How can the Festival of Hidden REF influence REF 2028?
How can the Festival of Hidden REF influence REF 2028? 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 people who are vital to its success. We must find a way to celebrate non-traditional research outputs, the people,…
Bringing Non-Traditional Research Roles in from the Cold
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 21 September 2023. This unique event will bring together policymakers, publishers, and people in non-traditional research roles to explore ways of improving the assessment of research in the UK.…

Time to celebrate science’s ‘hidden’ contributors
Everyone wants to be a Nobel prizewinner, but Nobel prizewinners didn’t get there on their own. Alongside the support of family and friends, scientists rely on an army of technicians, librarians and other people who fill roles that contribute to research outputs — from the humble article to paradigm-shifting experiments. These essential, hidden roles are…

What is the Hidden REF?
In our new video, you can hear about the Hidden REF and why we’re running the competition from some of the committee behind it.

Last chance to celebrate the staff the REF doesn’t reach
Andy Dixon is keen on the goals of the Research Excellence Framework, but joined the Hidden REF because it is both a serious and playful accompaniment to the REF proper, providing an alternative lens through which we can explore the potential future for research assessment. Read the full article on Research Professional.
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