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 ...

Browser does not support script. LSE’s leading role in Politics and International studies research has been confirmed in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). We are one of the largest, ...

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 higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks. The UK’s higher ...

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.

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 ...

The University of Wolverhampton is proud to announce that three of its academic and professional staff have been appointed to panels for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029. These prestigious ...

The REF 2021 results are a great achievement for the School and reflect the incredibly hard work done by colleagues over a number of years. Professor Susana Mourato, Pro Director for Research LSE’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 ...

Advancing research culture and community as part of the REF 2029 exercise. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) has appointed three Ulster University academics to act as panel members exploring the ...

94% of the University's research was assessed as either 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'. 57% of the University's research achieved the top 'world-leading' 4* rating, compared to a ...