Research systems still privilege traditional outputs, overlooking vital contributors. Drawing on insights from Simon Hettrick and Philippa Broadbent, the article highlights how roles like Research Software

The latest REF townhall took place on the 22 January and focussed on the CKU (Contribution to Knowledge and Understanding). Key headline: CKU now carries 55%

This week we held our first Hidden REF community call, bringing together more than 60 people from across the research ecosystem to talk about research culture,

The research community is ready to move beyond assessments skewed towards publications, says Simon Hettrick We could not have planned it, but it felt entirely appropriate

Research Professional visited the Conservative Party Conference and also gave an overview of the Festival of Hidden REF! Read the full article on Research Professional.

Research methods are a “foundational” output that should have their own dedicated section for submission to the Research Excellence Framework, a conference has heard. Speaking at

Hidden REF Festival: Institutions urged to “pull their socks up” and submit more non-traditional outputs University research teams are missing out on a “huge breadth of

The future of research assessment programme promised a transformative change to the 2029 REF, which states “This will allow the submission of outputs by any staff