HEFCE publishes “framework and guidance” for 2014 REF

HEFCE’s Assessment framework and guidance on submissions document was recently published on the HEFCE website. The document sets out the framework and generic criteria for submissions, guides institutions on policy and preparing submissions, and specifies content/data requirements/related definitions. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) for UK higher education institutions has a submissions deadline of 29 November 2013.
HEFCE’s 2014 REF framework and guidance publication can be found here.