Writing high-scoring REF research outputs
Signal originality, rigor, and significance to assessors
- Live online
- 60 minutes
- £95 · £69 concession
- 1 open date
High-quality research won't achieve top REF scores unless its originality, rigor, and significance are clearly signaled in ways assessors recognize.
This practical workshop shows you how to write outputs that meet REF criteria and gain citations. You will learn how to highlight originality, rigor, and significance in titles, abstracts, introductions, and conclusions, and how to structure papers for maximum clarity. Working with examples from your discipline, you will sharpen your writing for assessors and strengthen your manuscripts for submission.
What you’ll walk away with
- A clear breakdown of REF research output criteria and how they are applied
- Techniques to highlight originality, rigor, and significance in your writing
- Strategies to structure papers so assessors can quickly recognize quality
- Practical examples showing what works and what weakens a submission
- Actionable ideas to improve your own manuscripts before submission
What the session covers
- UnderstandWhy writing high-scoring REF research outputs matters now, and the evidence behind the approach.
- LearnThe step-by-step method your trainer uses, distilled into one focused hour.
- ApplyWorked examples showing the method on real research, ready to adapt to your own.
- AskLive Q&A with your trainer, so you leave with answers to your own case.
Who trains you
Trainers are assigned per date. The trainer named on the date you book runs that session live.
Mark Reed has trained 10,000+ researchers from 200+ organizations across 52 countries. He specializes in training on impact planning, stakeholder analysis, theory of change, and impact evaluation.
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