Opposition to changing the REF shows why change is needed
October 30, 2023Research assessment, the Hidden REF, and Octopus
February 1, 2024Imagine a REF that recognises the contribution of everyone involved in the development and realisation of research – the technicians, the Research Managers, the non-academic gatherers of data? You may not have heard of the Hidden REF, but this small group, which started in 2020, has influenced the quite revolutionary change to REF 2028 rules that will now allow all staff involved in research to be recognised as part of the submission, not just academics.
Read the article by Saskia Walcott on the ARMA blog.