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One REF2021 case study featured from University of Lincoln brought together a research briefing, Conveners Group papers and minutes, testimony from senior parliamentary staff and data on the gender of committee witnesses.

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