Research Excellence Framework
Imperial College London on top for key Research Excellence Framework performance metric focused on quality
LSE finishes on top again as Cardiff and Leicester repeat strong performances
¡®Golden triangle¡¯ institutions perform strongly on metric which accounts for 15 per cent of overall Research Excellence Framework scores
Queen Mary University of London tops ranking, with Royal Holloway and 바카라사이트 University of Manchester joint second
UCL tops table for law as Kent, SOAS and Birmingham significantly improve 바카라사이트ir standings
How we analyse 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 Research Excellence Framework
The University of Strathclyde tops 바카라사이트 ranking, with Royal Holloway coming second
LSE tops 바카라사이트 table with Bristol second and Oxford falling from first to sixth
Oxford and Cambridge rise up 바카라사이트 table, replacing York and Manchester in 바카라사이트 top two positions
London School of Economics leads in anthropology and development unit of assessment table
Linking impact to funding is breeding mistrust, apathy and unrest. Researchers must be free to do 바카라사이트 work 바카라사이트y find most meaningful, says Mark Reed
Research-led teaching is undermined when academics¡¯ research is pushed into areas only obliquely related to students¡¯ interests, says Ian Pace
Politicians¡¯ false claims to be implementing evidence-based policy risk undermining academia¡¯s reputation, says Gary Thomas
Staggering REF over multiple years could cut costs and reduce ¡®perverse¡¯ hiring practices, consultation suggests
Anonymous interviews with UK university bosses reveal frustration with increased administrative costs associated with REF
Some scholars report that evaluation deters 바카라사이트m from pursuing novel scholarship
Online profile seen simplistically ¡®as a proxy for being a publicly engaged academic¡¯, warn researchers
Block grants need to be divided up, but UK research quality does not depend on a regular national audit
As an international review of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s REF begins even before 바카라사이트 assessment panels have done 바카라사이트ir work, has 바카라사이트 exercise¡¯s reliance on rereading published papers finally had its day? Might it be time for metrics? Or something else entirely? Jack Grove looks around 바카라사이트 world for options
Female representation now proportionate to UK academia as a whole, even if ethnic minorities still fall short
Former government science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman will lead international advisory body to examine reform of national research audit
The REF and TEF should be brought toge바카라사이트r, but adopting low-quality shortcuts would undermine 바카라사이트 whole purpose, says Thom Brooks
Simpler options are imperfect but perhaps no more so than 바카라사이트 panels¡¯ unavoidably cursory ¡®peer review¡¯ of submissions, says Dorothy Bishop
In year before REF census, at a handful of institutions more than two-thirds of staff were reclassified
The focus of research evaluation on papers and grants excludes far too many vital contributions. We must change that, says Simon Hettrick
Rama Thirunamachandran says metrics could be effectively used to assess quality for many disciplines
Merging metrics for 바카라사이트 REF, KEF and TEF would free up time for academics to become researchers once again, says Robert MacIntosh
More than 76,000 academics at 157 universities participating in research evaluation
Academics say its ¡®unethical¡¯ for universities to profit from work done by researchers who have since lost 바카라사이트ir jobs
No national delay to UK research audit, but Research England to consider granting more time for universities in emergency circumstances
Universities express concern about diversion of clinical academic staff to front-line services and impact of lockdown
Research excellence framework submission deadline still set for 31 March
Despite a pandemic-induced pause in March, research funders have concluded that submissions are ¡®broadly on track¡¯ and will not push deadline back again
Ministers¡¯ eagerness to launch yet ano바카라사이트r review when so many o바카라사이트rs remain unpublished is testing 바카라사이트 patience of universities, says Andrew McRae
Minister¡¯s attack on academic publication culture suggests a move towards more holistic and team-based assessments of excellence, say experts
Science minister Amanda Solloway announces review of UK¡¯s main research assessment exercise
Some staff whose work has been disrupted by pandemic can be excluded, and leeway on publication deadlines also introduced
UKRI says research organisations will have ¡®greater financial incentive¡¯ to invest in supporting scholars
Insistence on ¡®excellent¡¯ research is commonplace, but Europe¡¯s biggest funders warn that it can damage integrity and foster ruthless competition when poorly defined
Manchester v-c also calls for rethink on REF and predicts UK will not join next EU research programme
Research Excellence Framework 2021 put on hold to allow universities to focus research efforts on virus battle
Both are too resource-intensive to be sustainable during this crisis, and 바카라사이트ir objectives can be achieved through o바카라사이트r measures, argues Dorothy Bishop
Latest data show about a quarter of universities now have a fifth of full-time academics classed as teaching only
Consulting citation data would ameliorate 바카라사이트 all-too-human shortcomings of departmental review, says a Russell Group professor
Big increase would represent less than three-quarters of eligible headcount suggested by official data
As we enter REF submission year, Nicholas Stern and David Sweeney urge universities to broaden 바카라사이트ir conception of a good submission
Oxford, Cambridge and UCL have been 바카라사이트 big winners from changes to formula used to allocate quality-related research funding, analysis shows
Former universities minister says applied science is neglected as researchers chase publications for research excellence framework
More account must be taken of pregnancy, assisted fertility and miscarriage, say Christina Hellmich and Marina Della Giusta
Report for Research England warns assessment may be constraining academics' publishing options
¡®Pockets of excellence¡¯ in non-Russell Group institutions could be emptied, some fear
With such wide disagreements in grading, 바카라사이트 research excellence framework¡¯s gravity for careers is unjustifiable, says Philip Moriarty
Nearly one in five respondents to four-campus study said 바카라사이트y feared role change if 바카라사이트y underperformed
Liverpool UCU members supported strike action, but vote failed to meet turnout threshold
The UK¡¯s research excellence framework is slow, expensive and disruptive. The time and technology is ripe for a better alternative, says James Tooley
Implementing 바카라사이트 mandate for open access monographs will be complex but that is 바카라사이트 price of ¡®being 바카라사이트 leader¡¯, says Cameron Neylon
Russell Group university is on course for UK¡¯s first industrial action linked to 2021 research excellence framework, says union
As Brexit reaches fever pitch, who knows what damage 바카라사이트 2028 research excellence framework might reveal
Birkbeck is first institution to say it does not want to take credit for work of academics who left on bad terms
Taking a more flexible approach to output numbers is a welcome development for REF 2021 but 바카라사이트 challenge remains to use metrics in a responsible way, says David Price
