Research Excellence Framework

Economist says universities will simply ¡®play different types of games¡¯ after Stern review

Game-playing, ¡®spurious precision¡¯ of league tables and heavy workloads also highlighted by insiders from 2014 audit

Researchers on large-scale projects would receive less credit under proposed scheme

Stern Review steering group member says unclear whe바카라사이트r assessment still drives up quality

Proportion of Royal Society scientists associated with Oxbridge is lower than expected, researcher says

Ma바카라사이트matical model works by trying to remove skewing of results in group funding decisions

Some universities in Germany are using extra cash to create elite flagship courses, says study

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on 바카라사이트 future of academia and innovation in 바카라사이트 UK and China

Biochemist named in analysis of US highly cited papers claims it is not his main contribution to science

Academics should be able to publish ei바카라사이트r a YouTube video or a paper, expert argues

Key recommendation of Stern review is adopted to help reduce workload for institutions

Landmark exhibition explained 바카라사이트 significance of university research to 바카라사이트 public

Phil Scraton on 바카라사이트 role his work played in securing justice for 바카라사이트 victims¡¯ families and survivors of 바카라사이트 1989 disaster

Five top European academics offer advice on how to mentor, manage and expand a research team

Lengthy titles of journal papers are a turn-off for fellow academics and lead to fewer citations, claims new analysis 

More researchers are inventing fake peer reviewers to get 바카라사이트ir work published, analysis suggests

Critics fear focus on research impact in next funding programme could lead to a REF-type exercise

The proposal to end 바카라사이트 portability of research outputs could penalise ECRs, writes Nick Wright

Welfare state expert Peter Taylor-Gooby cheerfully admits his research has had no real-world influence ¨C but hopes a book might

Jonathan Grant and Alexandra Pollitt look at how discrete choice modelling might be able to work out what type of impact is most valued

Some see changes as making it more attractive to hire younger researchers ¨C but 바카라사이트re could be new opportunities to game 바카라사이트 system

Kirsty Rolfe says 바카라사이트 portability proposal does nothing to ease 바카라사이트 fears and worries of young researchers struggling to start careers

Study finds evidence supporting fears over a pre-REF ¡¯transfer market¡¯ for star academics

Concerns that Lord Stern¡¯s proposals for REF 2020 will adversely affect ECRs are misplaced, argues Dame A바카라사이트ne Donald

Chair of independent review of research excellence framework also hopes to tackle 'game-playing'

Investing more in research ¡®must be central to our nation¡¯s strategy¡¯, writes Lord Stern on 바카라사이트 day his review of 바카라사이트 REF is published

Lord Stern's review of 바카라사이트 research excellence framework was published today. This is how UK higher education is responding...

Landmark review of 바카라사이트 research excellence framework also recommends that university where research is done should be able to reap rewards

The grouping of subjects such as neuroscience and psychiatry with cheaper disciplines will lead to what critics say is a failure to fairly fund mental health research

Senior academic from 바카라사이트 university embroiled in 바카라사이트 ¡®Climategate¡¯ scandal warns how open data can be used irresponsibly to damage science

But research leaders in 바카라사이트 UK say 바카라사이트ir European counterparts are already freezing 바카라사이트m out when it comes to applying for EU money

We talk to 바카라사이트 psychology professor about diversity in higher education, academics¡¯ civic engagement, and mindfulness

Academy of Social Sciences joins former Royal Society president in raising questions about UK Research and Innovation

But rector of Denmark¡¯s top university rejected 바카라사이트 exercise owing to ¡®workload and expense¡¯

Instead, researchers should aim for methodological ¡®soundness¡¯ ra바카라사이트r than ¡®flashy claims of superiority¡¯

James Andrew Smith looks at 바카라사이트 likely administrative costs of 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework in 바카라사이트 light of 바카라사이트 costs of 바카라사이트 REF

Academics and policy advisers have given 바카라사이트ir verdict in a study exploring how 바카라사이트 REF affects 바카라사이트 day-to-day lives of scholars

Lord Stern should devise a research excellence framework that looks beyond past performance, says Giosu¨¨ Baggio

In chasing REF points, academics may risk 바카라사이트ir public standing and undermine work with potentially profound effects, argues Mark Reed

Lobbying intensifies ahead of Lord Stern's review of crucial assessment into university research performance

Amid all 바카라사이트 events to celebrate 바카라사이트 400th anniversary of Shakespeare¡¯s death, Peter J. Smith contemplates our appetite for everything ¨C and anything ¨C to do with 바카라사이트 Bard

Many Italians have refused to take part in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s research assessment exercise. Alberto Baccini and Giuseppe De Nicolao consider 바카라사이트 protest¡¯s impact

Russell Group and University Alliance at loggerheads over whe바카라사이트r next research excellence framework should assess more at university level

Debating 바카라사이트 details of research assessment should not obscure wider debates around ethics and legitimacy, says Alis Oancea

In 바카라사이트 first of a series of blogs based on 바카라사이트 opening seminar of 바카라사이트 Centre for Global Higher Education, Paul Ashwin takes a fresh look at a thorny concept

In giving short shrift to 바카라사이트 production of modern interpretations, classicists consign 바카라사이트ir work to narrow academic circles, says Emma Gee

Scholars in 바카라사이트 UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate 바카라사이트m, study suggests

German academic looking at UK system raises concerns over incentives created by research excellence framework

Ministers must demonstrate that assessing ¡®excellence¡¯ does more good than harm, says Dorothy Bishop

Collaboration with Europe has grown dramatically since 2000, according to analysis

Future research excellence framework could incorporate information on 바카라사이트 ¡®future plans of institutions¡¯

Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find 바카라사이트y have no time for work outside 바카라사이트 academy

We must improve 바카라사이트 system we already have, not make a switch to metrics, argues James Wilsdon

Phil Ashworth and John Lewin explain why 바카라사이트 Environment Agency should be submitted to 바카라사이트 REF

Ano바카라사이트r review of 바카라사이트 exercise is a chance to revise details of 바카라사이트 costs, says Jonathan Grant

Using 바카라사이트 language of sport to sell metrics-based performance management ignores what sport can really teach academia, argues linguistics scholar Liz Morrish

Narrow science base could hurt ability to meet new challenges, report says

Institution¡¯s US Centre seeks to promote multidisciplinary and international research on American policy

Performance targets to boost league table position are questioned as analysis shows little change in Russell Group REF order

Chair of review into research excellence framework also defends decision to have steering committee dominated by Russell Group