I have recently completed a course on social media marketing and throughout this have looked at the way social media is utilised by some of the academics at the University of Birmingham and other Higher Education Institutions. What has come to light is that maybe social media isn’t something that academics routinely use and it … Continue reading “Why use social media for Research Impact?”
Month: March 2017
HEFCE Consultation on the REF
On 8 December 2016, the Funding Councils issued their Consultation on REF2021 (http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2016/201636/ ). This is their attempt to turn the principles of the Stern review into practice and the 44 questions, many of which pose significant and interlinked challenges to the sector, highlight just how hard it is to do this. The REF team’s … Continue reading “HEFCE Consultation on the REF”