Development of the Submission system is almost complete. Development for the final submit functionality will be undertaken in Autumn 2020. Maintenance releases will continue over the summer whilst the development team turn their focus to development of the systems required for the assessment phase. User support will continue as normal for the submission system, see the user support page for details of how to get in touch.
The official launch of the REF 2021 submission system in February will deliver the final data entry form to the system. Details below are of the remaining features to be delivered in the early part of 2020.
January 2020
- REF5a
- Bulk validation (REF2 and REF6)
- Submit for REF6
mid February 2020
- REF1b
- REF1b import / export (beta)
- REF5a export
- REF5b export
early March 2020
- REF5a import
- REF5b import
- Bulk validation for further forms
- Bulk output matching
March 2020
- Bulk citations
- Reports
- News
April 2020
- Reports
- Import / export joint submissions
- Research Groups enhancements
July 2020
- Additional reports
- Output PDF upload
September 2020
- Changes resulting from the revised guidance
Last updated : 31/07/2020