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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The University is conducting an Institutional Research Audit over the next few months in preparation for the next REF.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The two key aims for this year’s audit are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">• To develop a rigorous internal review process across all Departments and Schools - Last year’s audit process, and REF Team debrief meetings with Strathclyde REF Panel members, identified that individual
UoAs / Schools / Departments are best placed to undertake the vast majority of the research output review and rating process in the run-up to the next exercise, with external reviewers used only as part of a star rating calibration exercise. The REF Team will
be issuing guidance on an internal review and rating process based on information gathered on REF Panels. To help the self-evaluation / selection of outputs, the REF Team will be offering guidance and workshops to Academics to improve their understanding of
the characteristics of 3 and 4* research outputs. The Team will also have workshops for the Output Reviewers (to be identified within your department) to provide further insight on the REF Panel process.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">• To improve our ‘impacts in progress’ – Using the case studies submitted to REF2014 as a guide, it is very likely that the research outputs that will lead to impact during the assessment phase have already
been published. Coupling this with the likelihood of tougher competition for a future REF, as universities are more aware of and aligned to the impact agenda, there is a need for a robust evaluation of our developing and potential impact case studies. The
number of ‘impacts in progress’ required for each Department / School will be determined by the Academic staff FTE, in a similar fashion to the REF2014 impact case study criteria. Each case study will require the author to provide a title, summary, impact
type underpinning research, impact development process, future impacts and any evidence of impact to date. With these impacts in progress it is anticipated that Department / School and / or Faculty, with support from RKES, will be able to proactively assist
the development of the potential impact case study. A frequent review of these impacts going forward will also assist in the collection of evidence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The REF Team are planning to hold two briefing sessions (the same content repeated twice to provide flexibility for attendance) for Academic staff in October / November to offer more detailed guidance on the
individual requirements for the audit. The sessions will be held on <b>Wednesday 28th October – Graham Hills Room 513 from 2.30pm – 4pm</b> and on
<b>Thursday 5th November – Graham Hills Room 617 from 2.30pm – 4.30pm</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Please make necessary arrangements to attend one of these sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Erling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Professor Erling Riis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Head of Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Department of Physics, tel: 0141-5483490<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Strathclyde University, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">John Anderson Building, e-mail:
<a href="mailto:e.riis@strath.ac.uk">e.riis@strath.ac.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Glasgow, G4 0NG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><img border="0" width="291" height="76" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D10756.7F70B610" alt="cid:part3.05040902.02010809@strath.ac.uk"></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Department is a partner in SUPA, the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC015263<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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