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University Town Hall on REF 2029 Guidance and Code of Practice

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:17:11 GMT

University Town Hall on REF 2029 Guidance and Code of Practice

Date: Friday 20 March 2026

Time: 10:30-12:00

REF 2029 - resumed process (December 2025 update)

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:23:00 GMT

Following the recent pause to criteria setting and publication of final guidance of REF 2029, today the four funding bodies (Research England, the Scottish Funding Council, Medr, and Department for Economy, Northern Ireland) formally resumed the process, accompanied by several significant updates.

Warwick success in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework results

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:18:18 GMT

The University of Warwick has once again demonstrated its leadership in innovation, collaboration, and societal impact, achieving strong results in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF 5) published by Research England.

Warwick researchers appointed to REF 2029 panels

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:36:15 GMT

Seventeen University of Warwick academics have been appointed to serve on the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2029) panels, recognising their expertise and leadership across a wide range of disciplines.

As panel members, they will provide specialist insight and assess research quality across UK higher education. The REF plays a vital role in shaping the distribution of quality-related funding—currently around £2 billion annually—to support world-class research in universities.

Pause to REF 2029

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:01:00 GMT

The Science Minister, Lord Vallance, today announced a pause in the criteria setting and publication of final guidance for REF 2029 for a short period. While the overall timetable for REF 2029 remains unchanged, the pause affects certain milestones, including a delay in the publication of Guidance modules. Institutions can therefore expect updates in the coming months as the process resumes.

Also announced this morning, seventeen University of Warwick academics have been appointed to serve as panellists across all four main panels for REF 2029.

Professor John Greenlees Appointed Chair of REF 2029 Mathematical Sciences Sub-Panel

Fri, 23 May 2025 09:40:00 GMT

Professor John Greenlees from Warwick’s Mathematics department has been appointed as a chair of Sub-panel 10: Mathematical Sciences for REF 2029.

Changes to UKRI policies to support financial sustainability and updates to grant terms and conditions

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:23:06 GMT

Changes to UKRI terms and conditions - guidance on research bids.

Research early code processes

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:33:57 GMT

PIs and Departments wishing to start recruitment or expenditure on a research project prior to formal acceptance must liaise with R&IS and if the rationale is agreed, a SAP code will be issued. Read more about the new streamlined procedures

Midlands Extracellular Vesicle Network Inaugural Conference 2025

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:32:00 GMT

The Midlands Extracellular Vesicle Network Inaugural Conference is taking place on 25 March 2025 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel, Birmingham, B15 2RS.

Guidance published for the People, Culture and Environment Pilot

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:23:18 GMT

Research England has updated its People, Culture and Environment (PCE) pages with the guidance and template being used for the Pilot, and opportunities for the community to join events to discuss the Pilot further.