Panels - REF 2021
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Panels
Information on REF 2021 Panels, committees and working groups.
What do the panels do?
This section includes details on the roles of the expert panels.
Read more about the roles of the expert panels.
Membership of the main and sub-panels
This section includes a full membership list for panel members currently appointed for the criteria and assessment phase, with additional details on further appointments to be made to the panels later in the exercise.
View the membership of the Main and Sub-panels
Units of Assessment
This section includes the names and numbers of the 34 Units of Assessment (UOAs) for REF 2021.
View the UOA details for REF 2021
How are the panel members appointed?
This section includes information about the nominations process for the recruitment of panel members, including details of nominating bodies and E&D considerations of appointments made to the panels.
Read more about the nominations and appointments process for panel members
Equality and Diversity Advisory Panel (EDAP)
This section provides further details on the work of EDAP and provides a full membership list for the panel.
View the EDAP membership
Interdisciplinary Research Advisory Panel (IDAP)
This section provides further details on the work of IDAP and provides a full membership list for the panel.
View the IDAP membership
Institutional Level Environment Pilot Panel (ILEPP)
This section provides further details on the work of ILEPP and provides a full membership list to the panel.
View the ILEPP membership
Citation data panel user group
This section provides information on the group who have been consulted on the implementation of the use of citation data by the sub-panels.
View the citation data panel user group membership
Assessment systems panel user group
This section provides information on the panel user group that were tasked with considering the best use of systems to support the assessment phase of REF 2021.
View the assessment systems panel user group membership