Lyndsey Ballantyne

May 29, 2026

Recognising hidden contributions: insights from our third Hidden REF community call

Last week we held our third Hidden REF community call, bringing together 28 people from across the research ecosystem to continue conversations around recognition, not-traditionally submitted […]
May 29, 2026

Improving how non-traditionally submitted research outputs are evaluated in the Research Excellence Framework

Non-traditionally submitted outputs (NTOs) are research outputs such as artifacts, databases, software, and exhibitions. They are vital to most research and often ex press essential methods […]
November 2, 2023

Shaking Up The Status Quo: The Hidden REF Festival And The 5% Manifesto

Imagine 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 […]