REF 2029 has announced the membership of the People, Culture and Environment pilot panels and we are delighted to see that GuildHE members are well represented.

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GuildHE extends our warmest congratulations to staff from our member institutions that have been placed on a pilot panel for REF 2029. It is essential that a diversity of institutions are represented amongst the panels, and the funders have worked hard to achieve this. Such diversity of perspectives will be important to ensure that the PCE element of REF 2029 is developed in ways that are sympathetic to different institutional scales and disciplinary mix. We are pleased to see our members support colleagues to contribute to that and recognise their commitment to improving research culture across the sector that their involvement represents.

Rachel Persad, Head of Research Policy, GuildHE

REF 2029 will deliver an expanded definition of research excellence, recognising the wide range of research, roles, and people that are essential to the vitality of the UK’s vibrant research system.

A key part of this expanded definition is the development of the People, Culture and Environment (PCE) element. Announced in January 2024, the PCE pilot exercise aims to use the findings from the PCE indicators project to explore the practicality of submission and assessment of various elements of PCE. This assessment will be carried out by the PCE pilot panels.

The full list of GuildHE and GuildHE Research representation is: 

UoA 7 – Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences

  • Debby Cotton, Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange at Plymouth Marjon University

UoA 17 – Business and Management

  • Steve Johnson, Professor of Business and Innovation at Leeds Trinity University

UoA 28 – History

  • Claudia Capancioni, Professor of English Literature, Bishop Grosseteste University
  • Inga Bryden, Head of Research Environment and Impact, University of Winchester
  • Karen Sayer, Professor of History and Research Lead, Leeds Trinity University

UoA 33 – Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies

  • Tony Fisher, Head of Research Strategy and Culture, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

 

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