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 […]
The Alan Turing Institute and The Turing Way supported the inaugural Festival of Hidden REF that took place in Bristol on Thursday 21 September 2023. This unique event brought together […]
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 […]
The research landscape is changing, yet current research assessment practices have failed to keep up. The way in which research is judged overlooks many of the […]
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 […]
The recent publication of a series of reviews and the early decisions for REF2028, has highlighted an increased focus on research cultures and environments that extend […]
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 […]
Cat Davies, Dean for Research Culture at the University of Leeds, explores the hidden consequences of the shift towards assessing research culture in REF2028. “This win demonstrates […]