REF 2029: People, Culture and Environment, Exploring the Draft Guidance
updated on 09 May 2025
3 minutes
A recent PEP network session explored the draft guidance for the People, Culture and Environment REF Profile, and the possibilities it creates for embedding excellent support for Public Engagement in HEIs. The guidance has been piloted with a range of HEIs, to inform the final guidance which will be drafted later on this year.
The NCCPE was a partner in the PCE Indicators project, run by Vitae and Technopolis, which generated a set of recommendations which have informed the guidance.
On this page you'll find copies of the slides, a recording of the event and a link to an interactive Padlet activity.
The event covered:
- The evolution of the guidance and the wider context for the revised PCE profile.
- The shape of the pilot guidance and the opportunities it presents for Public Engagement.
- Explored how the guidance can be implemented, and if and how it might be enhanced.
- Considered how PE Professionals might use the opportunities created by the new profile to progress culture change in their institutions and explore some examples of ‘work in progress’ in different HEIs.
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