Isaac Barbosa
isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social
Isaac Barbosa
@isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social
Journalist at Research Professional News
Reposted by Isaac Barbosa
🚨BREAKING🚨

REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).

Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.

All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.

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REF 2029: research culture metric overhauled - Research Professional News
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated
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December 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Reposted by Isaac Barbosa
Our reporter @isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social went to the British Library and found staff at the picket line pessimistic about the recovery of library services after the 2023 cyberattack

"Things just aren’t improving", said the PCS union branch chair

Meanwhile, management have upped their pay offer
‘Things will get worse’ for British Library users, warn striking staff.

Picketing workers outside the British Library warn that “things are going to get worse” for the library’s users, as a second wave of strikes at the institution continues.

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‘Things will get worse’ for British Library users, warn striking staff - Research Professional News
Workers say strike coincides with “poor planning”, even as second union accepts fresh pay offer
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM