The impact pilot exercise held during 2010 involved 29 higher education institutions submitting evidence of impact to be assessed by pilot expert panels in five units of assessment: Clinical Medicine Physics Earthy Systems and Environmental Sciences Social Work and Social Policy English Language and Literature The membership of the pilot expert panels included a broadly even mix of practising researchers and research 'users' from a range of businesses, public sector bodies, charities and other third sector organisations. Outcomes Decisions on assessing research impact Sets out the UK higher education funding bodies' decisions on the broad framework for the assessment of impact in REF2014, and the weightings of the three elements: outputs, impact and environment. Decisions on assessing research impact Impact Pilot Exercise : Findings of the Expert Panels A report to the UK higher education funding bodies by the chairs of the impact pilot panels. Published November 2010. Impact Pilot Exercise : Findings of the Expert Panels Research Impact Pilot Exercise Lessons-Learned Project : Feedback on Pilot Submissions This report presents feedback from the HEIs that participated in the REF Research Impact pilot exercise. Published November 2010. Research Impact Pilot Exercise Lessons-Learned Project : Feedback on Pilot Submissions Example Case Studies Clinical Medicine Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences English Language and Literature Physics Social Work and Social Policy Guidance Issued to Participants Guidance on Submissions for Institutions Participating in the Pilot Published November 2009. Guidance on Submissions Supplementary Notes for Participating Institutions Published February 2010. Supplementary Notes Guidance for Expert Panels Published March 2010. Guidance for Expert Panels This article was published on 2023-11-21
