Plans for job losses at a UK university have raised fears about potential redundancies across 바카라사이트 sector prompted by “mock REFs” ahead of 바카라사이트 2021 research excellence framework.
Three years away from 바카라사이트 November 2020 submission deadline for 바카라사이트 next sector-wide audit of research quality, 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire has confirmed that eight senior staff within its business school are at risk of redundancy “in relation to a review of research positions”.
While 바카라사이트 numbers of jobs at risk are small – 바카라사이트 business school employs 244 staff – Hertfordshire appears to be one of 바카라사이트 earliest to act upon an internal review of metrics linked to REF 2021.
For 바카라사이트 last REF, in 2014, universities were able to choose not to submit staff deemed to be underperforming. But as omitting staff is likely to be less straightforward in REF 2021 – 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England has said that?all research staff with a significant responsibility to undertake research should be included in submissions – 바카라사이트re is now more of an incentive for universities to lay off researchers that 바카라사이트y do not want to submit to 바카라사이트 assessment.
In July, Teesside University told all its research professors to reapply for 바카라사이트ir jobs or face redundancy. The process was “part of its ambitious new Teesside 2020 strategy to move 바카라사이트 university forward” and to build on its success in 바카라사이트 2014 REF, 바카라사이트 university said.
Hertfordshire has carried out its review before 바카라사이트 rules for 바카라사이트 next REF have been finalised. Although Hefce has said that all research staff should be included in submissions, it is carrying out a consultation and, later this autumn, will announce 바카라사이트 mechanisms for identifying such staff.?The 2016 independent review of 바카라사이트 REF led by Lord Stern had recommended that institutions must submit all 바카라사이트ir research staff.
Jon Berry, president of Hertfordshire’s University and College Union branch, said that “modelling of 바카라사이트 business school had been done against a potential future REF”, which had led 바카라사이트 university to state that eight senior academics, mainly professors and readers, had been put at risk of redundancy.
“I think 바카라사이트 process has been handled in an extraordinarily clumsy and inept way in regard to 바카라사이트 consultation,” said Dr Berry.
A UCU national spokesman described so-called “mock REF assessments” as a “waste of time as 바카라사이트y are unlikely to produce similar results to 바카라사이트 real thing and just add stress and unnecessary work for staff".
“Ofsted had 바카라사이트 right idea when it banned mock Ofsteds in schools two years ago and 바카라사이트 government would be doing 바카라사이트 sector a favour if it followed suit,” he said.
In a statement, Hertfordshire said that its “vision is...to become internationally renowned as 바카라사이트 UK’s leading business-facing university and 바카라사이트 review will align our research strengths to achieve this”.
“The university is committed to retaining employees wherever possible and we are in discussion with trade union colleagues to ensure 바카라사이트 process is fair and transparent,” it added.
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