Forthcoming RENU EVENTS

KEF: metrics, concordat, HEIF and Strength in Places Fund

REF: codes of practice, institution environment

5^th April 2019,University of Hertfordshire

Confirmed speakers:

Stephen Hill, Director of Research, Research England

Alice Frost, Director of Knowledge Exchange, Research England

Greg Wade, Policy Manager, Universities UK

The Research and Enterprise Network for Universities invites you to attend their next conference on 5^th April 2019 at the University of Hertfordshire.

The morning session will cover the Knowledge Exchange Framework, in particular, KEF Metrics, KEF Concordat, KEF principles, HEIF and the Strength in Places Fund.

Alice Frost, Director of Knowledge Exchange at Research England will speak on KEF metrics, the Strength in Places Fund, and HEIF. Following Alice will be Greg Wade, Policy manager at Universities UK leading on Innovation, growth, employability and skills, who will speak on KEF Principles and the Concordat.

After this will be a discussion panel for all delegates to put their own questions to both Alice and Greg as well as other panel members.

In the Afternoon, Steven Hill, Director of Research at Research England, will give a keynote speech on REF Codes of practice. This will be followed by a general overview of the REF Institutional Environment Pilot from Professor Linda King Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research and Global Partnerships at Oxford Brookes University. There will be a discussion session on various REF issues after both presentations.

***Half price discount on registration for RENU members***

This event represents an excellent networking opportunity for RENU members and we have cut the registration fee in half for all members for this event. If your institution is listed below, then you can automatically register for the 50% discount (member registration fee is £75). There is a special day rate of £50 for members from the University of Hertfordshire. If a delegate wishes to attend for a half day only, the member rate is £40 for either morning or afternoon.

Draft Agenda: KEF Metrics & Concordat, HEIF and Strength in Places Fund; REF codes of practice and REF Institutional Environment Pilot

5^th Apr 2019

University of Hertfordshire

Time	Session and Speaker
	SESSION ONE: KEF: metrics, concordat, HEIF and Strength in Places Fund
10:15 am	Welcome, Professor Alison McCleery, Chair RENU, Professor of Cultural Geography and Director of Research and Innovation Edinburgh Napier University Business School
10:25 – 11:10am	Alice Frost, Director of Knowledge Exchange, Research England, UKRI Keynote: Strength in Places Fund, HEIF and KEF Metrics – confirmed
11:10 – 11:40am	Greg Wade, Policy manager at Universities UK leading on Innovation, growth, employability and skills KEF Principles and the Concordat – confirmed
11:40 – 12.20pm	Discussion: KEF Metrics, Concordat, University Clusters and Funding PANEL suggestions · Alice Frost Director of Knowledge Exchange, Research England, UKRI – confirmed · Greg Wade Policy manager at Universities UK leading on Innovation, growth, employability and skills – confirmed · Andrew Basu-McGowan, Policy Lead for Innovation and Place, National Centre for Universities and Businesses -tbc · Monika Antal, Executive Manager, Yorkshire Universities – tbc · Hamish McAlpine Head of KE data and evidence at Research England – tbc
12:20 – 1:00pm	LUNCH
	Session Two: REF codes of practice, institution environment
1:00	Welcome to afternoon session, Professor John Senior, Chair-Elect RENU and Pro-Vice Chancellor Research, University of Hertfordshire
1:10 – 1:50pm	Steven Hill, Director of Research, Research England Keynote: REF codes of practice – confirmed
1:50 – 2:20pm	Professor Linda King Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research and Global Partnerships General Overview Institutional Environment Pilot – confirmed
2:20 – 3:15pm	Discussion session to include: · institutional environment pilot · further aspects of REF codes of practice
3:15pm	End of Event