Researcher development

Research Office provides support and training for those interested in learning more about the research funding landscape or as for these applying for funding. Support is also available for ethics, impact, post-award, and other aspects of research careers. Please contact for more details or follow us on twitter UoW_Research for regular updates.

Information for staff planning a funding application is available on our Sharepoint site (staff login required).

REF 2021 information and updates

The University’s REF Director and Head of the Research Office staged a series of workshops across each of our four campuses in early 2019. The slides from the briefings, covering all elements of the REF process and of our internal preparations for REF 2021, can be found below.

The institution Code of Practice is being developed and will be made available here in Summer 2019.

For questions about our REF preparations please contact

Human Resources Excellence in Research Award

In February 2016 the University of Westminster successfully gained the European Commission HR Excellence in Research Award which recognised the University’s commitment to supporting research careers.

2 year review

Original action plan