Date of Birth The person's date of birth. Full-time Equivalent The FTE of the staff member as a fraction between 0 and 1. Staff Commencement Date Staff Commencement Date HESA Identifier The researcher's unique Higher-Education Statistics Agency (HESA) identifier. Staff Category The staff category of the staff member A B C D Staff End Date Staff employment end date. Unit of Assessment (REF2014) Please select your Unit of Assessment. Unit of Assessment (REF2021) Please select your Unit of Assessment. Unit of Assessment scope (REF2014) Select the Unit(s) of Assessment that this user will be responsible for. Unit of Assessment scope Select the Unit(s) of Assessment that this user will be responsible for. Staff Identifier Sensitive Indicate that the staff record contains sensitive information and should be excluded from publication. Research Connection A short statement evidencing the clear connection of the staff member with the submitting unit. Reason for no substantive connection Select one or more instances for why a statement evidencing a substantive connection will not be required (not included in submission but may be required in the event of audit). Caring Responsibilities Personal Circumstances Reduced Hours Normal Discipline Practice Approaching Retirement Normal Discipline Practice Research Group Please select up to 4 research groups. Exclude from Submission Indicates the staff member should not be included in the submission. Early Career Researcher Indicate whether this user is an Early Career Researcher. Fixed-term contract Fixed-term contract starts Fixed-term contract ends Secondment Secondment starts Secondment ends Unpaid leave Unpaid leave starts Unpiad leave ends Date of creation Last modifications Output Type The type of output. Weighting Request to 'double weight' the output: for outputs of extended scale and scope, the submitting institution may request that the sub-panel weights the output as two. An additional output may be provided as 'reserve' for assessment if the panel does not agree with the double-weighting. Single Double Reserve Double weighting statement A statement justifying the proposal for double weighting. Cross-Referral Request for cross-referral: a request to the sub-panel to consider cross-referring the output to another sub-panel for advice. Output cross-referred Indicate whether the output is proposed to be cross referred to another panel. English abstract A brief abstract, for outputs in languages other than English. Maximum 100 words. Selection ID Selected for Name User ID Publication Publication title Publication ID Selected by Name User ID Position Reserve output Identify an output that will not be assessed if this output is accepted as double weighted. 1 2 3 4 Research Group A single letter or digit code for the research group associated with this output. Interdisciplinary Research Tick this box if this item is the product of interdisciplinary reserach. You may be required to provide . Additional Information Include here any additional information about the output that you feel the panel members need to consider. You are strongly advised to check the relevant panel criteria. Self Rating Please choose one of the following options:
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Forensic Science Output Indicate to the sub-panel if the output embodies research in forensic science. Criminology Output Indicate to the sub-panel if the output embodies research in criminology. Open Access Status Indicate whether the output is compliant with open access requirements, has an applicable exception, or is not compliant. Compliant Not Compliant Deposit Exception Access Exception Technical Exception Other Exception Out of Scope Exception Within 3 Months Of Publication Output Allocation Required when requested in the panel criteria and working methods. Output Allocation 2 Second output allocation, required when requested in the panel criteria and working methods. Output Sub Profile Category Specify the output subprofile category for UoAs 3 and 12. Requires Author Contribution Statement Indicate whether the submission system needs to track the author contribution statements to aid institutions in developing their submissions. Author Contribution Statement Author contribution statement to aid institutions in developing their submissions. Exclude from Submission Indicate that the output record should be excluded from submission. No records with this flag set should remain in the submission when submitting it to the REF 2021. Output PDF Required Does Include Significant Material Before 2014 Indicates the additional information statement includes a statement about significant material in common with an output submitted to REF 2014. Does Include Research Process Indicates the additional information statement includes information about the research process and/or content. Does Include Factual Information About Significance Indicates the additional information statement includes factual information about the significance of the research. Is Additional Attributed Staff Member A value indicating whether this staff member is an additional attributed staff member for a double weighted output or an output submitted to main panel D. Pending Publication Reserve [DEPRECATED] Select a different REF Selection as a reserve for the pending publication. Double Weighting Reserve Select a different REF Selection as a reserve for a double weighted selection. REF Selections Manages selections for REF. Early Career Researcher Indicate whether this user is an Early Career Researcher. Fixed-term contract Contract starts Contract ends Secondment Secondment starts Secondment ends Unpaid leave Unpaid leave starts Unpaid leave ends Research fellow Indicate whether the staff member is a Research Fellow (for HEFCW-funded institutions only). Non-UK based Non-UK Explanation Total period of absence The number of months within the assessment period that the staff member has been absent (up to 2 decimal places). Number of qualifying periods The number of qualifying periods of maternity, paternity or adoption leave. Complex output reduction The number of outputs the user wishes to reduce without penalty for the member of staff citing complex circumstances. 0 1 2 3 Circumstance The type of circumstances cited for the staff member. 1- Early career researcher 2- Part-time, career break or secondment 3- Qualifying period of maternity, paternity or adaption leave 4- Period of additional paternity or adoption leave under four months 5- Category A junior clinical academic 6- Category C clinical, health or veterinary professional 7- Complex circumstances Circumstance explanation ECR starts The date the staff member first met the definition of an early career researcher. (Cat. C) Employing organisation The name of the organisation that the staff member is employed by. For category C staff only. (Cat. C) Job title The job title for the staff member at the organisation the member is employed by. For category C staff only. (Cat. C) Explanation Text explaining their research responsibilities and how their reseearch is focused in the submitting unit. For category C staff only Full-time Equivalent The FTE of the contract as a fraction between 0 and 1. Research Connection A short statement evidencing the clear connection of the former staff contract with the submitting unit. Reason for no substantive connection Select one or more instances for why a statement evidencing a substantive connection will not be required (not included in submission but may be required in the event of audit). Caring Responsibilities Personal Circumstances Reduced Hours Normal Discipline Practice Research Group Please select up to 4 research groups. Details Name of benchmark Please enter a distinctive name for this benchmark. Date of creation Benchmark ID Benchmark creator Valid until Please enter the end date for this benchmark. After this date, it will not be possible to select new publications. 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No users found in your UoA. Missing Staff Category. Only Categories A or C Staff can submit. Minimum FTE for submission is 0.2. FTE cannot be higher than 1.0. Missing required field Staff Info Circumstances Cat. C Circumstances Research Outputs Staff StaffCircumstance CategoryCCirumstances Outputs ResearchDoctoralsAwarded ResearchIncome ResearchIncomeInKind ResearchGroup CurrentStaff FormerStaff FormerStaffContract Output StaffOutputLink REF Part 4 Environment Data Manages the REF Part 4 Environment data ID Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Research Doctoral Degrees Awarded Research Income Source Value Research Income-in-kind Source Value Date Last Modified Benchmark ID Unit of Assessment REF REF Part 4 (a/b/c) Environment Data 1. BIS Research Councils, The Royal Society, British Academy and The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2. UK-based charities (open competitive process) 3. UK-based charities (other) 4. UK central government bodies, local authorities, health and hospital authorities 5. UK industry, commerce and public corporations 6. EU government bodies 7. EU-based charities (open competitive process) 8. EU industry, commerce and public corporations 9. EU other 10. Non-EU-based charities 11. Non-EU industry, commerce and public corporations 12. Non-EU other 13. Other sources 14. National Institute of Health Research 14. Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates 14. Welsh Government’s National Institute for Social Care and Health Research 14. Health and Social Care Research and Development (HSC RD), Northern Ireland 14. National Institute of Health Research 14. Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates 14. Welsh Government’s National Institute for Social Care and Health Research 14. Health and Social Care Research and Development (HSC RD), Northern Ireland 15. BIS Research Councils REF4 Data Edit Add Year Degrees Income Income-In-Kind Actions Return to REF 4 Report REF 4 Report View Edit No Data found Research Doctoral Degrees Awarded Degrees Awarded Year Research Income Research Income-In-Kind Source: Research Income Research Income-in-kind

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 Research Group Code Research Group Code must be a single alpha or numeric character The Research Group must have a code The Research Group must have a name Length exceeded for Research Group name (max: 128 characters) This Unit of Assessment already has a Research Group with this code REF Research Groups Manage Research Groups definitions for the REF2021 submission Details REF Research Group ID REF Research Group ID Code A single alpha or numeric character used to represent the research group Name The name of the research group (max 128 characters) Unit of Assessment The Unit of Assessment to which the Research Group belongs New Research Group Edit Remove Research Group Are you sure you want to remove this research group? Manage Contracts (Former Staff) Contract (Former Staff) New Contract Remove Contract

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 Contract removed. Contract Contract ID Datestamp Last Modified Length exceeded for REF field (max: characters) Invalid ORCID format HESA Identifier must be 13 characters long Staff Identifier required if there is no HESA staff identifier All Research Groups values must be a single alpha-numeric character (see Research Group ) All Research Groups must have a corresponding Research Group record (no record for Research Group ) Up to 4 Research Groups are allowed FTE should have no more than 2 decimal places A staff member with an FTE value between 0.2 and 0.29 inclusive must provide either a substantive connection statement, or a reason for no substantive connection Users with the flag set should not be included in the submission Outputs submitted for a former staff member must include a Month Invalid Year. Must be one of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 or 2020 An English language abstract should be provided for research outputs in a language other than English An Output Allocation is required for research outputs attached to Unit of Assessment A second Output Allocation is required for research outputs attached to Unit of Assessment Research Outputs with the flag set should not be included in the submission The field is only valid for UoAs 11 and 12 (research output attached to UoA ) Missing REF field Outputs submitted for a former staff member must include a month An article number must be present if the first page is not provided The first page must be provided if the article number is not provided. This output references a reserve but it has not been flagged as a double-weighted output. This output references itself as a reserved output. Missing required REF field Problems reported. See individual report for further details User has selection(s). Also selected by User has selections in . Also selected by User has selections in . Is Delayed by COVID-19 Indicate whether the output has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Statement An optional statement (max. 100 words) to explain the form of the submitted output to the pabels. E.g. a description of the version being submitted, and any particular omissions due to the delay issues encountered. Media of Output Must be used to describe the version of electronic output being returned where not possible to submit the final version in electronic form. E.g. "Proof", "Author Accepted Manuscript".