February 4, 2021
The Hidden REF is not alone in campaigning to raise recognition of the diversity of roles that are vital to research. In a recent article, UKRI […]
January 18, 2021
We want to encourage debate about how research is evaluated, about the people who contribute to research, and the outputs they produce. We do not want […]
January 12, 2021
Academic culture and practices around research evaluation have taken a hit in recent years, with stakeholders across the ecosystem pushing for change. Now a new call […]
December 17, 2020
Simon Hettrick, the Chair of the Hidden REF, together with Tony Roche, Emerald’s Publishing & Strategic Relationships Director, dives into the reasoning behind the competition and […]
December 14, 2020
We are open for submissions! The more submissions we receive, the more evidence we have to campaign for broadening the research community’s definition of what it […]
December 8, 2020
Research is built on more than publications, but success is still measured primarily by them – as this chart based on data from REF2014 illustrates. This […]
December 4, 2020
Research fortnight has picked up on upcoming the launch of the Hidden REF and the publication of our submission categories. Read the article in Research Fortnight.
September 3, 2020
The Research Excellence Framework’s purpose is to assess world-class research. However, it overlooks the work of many groups who make possible high-quality research submissions. James Baker illustrates this […]
July 8, 2020
Hidden REF committee member, Patricia Herterich, discusses how many research outputs, and the people who create them, do not get the recognition deserved. She describes the […]