All REF articles
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NewsNext major assessment of UK higher education research quality postponed until 2029
Extension follows shift to broader approach to research evaluation
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NewsBlack, female, and disabled academics were less likely to be entered for REF 2021
Physical sciences perform best but gap in submission rates remains
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OpinionTeaching-focused staff contribute to REF results too
But are often overlooked in celebrations of research excellence
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OpinionReformed and refreshed
Chemistry comes out of the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise looking good
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NewsChemistry performs well in latest assessment of UK research
High scores in the Research Excellence Framework will deliver extra funding for departments
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NewsUniversities pass UK research assessment stress test during tough times
Pandemic hampered submissions for REF but extension provided breathing space institutions needed
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NewsResearch excellence framework resumes after four month hiatus
New timetable and guidance released following coronavirus shut down
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NewsReport takes aim at research assessment’s cost and distortions
Head of British Academy recommends more flexibility for the Research Excellence Framework to end ‘gaming’ of the exercise
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NewsUniversity research landscape faces big shake-up
UK government’s higher education white paper details increased competition, streamlining of funding bodies and teaching assessment
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NewsGamblers judge research quality cheaply and well
‘Prediction market’ trial in chemistry departments suggest less arduous way to prepare for research assessment
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NewsMetrics failed to predict REF outcomes
Predictions based on numerical measures of research quality were ‘wildly innacurate’, say mathematicians
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Time spent assessing research impact was worthwhile
Report claims wider impact of academic work was fairly determined for UK’s Research Excellence Framework
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NewsCan research quality be predicted by metrics?
Prognostications unveiled for how UK universities will fare in latest assessment exercise
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FeatureMeasuring up
In 2013, the Research Excellence Framework replaces the Research Assessment Exercise in rating every chemistry department in the UK. Leila Sattary weighs up the evidence