REF 2021: Increased impact weighting helps push up scores
Greater weighting helps medical institutions in particular improve overall positions
Greater weighting helps medical institutions in particular improve overall positions
Four in five outputs judged to be either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
Octopus breaks down traditional scientific outputs into smaller chunks which can then be linked to form ‘chains’ of broader work
Despite a pandemic-induced pause in March, research funders have concluded that submissions are ‘broadly on track’ and will not push deadline back again
Some staff whose work has been disrupted by pandemic can be excluded, and leeway on publication deadlines also introduced
Nearly one in five respondents to four-campus study said they feared role change if they underperformed
Proposals to extend open access requirements to include all long-form works beyond REF 2021 divide opinion
Developing an open-access policy for long-form scholarly works that allows for flexibility and a wide range of exceptions will be a slow and steady process, says Helen Snaith
There is no evidence that the REF process encourages academics to rush out more research of a lower quality, says Steven Hill
Does the UK have the best structures in place to fund data-driven research? asks Steven Hill
Future research excellence framework could incorporate information on the ‘future plans of institutions’
Lack of independent working blamed for difficulties making the leap from undergraduate to doctoral work
Hefce head of research policy suggests the way research is conducted should be measured too
UK universities must form business partnerships to demonstrate the need for public investment. By Elizabeth Gibney
Universities that are looking for more capital funding need to present clearer cases to government for how they would use the money, a senior higher education official has said.David Sweeney,...