This Code of Practice is to help you, as an Edge Hill employee, to understand key issues around the University’s REF 2021 submission and how this affects you as a member of staff with a teaching and/or research contract. The code of practice documents Edge Hill University’s processes for: a) Determining who is an independent researcher for REF purposes b) The fair and transparent identification of staff with significant responsibility for research c) The selection of outputs to be submitted d) The disclosure of personal circumstances e) How the code relates to broader institutional policies/strategies that promote and support equality and diversity. Also attached to the item is the University's equality impact assessment relating to the REF and code of practice.