Introduction to NTO assessment
Simon Hettrick
26 June 2025 - NTO Workshop, Liverpool ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195
Today is an experiment
https://2029.ref.ac.uk/about/timetable/
https://2029.ref.ac.uk/guidance/
https://2029.ref.ac.uk/guidance/section-4-contributions-to-knowledge-and-understanding-cku-guidance/
People, culture and environment (PCE)
25% weighting
replaces the environment element and will include an increased emphasis on research culture
Contribution to knowledge and understanding (CKU)
50% weighting
replaces the outputs element. It will largely be based on assessment of research outputs and will also include evidence of broader contributions to the advancement of the discipline
Engagement and impact
25% weighting
replaces the impact element. It will consist of impact case studies and an accompanying statement
5.6.5. A glossary of output categories and collection formats will be published. Further guidance on types of outputs will be published later in the Autumn in an update to REF 2021 Guidance on Submissions Annex K, which offers a good indication of the potential range of outputs.
5.6.4. Examples of diverse output types include, but go well beyond, journal articles, conference papers, monographs and book chapters, to include, as appropriate to each UoA:
5.6.7. An underpinning principle of the REF is that all forms of research output and research practice will be assessed on a fair and equal basis. Sub-panels will not regard any particular form of output as of greater or lesser quality than another per se, and all subject matter will be assessed equally, without bias.
ESS Round 8 (34,033 user downloads) was developed and produced over three years under the coordination of ESS HQ (Harrison, co-director). It contains approximately 40,000 cases from 23 countries and 534 variables. Documented in a 190-page report, Round 8 covered 11 topics. Using strict random probability sampling and hour-long face-to-face interviews, it included core and rotating modules on public attitudes to climate change, energy preferences and welfare attitudes. ESS HQ organised the call for and selection of rotating modules, a lengthy period of question design, development, pre-testing and administration in the field, data cleaning, deposit and release.
No. | Type |
---|---|
362 | Performance |
403 | Digital or Visual Media |
418 | Data & datasets |
430 | Standards |
471 | Software |
481 | Devices & products |
Discuss the NTOs in your group
Decide how to rank them on the basis of Significance
Make notes about Originality and Rigour
Make notes about which decisions were straightforward and which were not
Make notes about what information is missing and report back
Notes at: https://tinyurl.com/NTOLiverpoolEx2
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