R&IS News
REF 2029 People, Culture and Environment pilot panels membership announced
Research England has announced the People, Culture and Environment (PCE) pilot panels for REF 2029. The PCE pilot exercise aims to use the findings from the PCE indicators project to explore the practicality of submission and assessment of various elements of PCE. This assessment will be carried out by the PCE pilot panels.
Chairs confirmed for the four REF 2029 main panels
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.
Warwick Research Celebration returns for 2025
The return of the Warwick Research Celebration on 7 April 2025 will bring together our research community and celebrate our world-leading research excellence and impact. As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, the Warwick Research Celebration will offer an opportunity to look back on and celebrate our collective achievements, and to look ahead to how we're working together to make the world a better place. Find out how you can nominate your colleagues for an award.
New EPSRC award to provide dedicated support for PhD research training
The University of Warwick has successfully received £7.7M from EPSRC as an institutional Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) for three intakes from 2025/26. This award will provide dedicated support for PhD research training in EPS, funding at least 80 3.5-year studentships.
New IT systems coming to support research
The University will soon be implementing new IT systems to replace EPrints, which underpins the Warwick Research Archive Portal (WRAP) and Ideate, the University’s pre-award research grants & contracts management system.