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Writing a strong REF impact case study means explaining what changed, how research contributed and why it mattered, supported by evidence of reach and significance. This new UPEN blog offers advice on building REF2029 case studies, using examples from parliamentary engagement...

Together, these sources traced the research’s contribution to new guidance on witness selection and a subsequent increase in the proportion of women giving evidence, from 38% in 2016–17 to 43% in 2019–20.

This highlights the importance of making connections explicit, combining evidence that supports different parts of the narrative and keeping claims proportionate to the contribution made. Evidencing implementation can strengthen the account of why the contribution really mattered