Understand your submission strength before assessment.
Hivve provides independent REF, RAE and research excellence assessment support — helping organisations clearly understand the quality and competitiveness of their submissions before final deadlines. We identify strengths, weaknesses, scoring risks and improvement opportunities, giving leadership teams the clarity needed to strengthen outcomes and maximise funding potential.
A mock Research Excellence Assessment provides an external evaluation of your draft submission against recognised assessment standards and sector expectations. It’s designed to give organisations a realistic, independent view of where they stand — before it matters.
Many organisations undertake multiple assessment rounds over the preparation cycle to track progress and strengthen performance over time.
Major research assessment exercises supported — REF 2014, 2021, RAE 2020, 2026
Impact case studies supported across sectors, geographies, and impact types
Institutions worldwide using the THE Impact Rankings methodology we helped develop
Hivve works alongside your authors at every stage of the process — from early draft development through to final submission refinement.
Support for developing high-quality draft submissions, impact case studies and environment statements from early-stage material and source information.
Detailed expert assessment of draft documents, including structured feedback, scoring insight and identification of areas requiring improvement.
Focused support to strengthen clarity, structure, narrative flow, evidence integration and alignment with assessment expectations.
Professional editing to improve readability, conciseness, consistency and overall submission quality while preserving academic and institutional voice.
Assessments can support both strategic planning and final-stage submission refinement — across every document type in your portfolio.
Gain an independent assessment of your current position and identify the actions that will strengthen performance before submission.
