The chairs of the 4 main panels which will be running the REF have been announced as follows:

  • Panel A: Professor Stephen Townley Holgate – MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, University of Southampton
  • Panel B: Professor Dame Ann Dowling – Head of Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
  • Panel C: Professor Dame Janet Finch – Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
  • Panel D: Professor Bruce Brown – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Economic and Social Engagement), University of Brighton.
  • http://www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/panels/