{"id":2310,"date":"2021-08-24T06:29:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T05:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/?page_id=2310"},"modified":"2021-11-12T11:52:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T11:52:50","slug":"research-excellence-framework","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/research\/research-excellence-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Excellence Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\r\n\t\tResearch Excellence Framework\r\n\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\"REF\r\n\t
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The Research Excellence Framework (REF)<\/a> is the principal means of finding out which individuals, departments and institutions are producing the most excellent research in the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

REF is the successor to the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).<\/p>\r\n

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\r\n\t\tAbout the Research Excellence Framework\r\n\t<\/h3>\r\n

The REF assesses research excellence by focusing on three elements considered by an independent expert review:<\/p>\r\n