Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 assessed the quality of research in the UK’s higher education institutions.
The REF review process is managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. It is made on three main criteria:
- quality of research outputs
- impact of research (beyond the University)
- vitality of the research environment
Results
See the results for the Units of Assessment (UOA) we submitted to. These were UoA 3 and UoA 6.
In previous analysis, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 produced the following results for Newcastle University.