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”
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Public Engagement in the REF: Where’s our ambition?
I recently attended a session, ‘Lessons from the REF’, run by the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE). The day-long workshop focused on the outcomes of their review of the impact case studies and impact templates submitted to the Research Excellence Framework 2014 which featured public engagement. Below are some of the key points I … Continue reading “Public Engagement in the REF: Where’s our ambition?”