Universal case studies would lighten the REF load
Dominic Dean has a plan to make future assessment exercises easier, quicker and better
Dominic Dean has a plan to make future assessment exercises easier, quicker and better
As an international review of the UK’s REF begins even before the assessment panels have done their work, has the exercise’s reliance on rereading published papers finally had its day? Might it be...
All congratulations to the research excellence framework winners of course, but the cost (human and financial) of the whole exercise has been questioned by many.The article “The (predicted) results...
While we the undersigned colleagues of Derek Sayer essentially agree that the research excellence framework is deeply problematic (we think the vast majority of the sector do as well), we are bemused...
Having caused a scandal over research assessment back in the 1990s, Lincoln Allison is well placed to give an overview of its impact, and still finds it wanting
My initial reaction to the letter from some of my colleagues in the history department at Lancaster University was not to dignify it with a response. But on reflection, I believe its claims to be...
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The abandonment of metrics will leave the assessment exercise exposed to sheer subjectivity and bias, warns Andrew Oswald
Politicians, funders and university leaders all intone the mantra of interdisciplinarity. But what does the concept really mean? Will it really yield the insights it promises? And how best can it be...
Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education
The REF’s formal assessment of the impact of academic work was highly controversial in theory: how did it play out in practice?
Artistic practice can certainly be research - but the present model in UK universities is confused and lacks intellectual rigour, argues Nicholas Till
Amid concerns about the growing use – and abuse – of quantitative measures in universities, a major new review examines the role of metrics in the assessment of research, from the REF to performance...
We are right to celebrate the contributions that research makes to society, but why don’t we talk more about the costs? asks Rosa Freedman
Academics’ engagement activities are valuable, says Alison Phipps. But a public profile comes at a price, especially for women who study gender