by rtlloyd | Oct 20, 2009 | Uncategorised
On the 15th October, HEPI (Higher Education Policy Institute) published their response to the HEFCE proposals for the Research Excellence Framework. On the whole, HEPI is supportive of the proposals but is critical of plans to assess the impact of research. The...
by rtlloyd | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorised
The debate about assessing the impact of research in the Humanities continues to rumble on in the Guardian today.
by rtlloyd | Oct 7, 2009 | Research News
A document outlining the proposed format of the REF has been published at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/ref. The brief guide in PDF format appears near the bottom of the screen. It summarises details such as how many outputs each person is likely to have to submit to the...
by rtlloyd | Oct 6, 2009 | REF
ResearchResearch and Evidence have developed a tool which can help you to explore what the new metrics system likely to be used for the REF might mean for your department. HEFCE has said that the metrics it is likely to be using are research income, citations and...
by rtlloyd | Sep 28, 2009 | Research Funding
RIN (Research Information Network) have produced a handy fact sheet on research funding in the UK. It covers the dual funding system, full economic costing, and the changes to the reforms of the research assessment system. Available from RIN website.
