The chairs of the four REF 2029 main panels have now been announced by Research England.

The main panels will provide leadership and guidance to the sub-panels that undertake the REF assessment. The chairs also undertake an ambassadorial role for REF 2029 in the sector. They will work to advise on the development and delivery of the exercise, providing advice to the REF team and Steering Group.

They will also play a key role in recruiting and developing the REF main panels and sub-panels, for which applications will be opening soon.

The chairs of the four REF 2029 main panels are:

• Main Panel A: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Professor Louise Kenny CBE, Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool

• Main Panel B: Physical Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics: Professor Tom Rodden, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Research & Knowledge Exchange, University of Nottingham

• Main Panel C: Social Sciences: Professor Jane Falkingham, VP Engagement and International, University of Southampton

• Main Panel D: Arts and Humanities: Professor Greg Walker, Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh.

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