Join us at the Hidden REF Competition 2024 Awards Ceremony, a unique event dedicated to celebrating the often-overlooked contributions that power research success. So that we

Rachel Brazil at Nature investigates how large-scale evaluation permeates the UK university system, but some countries are rejecting harsh judgements and emphasizing strategic development. Read the

The Hidden REF was launched to raise awareness of the research outputs and roles that are vital to research but overlooked by traditional research evaluation. We

The Research team at Bath Spa first became aware of the Hidden REF in 2021 when we nominated our impact team and our repository librarians for

An output from the campaign so far is a published white paper. Shaping the future of research evaluation. Insights from The Festival of Hidden REF. Authors: Derrick,

We are thrilled to announce the Hidden REF competition 2024! The Hidden REF was launched to raise awareness of the research outputs and roles that are

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

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

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