Summary of core features
Benchmarks
Benchmarks allow you to conduct one or more trial runs as well as the final run of your REF submission exercise. New benchmarks can be started from scratch or created containing submissions made in a previous benchmark. As new benchmarks are added, previous benchmarks are saved and provide a frozen view of your submission exercise that you can refer back to a compare results.
Assign Unit of Assessment Champions
The Repository Administrator can assign individual staff as a Unit of Assessment Chamption of one or more unit of assessment panels defined by HEFCE. This allows the Champion to oversee their allocated units, enabling them to check and verify the outputs selected by staff, or submit outputs on their behalf if they so wish.
Champions may run REF1 or REF2 reports at any time for their Unit/s of Assessment for the current or previous benchmark.
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To select Unit of Assessment Champions a user must first be assigned the ref/select_champions role. |
REF1 Profile Information
Staff identified as taking part in your REF submission will have an enhanced profile, where REF1 data can be provided. This information will be used to generate the REF1 report.
Staff may be allocated to one Unit of Assessment, enabling them to make submissions to that panel specifically.
To edit a user's REF1 Profile Information, go to their user profile and click "
Identify REF2 Outputs
Staff identified as taking part in your REF submission will be able to select their research outputs to be submitted to their assigned assessment panel. Additional REF2 data can be provided against each selection, including a self-rating and additional information for the panel to consider.
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In order to make a selection, a user must first be assigned the ref/select role. |
Getting Started
Once the REF Support plugin is installed on your EPrints Repository, you must complete the following set-up tasks in order to utilise the REF Support features.
Additional Roles
Relevant repository user accounts will need additional roles assigned to be able to access the screens within the REF Support plugin. Assign the two roles below as described:
| ref/select_champions | Required to be able to identify members of staff as Unit of Assessment Champions |
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| ref/select | Required against those accounts (including Unit of Assessment Champions) needing to be able to access REF screens and to make REF submissions |
These additional roles can be added by Repository Administrators to appropriate user accounts, using the ‘Administer Account’ feature
Identify Unit of Assessment Champions
You must identify your Unit of Assessment (UoA) Champions who will then be able to oversee and verify submissions to their assigned assessment panels.
To assign someone as a UoA Champion, go to their user profile and click "
Assign staff to their unit of assessment and populate REF1 profile information
You must identify the staff involved in REF2014 who will be submitting research outputs by assigning them to a single unit of assessment panel. Should you choose to use your EPrints repository to produce your REF1 report you will also need to update staff profiles with the relevant REF1 information.
Create the first current benchmark
You must have one current benchmark set up for staff and Unit of Assessment Champions to be able to make submissions against and run associated reports.
To create a benchmark, click the '
User Guide
Please see here for the REF Support User Guide.