More about the Hidden REF

NTO workshops

Our NTO workshops help university staff share their experience of working with NTOs (not traditionally submitted outputs) and practice assessing them. The first full scale workshop was held in Liverpool, which you can learn about in this article.

To request a workshop, please contact us.

What the REF?! is a new podcast that investigates issues around research culture, recognition for success in research and all things and everything to do with the REF. 

The Hidden REF Whitepaper

The White Paper on Shaping the Future of Research Evaluation is based on two aspects of the Hidden REF: Experiences and processes underpinning the first Hidden REF exercise in 2021, and discussions held at the inaugural Festival of Hidden REF in Bristol on 21 September 2023.

DOI: 10.1108/EGP-02-2024-0001

Hidden REF Competition entries

Competition entries have been published on zenodo

Mailing list

To receive (infrequent) updates about the Hidden REF and our activities, you can sign up to our mailing list.

Hidden REF short videos

Short explainer videos to help demystify the REF. Click on the playlist button (3 lines and arrow) to quickly view all available videos

Introductory slide set

You can use these CC-BY licensed slides to raise awareness of the Hidden REF and our work.