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Some more REF guidance</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Andy Crabtree (staff) <pszaxc@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 4, 2024 17:29<br>
<b>To:</b> Praminda Caleb-Solly (staff) <pszpc1@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Dario Landa Silva (staff) <pszjds@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Andrew French (staff) <sbzapf@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Steven Furnell (staff) <pszsf@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Christian Wagner
(staff) <pszcw@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Graham Hutton (staff) <pszgmh@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Boriana Koleva (staff) <pszbnk@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Steve Benford (staff) <pszsdb@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; Bernd Stahl (staff) <pszbcs@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tony Pridmore (staff) <psztpp@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: REF outputs review</font>
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<div>Some additional guidance attached to share with your teams</div>
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<div>A doc about how to determine the potential 3* or 4* status of an output</div>
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<div>And a doc about writing the 100 word statement</div>
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<div>On 2 Dec 2024, at 14:23, Andy Crabtree (staff) <pszaxc@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:</div>
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<div style="margin:0cm"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">I emailed you all a few weeks ago asking you to start assembling data for the REF output review. </font></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">This is now a *priority* and should be completed by the end of January.</font></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">Attached is a slightly amended spreadsheet to collate the data. You can cut and paste if you have already made a start. There is just 1 extra column of information (strength of rating), which is
required so we are consistent with other schools in Faculty. </font></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">You should put the form in a share folder and share it with your research group so staff can add data, guidance is below, share this with your team too please. You should also give me access so
I can collate data across the School. Please send me the share link asap.</font></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">Please let me know if you have any queries.</font></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">best wishes,</font></div>
<div style="margin:0cm"><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" size="3">andy</font></div>
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<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Follow the guidance below to select outputs for inclusion in the School’s first REF2029 assessment exercise. An output is a full paper presented at a conference, a journal paper, a book
chapter, or a book that presents *original research* conducted by CS staff.</div>
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<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Output selection criteria</b></div>
<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">a) You should only select potential 3 or 4 star outputs for review.</div>
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Potential 4 star outputs are world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour.</li><li class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm; font-size:12pt; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">
Potential 3 star outputs are internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour, but fall short of the highest standards of excellence.</li></ul>
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Originality is understood as the extent to which the output introduces a new way of thinking about a subject, or is distinctive or transformative compared with previous work in an academic field.</li></ul>
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Significance is understood as the extent to which the output has exerted, or is likely to exert, an influence on an academic field or practical applications.</li></ul>
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Rigour is understood as the extent to which the purpose of the output is clearly articulated, an appropriate methodology for the research area has been adopted, and compelling evidence presented to show that the purpose has been achieved.</li></ul>
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<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">b) You should only select outputs that are clearly affiliated with the University of Nottingham, i.e., contain a UoN author address. </div>
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<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">d) You should only select outputs that are Open Access (OA)</div>
<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Green route OA, i.e., the *accepted version* of the output placed on a publicly accessible archive (such as arXiv), and gold route OA, i.e., outputs made publicly accessible by the publisher,
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<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">e) If an output includes *multiple authors in the School*, then *only one author* should nominate the paper for review, so talk to your co-authors *first* and decided who is best placed
to explain why the output is potential 3 or 4 star (see reporting requirements below).</div>
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<div style="margin:0cm; font-size:medium; font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Use the 100 words to provide <b>*verifiable evidence not contained within the paper*</b> of how the output has gained recognition, led to further developments, and/or been applied, e.g., best
paper awards, follow on grants, keynotes, external impact on other people’s work, industry uptake (inc. contact details), patents, etc.</div>
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