REF 2014 Research Impact Weighting announced

The Research funding councils have today announced the weightings that published research will have on the overall 'quality profile' for REF 2014.

The weightings are as follows:

• research outputs - 65 per cent
• impact - 20 per cent (increasing in subsequent REFs)
• environment - 15 per cent

This is the first time that the positive impact of a piece of research will be assessed.  The elements and their weightings will apply to all units of assessment.  The formal announcement is here (HEFCE)