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The Hidden REF raised in Microscopists interview with Dame Ottoline Leyser
February 26, 2021
The Hidden REF offers all members of the research community the chance to celebrate their unconventional contributions to knowledge.
The REF comes in for a lot of criticism: it’s big, it’s expensive and it soaks up time that many argue would be better spent on conducting research.
There’s truth to these criticisms of course, but this does not mean that research assessment is unnecessary. In fact, a certain level of accountability is important, especially in receipt of some £11.5 billion in research and development conducted in higher education and government-run labs.
The REF is the perfect system for assessing research yesterday, but research assessment must remain fit for more modern challenges, including the need to align research and society values more closely, and the evolution of how research is practised and knowledge disseminated.
Read the article on the WONKHE website.
