The RRE is one element of our research strategy to help raise the quality of research across the University, to improve the quality of internal management information, and to enable us to prepare our submission to the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2029). We are grateful for the time that you take to complete the exercise.

Eligible staff should: 

• Propose all outputs you believe will be graded 4*. There is no maximum number per person as was the case in previous exercises - instructions on how to do this can be found below.
• Only propose outputs published while you were employed at The University of Manchester – due to updated rules published by Research England, outputs published before you joined the University are no longer eligible.
• Do not propose outputs already put forward for a previous RRE – these are still in the system and will be reviewed.

To propose your outputs for review, Log into Pure.

From your 'Personal' tab, click the ‘Request REF2029 Review’ button.

A pop-up window will appear. You can use the search box for find new outputs you wish to propose for review. Once you have found the relevant output, click to select it. 

Please note that 10 records are shown on each page and you may need to use the forward and back arrows to locate more outputs. Only outputs published after 1st January 2021 are available to select. If you believe an output should be in scope but isn’t appearing in the list, please contact pure@manchester.ac.uk.

Faculty specific step-by-step guides will help you to complete this process, and also outline the information required by your faculty in the 'reason for review' box. 

• Step-by-step guide on proposing outputs (FBMH)
• Step-by-step guide on proposing outputs (FHUMS)
• Step-by-step guide on proposing outputs (FSE) 

This short guide, including an annotated video, shows you how to propose outputs for review and how to check which outputs you have proposed previously. 

Once complete, click the blue 'Request Review' button, noting your request will not be saved unless you click this button.

Repeat for any other 4* output(s) you wish to propose for review. The count of RRE requests shown on your Pure 'Personal' tab will automatically update. You can click on the number shown below the Requested header at any time to see which outputs you have proposed.

Only propose outputs that you believe are likely to be judged world-leading (4*) based on the REF 2021 criteria.

You do not need to re-request a review of outputs previously proposed for the RRE in 2024 or 2025. These requests are held in Pure.

It is recognised that some staff may not have any eligible 4* outputs at this stage in the REF cycle, or that they may not have any new 4* outputs since the last RRE. In these cases, no outputs should be proposed. However, in both instances, individuals should complete this short Microsoft Form to demonstrate engagement with this RRE. 

The RRE is mandatory for all REF-eligable staff. It includes all staff on the University payroll who are independent researchers (in REF2021 terms*). This means the following staff are not included:

• Staff with explicit teaching-focused or teaching and scholarship contracts.
• Research assistants and research associates.