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During the Festival of Hidden REF, we spoke to some of our attendees to find out how they think research culture in UK higher education can be improved.
Take a look and let us know what you would like to change!
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Take a look and let us know what you would like to change!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJCu...
Change one thing #ResearchCulture #REF
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November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
During the Festival of Hidden REF, we spoke to some of our attendees to find out how they think research culture in UK higher education can be improved.
Take a look and let us know what you would like to change!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJCu...
Take a look and let us know what you would like to change!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJCu...
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We are delighted to be media partners for this year's Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social)!
First report from Birmingham👇
First report from Birmingham👇
Risk-averse universities “hindering REF performance” by ignoring non-traditional research.
Institutions should “pull their socks up”, @nataliejessic10.bsky.social tells the 2025 Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social).
Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Institutions should “pull their socks up”, @nataliejessic10.bsky.social tells the 2025 Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social).
Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Risk-averse universities ‘hindering own REF performance’ - Research Professional News
Hidden REF Festival: Institutions urged to “pull their socks up” and submit more non-traditional outputs
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We are delighted to be media partners for this year's Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social)!
First report from Birmingham👇
First report from Birmingham👇
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Great day 1 at the Hidden REF Festival 2025.
Really friendly vibe, and really interesting discussions about non-traditional research outputs. @hiddenref.bsky.social
Write-up: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Really friendly vibe, and really interesting discussions about non-traditional research outputs. @hiddenref.bsky.social
Write-up: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Great day 1 at the Hidden REF Festival 2025.
Really friendly vibe, and really interesting discussions about non-traditional research outputs. @hiddenref.bsky.social
Write-up: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Really friendly vibe, and really interesting discussions about non-traditional research outputs. @hiddenref.bsky.social
Write-up: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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@hiddenref.bsky.social get ready for the Lightning Talks…
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social get ready for the Lightning Talks…
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@hiddenref.bsky.social Arianna Ciula, Kings College London, on how to assess Digital Outputs in the Digital Humanities…
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social Arianna Ciula, Kings College London, on how to assess Digital Outputs in the Digital Humanities…
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@hiddenref.bsky.social A workplace needs to be somewhere where you don’t need to choose between authenticity and success…
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social A workplace needs to be somewhere where you don’t need to choose between authenticity and success…
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@hiddenref.bsky.social Why Technicians Belong at the Design Table…
October 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social Why Technicians Belong at the Design Table…
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@hiddenref.bsky.social Methods are a foundational - but oft unappreciated - research output…
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social Methods are a foundational - but oft unappreciated - research output…
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@hiddenref.bsky.social #FestivalHiddenREF today - lightning talks already proving quite impactful
October 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social #FestivalHiddenREF today - lightning talks already proving quite impactful
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October 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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@hiddenref.bsky.social Understanding the diverse forms of research output at University of Sheffield…
October 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social Understanding the diverse forms of research output at University of Sheffield…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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@hiddenref.bsky.social Can the established culture of the academy and usual disciplinary approaches enable new ways of knowing? Championing different methods of creating knowledge in HE….
October 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social Can the established culture of the academy and usual disciplinary approaches enable new ways of knowing? Championing different methods of creating knowledge in HE….
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@hiddenref.bsky.social Developing Evidence-informed Output Narratives using INORMS’ SCOPE Framework…
October 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
@hiddenref.bsky.social Developing Evidence-informed Output Narratives using INORMS’ SCOPE Framework…
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@hiddenref.bsky.social celebrating Hidden Ref 2024 Winners: Laura Henderson, Hidden Role Winner
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
@hiddenref.bsky.social celebrating Hidden Ref 2024 Winners: Laura Henderson, Hidden Role Winner
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@hiddenref.bsky.social Closing Panel session chaired by James Baker: Rewarding research excellence, recognising research careers, perspectives on evaluating diverse outputs
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@hiddenref.bsky.social Closing Panel session chaired by James Baker: Rewarding research excellence, recognising research careers, perspectives on evaluating diverse outputs
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@hiddenref.bsky.social James Baker and Simon Hettrick with reflections and what’s next following a fantastic two days here in Birmingham
October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@hiddenref.bsky.social James Baker and Simon Hettrick with reflections and what’s next following a fantastic two days here in Birmingham
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Here’s a write-up that includes my lightning talk and reflections on why technicians must be recognised in the REF:
🔗 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Hope to work with others to get methods formally recognised as reportable research outputs in a category of their own.
🔗 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Hope to work with others to get methods formally recognised as reportable research outputs in a category of their own.
‘REF needs dedicated section for research methods’ - Research Professional News
Hidden REF Festival: Conference hears plea to fill gap in Research Excellence Framework
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October 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Here’s a write-up that includes my lightning talk and reflections on why technicians must be recognised in the REF:
🔗 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Hope to work with others to get methods formally recognised as reportable research outputs in a category of their own.
🔗 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Hope to work with others to get methods formally recognised as reportable research outputs in a category of their own.
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Risk-averse universities “hindering REF performance” by ignoring non-traditional research.
Institutions should “pull their socks up”, @nataliejessic10.bsky.social tells the 2025 Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social).
Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Institutions should “pull their socks up”, @nataliejessic10.bsky.social tells the 2025 Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social).
Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Risk-averse universities ‘hindering own REF performance’ - Research Professional News
Hidden REF Festival: Institutions urged to “pull their socks up” and submit more non-traditional outputs
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Risk-averse universities “hindering REF performance” by ignoring non-traditional research.
Institutions should “pull their socks up”, @nataliejessic10.bsky.social tells the 2025 Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social).
Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Institutions should “pull their socks up”, @nataliejessic10.bsky.social tells the 2025 Hidden REF Festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social).
Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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Exciting to see @nataliejessic10.bsky.social discussing the University of Liverpool's approach to Diverse Research Outputs at the #HiddenREFfestival 🍎🍊
First talk is from Natalie Wallis from the University of Liverpool about Diverse Research Outputs and the fear of changing research culture @nataliejessic10.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Exciting to see @nataliejessic10.bsky.social discussing the University of Liverpool's approach to Diverse Research Outputs at the #HiddenREFfestival 🍎🍊
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Excellent address by the Uni of Liverpool's Natalie Wallis at #HiddenREF festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social). Report to follow.
In the meantime, here's something Wallis wrote for @resprofnews.bsky.social recently on non-traditional research outputs:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
In the meantime, here's something Wallis wrote for @resprofnews.bsky.social recently on non-traditional research outputs:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
October 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Excellent address by the Uni of Liverpool's Natalie Wallis at #HiddenREF festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social). Report to follow.
In the meantime, here's something Wallis wrote for @resprofnews.bsky.social recently on non-traditional research outputs:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
In the meantime, here's something Wallis wrote for @resprofnews.bsky.social recently on non-traditional research outputs:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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It was wonderful opening up the 2025 Hidden REF Festival this morning, talking about the work we are doing at Liverpool to support diverse research outputs💡. Thank you to the Hidden REF team for the invitation #REF
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Liverpool are "pulling up their socks and getting on with it"! They ran their own Diverse Research Output Competition and had many more submissions than they expected.
October 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It was wonderful opening up the 2025 Hidden REF Festival this morning, talking about the work we are doing at Liverpool to support diverse research outputs💡. Thank you to the Hidden REF team for the invitation #REF
@hiddenref.bsky.social
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@hiddenref.bsky.social
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
Next, Gemma Derrick on how Heuristics can be used to judge what is a quality research output
@gemmaderrick.bsky.social errick.bsky.social
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October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Next, Gemma Derrick on how Heuristics can be used to judge what is a quality research output
@gemmaderrick.bsky.social errick.bsky.social
@gemmaderrick.bsky.social errick.bsky.social
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After the intro from @jwbaker.bsky.social @hiddenref.bsky.social #HiddenREF we have Liverpool DOTs with Natalie Wallis… and so DOTs that is Diverse Output Types… so another name for Non Traditional Outputs… Liverpool have a team to support and promote their development!
October 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
After the intro from @jwbaker.bsky.social @hiddenref.bsky.social #HiddenREF we have Liverpool DOTs with Natalie Wallis… and so DOTs that is Diverse Output Types… so another name for Non Traditional Outputs… Liverpool have a team to support and promote their development!