February 1, 2024
In this podcast, Simon Hettrick and Alex Freeman discuss the need for change in research assessment and how this can be achieved. Delving into the limitations […]
October 30, 2023
Universities shouldn’t have to ask what a good research culture looks like, says Gemma Derrick. The UK university sector is exhausted. We are suffering a hangover […]
October 11, 2023
Research Culture Uncovered asks what is Research Culture and why does it matter? In this episode, Ged Hall, Academic Development Consultant for Research Impact, chats to […]
October 3, 2023
Peter Schmidt from the Code for Thought podcast visited the Hidden REF and recorded a special episode about the Festival and our work. In the podcast […]
September 15, 2023
Research managers, citizen scientists, librarians and technicians rarely make it onto author lists. But an initiative to assess their hidden contributions to team science moved some […]
August 3, 2023
The new REF rules are welcome, but change will only truly occur if institutions finally get over their obsession with publications, says the Hidden REF committee […]
July 5, 2023
The UK’s Higher Education Funding Bodies have made some initial decisions about REF 2028, following the work of the Future of Research Assessment Programme (FRAP). These were […]
May 23, 2023
Bringing Non-Traditional Research Roles in from the Cold The Festival of the Hidden REF The inaugural Festival of Hidden REF is coming to Bristol on Thursday […]
May 30, 2022
In this latest contribution to our series of blogs on the REF, James Cleaver, Dr Gemma Derrick and Professor Simon Hettrick take a look at the potential implications […]