The information submitted here will be used to establish a list of key contacts at HEIs who are involved in submitting to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029.
This information includes full name, job title, UKPRN, email address and phone number. The data will be deleted by 31 March 2030.
We will process your information to facilitate communication between the REF team and institutions for:
- information relating to REF policies, procedures, guidance about submissions, recruitment, events, and news
- technical aspects of data collection
- information about the submissions system
The information is obtained by UKRI in their capacity of public authority from an authorised submitter on behalf of their organisation. Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information are ‘to provide services to carry out our public task’, and ‘explicit consent’ as outlined in the UK GDPR.
Collected data will be viewed by members of staff from UKRI (Research England), the Scottish Funding Council, Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, and the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland.
All personal data provided to UKRI in connection with the nominated REF contact list will be managed in line with the current UK data protection legislation. Further information on how we use personal data, and how you can exercise your rights as a data subject, can be found in UKRI’s privacy notice.
To request further information on data processing related to this list, please email admin@ref.ac.uk.