REF Results
12 May 2022
Today the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results are out.
The REF is a UK wide process which ensures that world-leading research is recognised and encourages research which makes positive impacts on society.
UCL Medical School’s Research Department of Medical Education (RDME) collaborated with the Institute of Education (IOE) and the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences’ Department of Science and Technology Studies in UCL’s REF submission to Unit of Assessment 23 (UoA23) (Education).
Professor Ann Griffin, Head of the RDME at UCL Medical School, said:
‘I am delighted that medical education at UCL has once again been represented in the REF. Collaborating with colleagues at the IOE, who formed the major part of this ‘Unit’, has been an enormously rewarding experience. RDME is passionate to demonstrate the vital impact that medical education research makes to patient care and an enormous thank you to the whole team who worked to make this submission an outstanding success. We look forward to contributing further with colleagues at the IOE as well as with our community of medical educators ensuring that we continue to grow our research for a real-world impact’.
Data source for research power and research strength calculations: REF 2021 Results Analysis Tool developed by Elsevier Analytical Services and Data Services, part of Elsevier Research Intelligence.
Links
- To see our medical education impact case study by Professor Chris McManus, Professor Katherine Woolf and Professor Dame Jane Dacre: Making the healthcare profession fairer to ensure high standards
- For further details of the Education submission: IOE REF 2021
- For details about our Faculty submission and a message from the Dean: FMS REF 2021
- For further details of UCL’s overall submission: UCL comes second in the UK for research power