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Codes of practice

Each HEI making a submission was required to develop, document and apply a code of practice on the fair and transparent selection of staff to be included in their REF submissions. Part 4 of 'Guidance on submissions' sets out the requirements for these codes.

HEIs were invited to submit their codes for review by the REF Equality and Diversity Advisory Panel and approval by the funding bodies, as a condition of making submissions to the REF.  

The final codes of practice for all HEIs that submitted to the REF are published below.

England

Anglia Ruskin UniversityDownload the Anglia Ruskin University as PDF (232 KB)

Aston UniversityDownload the Aston University as PDF (74 KB)

University of BathDownload the Bath (University of) as PDF (197 KB)

Bath Spa UniversityDownload the Bath Spa University as PDF (1,173 KB)

University of BedfordshireDownload the Bedfordshire (University of) as PDF (593 KB)

Birkbeck CollegeDownload the Birkbeck College as PDF (159 KB)

University of BirminghamDownload the Birmingham (University of) as PDF (751 KB)

Birmingham City UniversityDownload the Birmingham City University as PDF (270 KB)

Bishop Grosseteste UniversityDownload the Bishop Grosseteste University as PDF (272 KB)

University of BoltonDownload the Bolton (University of) as PDF (409 KB)

Arts University BournemouthDownload the Bournemouth (Arts University) as PDF (133 KB)

Bournemouth UniversityDownload the Bournemouth University as PDF (328 KB)

University of BradfordDownload the Bradford (University of) as PDF (294 KB)

University of BrightonDownload the Brighton (University of) as PDF (746 KB)

University of BristolDownload the Bristol (University of) as PDF (690 KB)

Brunel University LondonDownload the Brunel University as PDF (693 KB)

Buckinghamshire New UniversityDownload the Buckinghamshire New University as PDF (295 KB)

University of CambridgeDownload the Cambridge (University of) as PDF (876 KB)

Institute of Cancer ResearchDownload the Institute of Cancer Research as PDF (367 KB)

Canterbury Christ Church UniversityDownload the Canterbury Christ Church University as PDF (405 KB)

University of Central LancashireDownload the Central Lancashire (University of) as PDF (433 KB)

University of ChesterDownload the Chester (University of) as PDF (297 KB)

University of ChichesterDownload the Chichester (University of) as PDF (390 KB)

City University LondonDownload the City University, London as PDF (298 KB)

Courtauld Institute of ArtDownload the Courtauld Institute of Art as PDF (69 KB)

Coventry UniversityDownload the Coventry University as PDF (119 KB)

Cranfield UniversityDownload the Cranfield University as PDF (314 KB)

University for the Creative ArtsDownload the University for the Creative Arts as PDF (78 KB)

University of CumbriaDownload the Cumbria (University of) as PDF (638 KB)

De Montfort UniversityDownload the De Montfort University as PDF (206 KB)

University of DerbyDownload the University of Derby as PDF (243 KB)

University of DurhamDownload the Durham (University of) as PDF (660 KB)

University of East AngliaDownload the East Anglia (University of) as PDF (2,964 KB)

University of East LondonDownload the East London (University of) as PDF (245 KB)

Edge Hill UniversityDownload the Edge Hill University as PDF (384 KB)

Institute of Education‌ Download the Institute of Education as PDF (250 KB)

University of EssexDownload the Essex (University of) as PDF (441 KB)

University of ExeterDownload the Exeter (University of) as PDF (473 KB)

Falmouth UniversityDownload the Falmouth University as PDF (335 KB)

University of GloucestershireDownload the Gloucestershire (University of) as PDF (313 KB)

Goldsmiths' CollegeDownload the Goldsmiths College as PDF (108 KB)

University of GreenwichDownload the Greenwich (University of) as PDF (401 KB)

Guildhall School of Music & DramaDownload the Guildhall School of Music & Drama as PDF (395 KB)

Harper Adams UniversityDownload the Harper Adams University COP as PDF (248 KB)

University of HertfordshireDownload the Hertfordshire (University of) as PDF (415 KB)

Heythrop CollegeDownload the Heythrop College as PDF (309 KB)

University of Huddersfield‌Download the Huddersfield (University of) as PDF (198 KB)

University of HullDownload the Hull (University of) as PDF (392 KB)

Imperial College LondonDownload the Imperial College London as PDF (137 KB)

Keele UniversityDownload the Keele University as PDF (524 KB)

University of KentDownload the Kent (University of) as PDF (208 KB)

King's College LondonDownload the King s College London as PDF (417 KB)

Kingston UniversityDownload the Kingston University as PDF (568 KB)

Lancaster UniversityDownload the Lancaster University as PDF (97 KB)

University of LeedsDownload the Leeds (University of) as PDF (60 KB)

Leeds Beckett UniversityDownload the Leeds Metropolitan University as PDF (435 KB)

Leeds Trinity UniversityDownload the Leeds Trinity University as PDF (147 KB)

University of LeicesterDownload the Leicester (University of) as PDF (292 KB)

University of LincolnDownload the Lincoln (University of) as PDF (1,137 KB)

University of LiverpoolDownload the Liverpool (University of) as PDF (126 KB)

Liverpool Hope UniversityDownload the Liverpool Hope University as PDF (310 KB)

Liverpool John Moores UniversityDownload the Liverpool John Moores University as PDF (427 KB)

Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineDownload the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine as PDF (168 KB)

University of the Arts, LondonDownload the London (University of the Arts) as PDF (1,373 KB)

University of London Institute in ParisDownload the University of London Institute in Paris as PDF (99 KB)

University College LondonDownload the University College London as PDF (221 KB)

London Business SchoolDownload the London Business School as PDF (54 KB)

London School of Economics and Political ScienceDownload the London School of Economics and Political Science as PDF (437 KB)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineDownload the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as PDF (784 KB)

London Metropolitan UniversityDownload the London Metropolitan University as PDF (176 KB)

London South Bank UniversityDownload the London South Bank University as PDF (686 KB)

Loughborough UniversityDownload the Loughborough University as PDF (201 KB)

University of ManchesterDownload the Manchester (University of) as PDF (204 KB)

Manchester Metropolitan UniversityDownload the Manchester Metropolitan University as PDF (405 KB)

Middlesex UniversityDownload the Middlesex University as PDF (85 KB)

Newcastle UniversityDownload the Newcastle upon Tyne (University of) as PDF (834 KB)

Newman UniversityDownload the Newman University as PDF (101 KB)

University of NorthamptonDownload the Northampton (University of) as PDF (328 KB)

University of Northumbria at NewcastleDownload the Northumbria at Newcastle (University of) as PDF (197 KB)

Norwich University of the ArtsDownload the Norwich the Arts (University of) as PDF (206 KB)

University of NottinghamDownload the Nottingham (University of) as PDF (275 KB)

Nottingham Trent UniversityDownload the Nottingham Trent University as PDF (282 KB)

Open UniversityDownload the Open University as PDF (602 KB)

School of Oriental and African StudiesDownload the School of Oriental and African Studies as PDF (150 KB)

University of OxfordDownload the Oxford (University of) as PDF (708 KB)

Oxford Brookes UniversityDownload the Oxford Brookes University as PDF (238 KB)

University of PlymouthDownload the Plymouth (University of) as PDF (568 KB)

University of PortsmouthDownload the Portsmouth (University of) as PDF (1,628 KB)

Queen Mary University of LondonDownload the Queen Mary, University of London as PDF (682 KB)

University of ReadingDownload the Reading (University of) as PDF (457 KB)

Roehampton UniversityDownload the Roehampton University as PDF (525 KB)

Rose Bruford CollegeDownload the Rose Bruford College as PDF (645 KB)

Royal Academy of MusicDownload the Royal Academy of Music as PDF (549 KB)

Royal Agricultural UniversityDownload the Royal Agricultural University as PDF (388 KB)

Royal Central School of Speech and DramaDownload the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama as PDF (87 KB)

Royal College of ArtDownload the Royal College of Art COP as PDF (210 KB)

Royal College of MusicDownload the Royal College of Music as PDF (278 KB)

Royal Holloway, University of LondonDownload the Royal Holloway COP as PDF (158 KB)

Royal Northern College of MusicDownload the Royal Northern College of Music as PDF (147 KB)

Royal Veterinary CollegeDownload the Royal Veterinary College as PDF (294 KB)

St.George's, University of London ‌Download the St George s Hospital Medical School as PDF (660 KB)

St Mary's University, TwickenhamDownload the St Mary s University College as PDF (502 KB)

University of SalfordDownload the Salford (University of) as PDF (556 KB)

University of SheffieldDownload the Sheffield (University of) as PDF (334 KB)

Sheffield Hallam UniversityDownload the Sheffield Hallam University as PDF (182 KB)

University of SouthamptonDownload the Southampton (University of) as PDF (1,085 KB)

Southampton Solent UniversityDownload the Southampton Solent University as PDF (206 KB)

Staffordshire UniversityDownload the Staffordshire University as PDF (155 KB)

University of SunderlandDownload the Sunderland (University of) as PDF (287 KB)

University of SurreyDownload the Surrey (University of) as PDF (287 KB)

University of SussexDownload the Sussex (University of) as PDF (98 KB)

Teesside UniversityDownload the Teesside University as PDF (66 KB)

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceDownload the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance as PDF (353 KB)

University of WarwickDownload the Warwick (University of) as PDF (287 KB)

University of the West of England, BristolDownload the West of England, Bristol (University of the) as PDF (585 KB)

The University of West LondonDownload the West London (University of) as PDF (538 KB)

University of WestminsterDownload the Westminster (University of) as PDF (216 KB)

University of WinchesterDownload the Winchester (University of) as PDF (509 KB)

University of WolverhamptonDownload the Wolverhampton (University of) as PDF (550 KB)

University of WorcesterDownload the Worcester (University of) as PDF (308 KB)

Writtle CollegeDownload the Writtle College as PDF (224 KB)

University of YorkDownload the York (University of) as PDF (374 KB)

York St John UniversityDownload the York St John University as PDF (560 KB)

Institute of ZoologyDownload the Institute of Zoology as PDF (184 KB)