in April, 2017
Delivery of doctoral programmes
Development support for researchers
Professional training
Workshops
On line resources
Activity-based learning

3. Researcher Development Programmes
Four key areas:
Research communication
Research funding and policy
Research impact and engagement
Research leadership and careers 

4. Early career researchers
Research communication
Research posters, journal publications, conference papers, presentations
Research funding and policy
How funding schemes work, where research funding priorities lie,
research ethics, impact, team-working, time, project management
Research impact and engagement
Open research agenda, public engagement, knowledge transfer and
Intellectual Property
Research careers and leadership
Research integrity, issues of equality and diversity, resilience

5. Middle career researchers
Research communication
Research posters, journal publications, conference papers, presentations
Research funding and policy
Longer, larger and more complex projects
Collaborative, international and interdisciplinary research projects
Research impact and engagement
Team-based approaches to delivering impact
Research careers and leadership
Developing an effective research strategy and career plan

6. Mentoring - At another University (in the UK and/or overseas)
- Within the same broad research area or in a specific field
- Within a different research area, who uses the same methodological approach or
techniques

7. On line resources Internal resources External resources
- research career planning,
- research communication skills,
- research ethics,
- research impact,
- research integrity,
- research methods,
- research supervision.
External resources
Coventry University is a member of Vitae 

8. The Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Domain A: Knowledge and intellectual abilities: 
The knowledge, intellectual abilities and techniques to do research
Domain B: Personal effectiveness: 
The personal qualities and approach to be an effective researcher
Domain C: Research governance and organisation:  Knowledge of  the professional standards and requirements to do research
Domain D: Engagement, influence and impact:
The knowledge and skills to work with others to ensure the wider impact of research

9. Events to support researchers’ development
Research Seminars
The series is an opportunity for staff and students to come together,
to broaden their networks and to hear about the research expertise across the Faculty. 
Research Career Planning
The session is designed to give you some guidance and support on planning your
research career.  It’s aimed specifically at ECR’s and PGR’s.
Shut Up & Write
The sessions are open to everyone, and are designed to provide you with some time,
away from your other commitments, to allow you to think about your research and
spend time writing in a comfortable, quiet environment. 
Writing for Computer Science and Engineering   (1 week, full-time)
The module is aimed at PhD and MPhil students (in all stages). It is taught in an intensive
1 week, full-time workshop format.  The writing skills needed for
computer science and engineering differ somewhat from those needed in other disciplines. 
             

10. What is REF – Research Evaluation Framework?
REF is an assessment of UK universities’ research – 2014, 2008, 2001…
Next REF scheduled for 2021
In REF2014, universities submitted their research in one or more of 36 areas of research, or ‘Units of Assessment’
Coventry University submitted to nine UoAs

11. What is assessed? Each UoA is assessed in three areas:
Quality of ‘outputs’
e.g. journal publications, monographs, artistic works
65% in 2014
Impact
Non-academic benefit of research
20% in 2014
Research environment
e.g. PhD completions, quality of research facilities, research income, research influence as seen by, for example, editorship of journals, visiting professorship
15% in 2014

12. REF scoring In REF terms, something that is: 4* is world-leading
3* is internationally excellent
2* is internationally recognised
1* is nationally recognised
Below 1*, is unclassified
Overall score of CU in 2014
2.67
Ranked
75 of 128

13. HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England
initial decisions for REF2021
Environment
Environment to still account for 15% of total score
Will be expanded to include sections on interdisciplinary research, collaboration, open access and equality and diversity
Units of Assessment
Restructuring of some UoAs / change in UoA numbers
There will be a single UoA for Engineering
Assessment
The same five-point scale used for scoring in REF2014 will remain (U-4*)
Metrics and citation data may be used to inform assessment of outputs

14. Still to be decided…
Staff eligibility criteria / definition of ‘significant responsibility for research’
Number of outputs and case studies required
Portability of outputs

15. What is research impact?
An effect, change or benefit to
PROCESSES, PLACES,PEOPLE

16. What is research impact?
Improved risk management
A social enterprise has been created
Changes to legislation or regulations
Enhanced technical standards or protocols
Jobs have been created or protected
A new product has been commercialised

17. Highest scoring case studies2*
Clear and compelling narrative, linking the research to the claimed impact, i.e. no disjoint between impact and underpinning research
Verifiable evidence (qualitative or quantitative) to support the claimed impact
Where appropriate, spread of the impact beyond the immediate beneficiaries to a much broader and possibly global audience
Demonstrates that the distinction between dissemination and impact has been understood
Knowledge transfer