Below are lists of examples of corroborating sources taken from high scoring impact case studies submitted to REF20214. The lists are purely illustrative and appropriate corroborating sources are not limited to these examples.
Indicative list of corroborating sources used to support high-scoring ICS in REF2014: Main Panel A – Medicine, health and life sciences
| External reports and reviews | Letters or statements from: | Other |
| Citing of research in Department of Health guidance
Reference to research in NHS report Reference to research in EMA guidelines Reference to research in MRC strategy document Reference to research in parliamentary committee call for evidence; researcher called to give evidence UK, European and US professional association reports corroborating uptake of procedure (including quantitative evidence) NICE guidance / recommendation MHRA advice Acknowledgement of research in NHS patient booklet Reference to research in Royal College guidelines Reports corroborating uptake of procedure (including quantitative evidence) Reference to research in NGO / WHO / OECD report DoH White Paper Minster’s speech |
Charity / company CEO
A patient Department of Health (DoH) Medical Director to all NHS Trust Chief Executives UNICEF programme director Company CEO verifying licence sales and reach of intervention CDC Division Head Zimbabwe Ministry of Health & Child Welfare Chair of WHO workshop EU Principal Scientific Officer (DG Research & Innovation)
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Commissioning of UK-wide training by NHS
Company press releases Regulatory authority press release Reference to research on national disease management programme websites Media reports/coverage Contributions to online childcare guidance on baby product company website Authored articles for magazines YouTube links to broadcast TV programmes Treatment licences in countries other than the UK Legal judgement (on a patent) Product licence Government-produced education material Documentary film (and film sales)
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Indicative list of corroborating sources used to support high-scoring ICS in REF2014: Main Panel B – Physical sciences, engineering and mathematics
| External reports and reviews | Letters or statements from | Other |
| Market share analysis
Transaction standards documents Approval of standards Company annual report and accounts Company financial information provided by London Stock Exchange NICE cost impact and commissioning assessment Government figures estimating costs where technique not used, thus corroborating cost savings of use of technique Highways Agency advice notes (co-authored by researchers) Company website detailing products and services Company data on market penetration Royal Society Exhibition Data from International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers enabling evaluation of CO2 reduction |
CEO/Managing Director
Cabinet Office Government Digital Service Consultant cardiologist Clinical Commissioning Group Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare Group Executive Vice President (International Mistras Group Ltd) Company engineering manager (confirming revenue increase) Nokia Siemens Networks (confirming development time and costs savings)
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Media coverage
Company press releases Download statistics Patents Income to University (through licensing agreement) Product/process technical notes Government Computing Network blog entry User survey confirming adoption levels Presentation to Association of European Paediatric Cardiology Presentation to industry seminar Authored articles for magazines YouTube links to broadcast TV programmes |
Indicative list of corroborating sources used to support high-scoring ICS in REF2014: Main Panel C – Social Sciences
| External reports and reviews | Letters or statements from: | Other |
| IMF policy guide
Foundation submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, Memoranda Written Evidence Technology Strategy Board ‘Prospectus’ Government Strategy and implementation plan, both issued by Cabinet Office House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee report NGO lobby group ‘White Paper’ Financial Reporting Advisory Board minutes and associated papers Minutes of Social Security Advisory Committee Minutes of the UKBiobank Ethics and Governance Council Report to All Party Parliamentary Committee Speech by Secretary of State General Teaching Council for England Teaching Quality: Policy Papers National Foundation for Educational Research report NICE public health guidance County Durham Interim Cycling Strategy Sustrans summary report White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity: Report to the President Policy Statement of the British Society of Echocardiography |
Member of Stern Review on Climate Change
Deputy Director, PM Office of Climate Change Senior Economist, HM Treasury US Environmental Protection Agency Senior civil servant, DWP Director, UK Stem Cell Bank Programme Director and Director of Communications, NHS Screening Programme Public Health Wales Email correspondence with DWP employees Director of Education, Bidayaat, Abu Dhabi Department for Education representative President-Elect, National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (USA) Executive Director, Education and Skills, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa Head of Section, TVET, UNESCO Head of Qualifications at the Skills Funding Agency Director (Health), Sustrans Director of the CRY Centre, St George’s Hospital Consultant cardiologist Director of Medicine, International Olympic Committee |
BIS press release
Media coverage Report for the NIH research service delivery and organisation programme OECD Public Management Committee Annual meeting hand-out Feedback on training workshops Race Equality Foundation fact sheet NHS information leaflets Instructions for administration and use of researcher developed system issued to schools by Northern Ireland Department for Education Google Analytics report Ofsted survey report Local Authority websites pointing schools to researcher-developed resource Institute for Government award Sales figures (for new product)
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Indicative list of corroborating sources used to support high-scoring ICS in REF2014: Panel D subjects – Arts & Humanities
| External reports and reviews | Letters or statements from: | Other |
| Public art project interpretation leaflet
National Assembly of Wales Policy Review Library of Wales Educational Resource Pack Visitor Attractions Trends in England Annual Report Amendments to Parliamentary Bills Arts Council England report Arts Council production development grant AHRC case study JISC-funded survey report Royal Aeronautical Society report for the House of Commons Select Committee Council strategy Educational resource made available through Open Learn from the Open University Parliamentary Post Note Press release by Korean foundation for the advancement of science and creativity
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Chief Executive, Historic Royal Palaces
Chief of the General Staff, British Army Chief Executive, Combat Stress UK Chief Instructor, Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre Director, RAAF Air Power Development Centre Home Office Children’s Minister DfE Director of Children’s Services Bishop of London Director, Live Art Development Agency Creative Producer, Arts House, Melbourne Associate Director, National Theatre Deputy Head of Festivals, BFI Southbank Director of Arts, British Council ACE Executive Director London & South East Director, The Human Trafficking Foundation |
Dossier of industry reaction
Critical reviews Book group transcripts Website statistics Family history group blog Audience feedback Project user feedback File of exhibition visitor book, Twitter, Facebook and blog comments Press and online coverage Media articles Independent reviews Viewing figures, dossier of audience feedback and press reviews Lecture series evaluation questionnaires Sale of TV series overseas, plus DVD and book sales figures Creative work (eg poetry chapbook) inspired by project |
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