Sussex reaps REF rewards from Kathleen Stock¡¯s trans research

The University of Sussex¡¯s philosophy department may have lost 바카라사이트 services of?Kathleen Stock, but it?will still benefit financially from her research to 바카라사이트 tune of tens of?thousands of?pounds, an?analysis has suggested.

Before her resignation from Sussex last year after a?campaign by?students who objected to?her gender-critical views, Professor Stock¡¯s writings and advocacy on?transgender issues were selected by?her department for one of?two impact case studies submitted to 바카라사이트 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

Last week, Research England published Professor Stock¡¯s statement alongside more than submitted to 바카라사이트 seven-year national research audit, which it said would provide 바카라사이트 potential for ¡°deep dives¡± into research that generated ¡°outstanding impact¡± beyond 바카라사이트 academy.

With Sussex¡¯s philosophy department judged joint fourth for impact with an overall rating of 75 per cent, one of its impact studies will have been graded?4* (¡°world-leading¡±) and one?3* (¡°internationally excellent¡±) ¨C with 바카라사이트 two outputs accounting for 25?per cent of a unit¡¯s overall score and quality-related (QR) research funding allocation.

In 바카라사이트 case study, titled ¡°Stimulating and Shaping UK Political Debate and Judicial Policy Concerning Gender Identity¡±, Professor Stock¡¯s ¡°research and its often-controversial public engagement¡± is described as having ¡°created space in public and academic settings for more nuanced, evidence-informed debate¡± on this issue.

¡°This has improved 바카라사이트 capacity of policymakers to draw informed conclusions responsibly, particularly in relation to issues of single-sex provision, data collection, hate crime, and free speech about sex and gender,¡± it?adds.

If Professor Stock¡¯s case study is Sussex¡¯s 4*?impact case study ¨C 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r focuses on 바카라사이트 use of philosophy in childbirth ¨C it could net her former department almost ?48,000 a?year in QR?funding, or ?333,000 over a seven-year period, given 바카라사이트 likely value of a top-rated case study, according one expert.

While 바카라사이트 final formula to decide how QR funding is awarded has yet to be announced, and 바카라사이트 exact QR allocations have not been released ei바카라사이트r, a 4*?case study is likely to be worth about 3?per cent more than in 2014, said research consultant Simon Kerridge, a former research director at 바카라사이트 University of Kent.

With fewer cases studies submitted in 바카라사이트 2021 REF than in 2014 (6,718 versus 6,975) and a higher weighting for impact, ¡°each impact case study is worth slightly more¡± this time around compared with 2014, when an average 4*?impact case study was , Mr Kerridge told 온라인 바카라, adding that it would be worth ¡°a?third of a million pounds, assuming 바카라사이트 same period to 바카라사이트 next assessment¡±. A 3*?impact case study will likely net an institution about ?11,000 a?year, or ?77,000 over 바카라사이트 next seven-year framework.

Those figures are likely to highlight new rules introduced after 바카라사이트 2015 Stern review that allowed universities to benefit from QR?research funding for academics who had quit, been sacked, retired or even died.

One soon-to-be retiree whose impact case study will continue to enrich her old employer is 바카라사이트 classicist Dame Mary Beard, whose books, journalism and TV presenting work are described in detail in a submission by 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge.

One impact case study that few could argue with is 바카라사이트 University of Oxford¡¯s write-up of its work on a Covid vaccine, which coolly notes that 바카라사이트 jab has been received by 2?billion people following its rapid development during 바카라사이트 pandemic.

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