REF
(UK, education) : a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions.
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(UK, education) : a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions.
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(Scotland, education) A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
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(UK) A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. (In the UK such a person is sometimes, and in the US the person is typically, referred to as a reference.).
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To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.
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A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
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National Curriculum Tests, in the English education system