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Research Excellence Framework: People, Culture and Environment

The four UK higher education funding bodies have announced that REF2029 will feature an expanded definition of research excellence, with greater consideration of the conditions that underpin the creation of research. This means that the Environment element of the assessment will now become People, Culture and Environment, with an increased 25% weighting.

We are actively engaging in consultations on the development of People, Culture and Environment (PCE) and in the identification of indicators to measure and assess research culture.


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Page last reviewed: 3 December 2025

Next review due: 3 December 2026

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