Following an open recruitment process, HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) has appointed the Main and Sub-Panel Chairs for the REF (Research Excellence Framework) panels.
They are listed below. Professor John Toland has been appointed Chair of the B10: Mathematical Sciences panel.
HEFCE will now begin the process of appointing panel members and panel membership will be announced early in the new year.
| PANEL: A | CHAIR | INSTITUTION |
| Main Panel A | Professor Stephen Holgate | University of Southampton |
| A1: Clinical Medicine | Professor Christopher Day | Newcastle University |
| A2: Public Health, Health services and Primary Care | Professor Jonathan Nicholl | University of Sheffield |
| A3: Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy | Professor Hugh McKenna | University of Ulster |
| A4: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience | Professor Glyn Humphreys | University of Birmingham |
| A5: Biological Sciences | Professor Ole Petersen | Cardiff University |
| A6: Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science | Professor Robert Webb | University of Nottingham |
| PANEL: B | CHAIR | INSTITUTION |
| Main Panel B | Dame Ann Dowling | University of Cambridge |
| B7: Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | Professor David Price | UCL |
| B8: Chemistry | Professor Richard Catlow | UCL |
| B9: Physics | Professor Brian Foster | University of Oxford |
| B10: Mathematical Sciences | Professor John Toland | University of Bath |
| B11: Computer Sciences and Informatics | Professor Steve Furber | University of Manchester |
| B12: Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering | Professor John Clarkson | University of Cambridge |
| B13: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials | Professor Stephen Williamson | University of Surrey |
| B14: Civil and Construction Engineering | Professor Roger Falconer | Cardiff University |
| B15: General Engineering | Professor Philip Nelson | University of Southampton |
| PANEL: C | CHAIR | INSTITUTION |
| Main Panel C | Professor Janet Finch | University of Manchester |
| C16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning | Professor Alan Penn | UCL |
| C17: Geography, Environment Studies and Archaeology | Professor Keith Richards | University of Cambridge |
| C18: Economics and Econometrics | Professor Peter Neary | University of Oxford |
| C19: Business and Management Studies | Professor Michael Pidd | Lancaster University |
| C20: Law | Professor Gillian Douglas | Cardiff University |
| C21: Politics and International Studies | Professor Colin Hay | University of Sheffield |
| C22: Social Work and Social Policy | Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby | University of Kent |
| C23: Sociology | Professor John Scott | University of Plymouth |
| C24: Anthropology and Development Studies | Professor Hastings Donnan | Queen’s University Belfast |
| C25: Education | Professor Andrew Pollard | Institute of Education, University of London |
| C26: Sports-related Studies | Professor Cara Aitchison | University of Edinburgh |
| PANEL: D | CHAIR | INSTITUTION |
| Main Panel D | Professor Bruce Brown | University of Brighton |
| D27: Area Studies | Professor Peter Gatrell | University of Manchester |
| D28: Modern Languages | Professor Kersti Börjars | University of Manchester |
| D29: English Literature and Language | Professor Dinah Birch | University of Liverpool |
| D30: History | Professor Chris Wickham | University of Oxford |
| D31: Classics | Professor Robin Osborne | University of Cambridge |
| D32: Philosophy | Professor Alexander Bird | University of Bristol |
| D33: Theology and Religious Studies | Professor Linda Woodhead | Lancaster University |
| D34: Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory | Professor Paul Greenhalgh | University of East Anglia |
| D35: Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts | Professor Maria Delgado | Queen Mary, University of London |
| D36: Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management | Professor Peter Golding | Northumbria University |