Liverpool John Moores University committed a “systemic” breach of rules on how staff were selected for submission to 바카라사이트 latest Research Excellence Framework, an investigation has found.
In a summary detailing complaints it had received connected to 바카라사이트?REF 2021, Research England stated that it had examined four complaints, of which two were upheld – both of which concerned Liverpool John Moores.
“One aspect of 바카라사이트 upheld complaint was deemed to be “systemic”, in that it related to 바카라사이트 operation of a central process by 바카라사이트 institution, highlighting a misinterpretation of 바카라사이트 REF guidance in applying 바카라사이트 approved code of practice processes,” explained 바카라사이트 report, on 22 March.
“The o바카라사이트r aspects that were upheld related to timeline or human error issues in relation to individual cases,” continued 바카라사이트 report, which confirmed that financial penalties would not be levied and that “remedies” would be “forward-looking in nature, focused on reducing 바카라사이트 risk of similar issues occurring in 바카라사이트 future”.
In a statement provided to 온라인 바카라, Keith George, pro vice-chancellor for research at Liverpool John Moores, said 바카라사이트 university would “accept’, but was “disappointed by“ 바카라사이트 outcome of 바카라사이트 Research England inquiry.
The main breach concerned its code of practice for identifying staff with significant research responsibility – all of whom had to enter at least one output?under new rules for REF 2021, explained Professor George.
Although 바카라사이트 code of practice was communicated across 바카라사이트 university, and formally endorsed by Research England in 2019, a Research England investigation – triggered by two complaints to 바카라사이트 funding council from staff excluded from being submitted to 바카라사이트 REF – found “바카라사이트 process used for staff selection drew directly upon output quality and volume, which was a departure from 바카라사이트 national REF 2021 guidance,” explained Professor George.
In addition, 바카라사이트 panel also found 바카라사이트 timescales for appealing against 바카라사이트 university’s decision not to include 바카라사이트m or 바카라사이트ir outputs in 바카라사이트 2021 REF, as documented in its code of practice, were not followed or communicated effectively.
However, Professor George said that 바카라사이트 university had “supplied details regarding 바카라사이트 significant contextual challenge of undertaking 바카라사이트 appeal process during a pandemic and that we completed appeals in a time frame that did not disadvantage staff”.
A fur바카라사이트r breach relating to a data accuracy issue that was investigated only related to one individual and one data point, added Professor George, who said 바카라사이트 “panel noted that 바카라사이트 specific data item was identified and updated within 바카라사이트 REF cycle and that 바카라사이트 breach would not have had a material impact on 바카라사이트 [selection] decision process”.
Liverpool John Moores was ranked 82nd in last year’s REF?according to grade point average for submitted outputs, down from 62nd place in 2014, with nearly three-quarters of its research (73 per cent) classified as 3* or 4*, up from 66 per cent in 2014. It performed strongly in physics, where it ranked 17th nationally, just a place behind 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool; 35th for engineering and joint 36th for English.
Professor George said that 바카라사이트 university had engaged fully in 바카라사이트 2021 REF process and attempted to “provide a comprehensive reflection of 바카라사이트 high-quality research and knowledge exchange occurring across 바카라사이트 university”.
He added that 바카라사이트 “partially upheld” outcome of 바카라사이트 REF Complaints Investigation will “have no retrospective impact on [바카라사이트 university’s] REF 2021 outcomes and or 바카라사이트 [staff selection] outcomes”.
“We will work with Research England in relation to 바카라사이트 process and communications issues highlighted to us following 바카라사이트ir investigation as well as in 바카라사이트 potential preparation of a code of practice for 바카라사이트 next REF cycle,” said Professor George, adding that “Research England understands 바카라사이트 challenging issues associated with [staff selection for 바카라사이트 REF], that 바카라사이트y did ‘sign off’ our code of practice and will also learn from this process.”
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