In the first of a series of blogs based on the opening seminar of the Centre for Global Higher Education, Paul Ashwin takes a fresh look at a thorny concept ...

The excellence of research at UCL and its positive real-world impact has improved since 2014, according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) assessment results announced today. UCL has come ...

Rama Thirunamachandran is former director for research, innovation and skills at the Higher Education Funding Council for England. His is vice-chair and a board member of the Higher Education Academy.

It was the day most UK academics were dreading. On Monday 17 February, funding agencies fired the starting gun on the next Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), the United Kingdom’s system for ...

The UK’s “world-leading” research isn’t just limited to a select few elite universities, but rather is distributed across the country, according to the latest UK government analysis of the country’s ...

Richard Watermeyer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Researchers across the United Kingdom are celebrating or commiserating this week as universities receive the results of a years-long research-assessment exercise that dictates how much government ...

A UK-wide review chaired by Lord Stern was launched to review the Research Excellence Framework (REF) to ensure that future university research funding is allocated more efficiently, offers greater ...

In preparation for the upcoming Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 submission, Loughborough University is looking to appoint an experienced and motivated individual to serve as Unit of ...

Our research contributed to multiple Units of Assessment in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, including Supporting Planning and Housing Policy Reform and the Transition Pathway Initative, and ...

The REF is a process of expert review, carried out by expert panels for each of the 34 subject-based units of assessment (UOAs), under the guidance of four main panels. Expert panels are made up of ...

The number of academics submitted to the research excellence framework is likely to exceed the number submitted to the last research assessment exercise, new figures suggest. The proportion of staff ...