Research Excellence Framework

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) shows that research undertaken at The Open University is both world-leading and has an impact in the real world.

What is the REF?

The OU submitted to 21 Units of Assessment in REF 2021.

View the headlines of the results

Contact the REF team

The OU’s REF 2021 submission was coordinated by the Research, Enterprise & Scholarship (RES) Unit. The PVC Research and Innovation, Professor Kevin Shakesheff, is accountable for the OU’s REF submission.

• Email the REF Coordination Team