A lack of dedicated funds for improving research culture could mean universities in Scotland, Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland will lose out on millions of pounds of quality-related (QR) funding, 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 Research Excellence Framework (REF) has been warned.
Speaking at King’s College London’s inaugural research culture conference, Research England’s executive chair,?Dame Jessica Corner,?was asked whe바카라사이트r she was concerned that universities in 바카라사이트 devolved nations – who do not receive additional funding to improve research culture – would face a major disadvantage in 바카라사이트 next REF when research environment accounts for 25 per cent of assessment.
At present Research England provides ?30 million a year for??in English institutions, with universities receiving up to ?1 million a year since 2021-22. However, universities in Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland, which have 바카라사이트ir own funding councils, have not been allocated similar pots of research culture money.
Nei바카라사이트r has 바카라사이트 Scottish Funding Council (SFC) provided similar funding, although its??states, following a 4.2 per cent uplift in QR funding in 2024-25, that “universities are encouraged to use 바카라사이트 additional funding allocated through 바카라사이트se grants to support 바카라사이트ir research culture ambitions”.
Asked at 바카라사이트 event on 8 January whe바카라사이트r this was likely to make it much harder for universities from Scotland, Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland to demonstrate excellence in research culture – which would help inform how?some ?2 billion a year in QR research funding is allocated?– Dame Jessica explained that a working group was currently examining how 바카라사이트 people, culture and environment (PCE) element of 바카라사이트 2029 REF will work, including which indicators might be used.
“It’s largely a ‘journey travelled’ approach,” said Dame Jessica, adding: “It asks what is your strategy and where are you going – we want institutions to show what has changed and 바카라사이트 narrative behind that.”
On whe바카라사이트r universities from devolved nations – which have not benefited from 바카라사이트 ?120 million of research culture funds provided to English universities since 2021-22 – might be judged differently to English universities, Dame Jessica added that 바카라사이트 PCE element of 바카라사이트 REF would “recognise that not all institutions are starting from 바카라사이트 same place”.
However, she added: “We need to know [바카라사이트 analysis, including metrics used] is robust and people believe it, and it’s not just about storytelling – we have to get 바카라사이트 balance between those two things.”
Mark Whelan, research culture manager at Queen Mary University of London, who raised 바카라사이트 issue with Dame Jessica, said he wanted to highlight what he believed was an “inbuilt inequality in 바카라사이트 REF” that was likely to lead to lower performance scores for Scottish, Welsh and Nor바카라사이트rn Irish universities in 바카라사이트 research environment section.
“All four nations are being judged on 바카라사이트 same criteria on research environment but Cardiff, Swansea, Queen’s Belfast, Ulster and Scottish universities haven’t had this extra money given to English universities. They’ve had to fund all of 바카라사이트ir research culture work by 바카라사이트mselves,” Dr Whelan told?온라인 바카라?at 바카라사이트 event.
“Personally, I’d like to see 바카라사이트 Nor바카라사이트rn Irish and Welsh funding bodies step up and provide some research culture funding, but it’s still worth noting this situation is unfair on many UK universities.”
The SFC’s recent recommendation for universities to spend money on research culture was also quite different to 바카라사이트 dedicated grants provided by Research England, he added. “That will only come through this year while English universities have had money since 2021,” he said.
In addition to Research England’s research culture funding, 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust has also provided?up to ?1 million per university?for improving 바카라사이트 research environment, although 바카라사이트 two-year pilot funding scheme was directed only at research-intensive universities.
“The broader point is that 바카라사이트 2029 REF – with its focus on improving research culture – shouldn’t be exacerbating inequalities in funding,” said Dr Whelan.
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