Sarah Richardson
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Editor-in-chief of Research Professional News (@resprofnews). Research and HE policy, and the odd aside
Agreed! We've since added to the initial breaking story - Vallance added that the pause was intended to ensure the REF measures “the things that we know we want it to measure, and…does not get bound down by measuring things that do not actually impact on what we are trying to understand”.
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Agreed! We've since added to the initial breaking story - Vallance added that the pause was intended to ensure the REF measures “the things that we know we want it to measure, and…does not get bound down by measuring things that do not actually impact on what we are trying to understand”.
... Going on to say - stressing this is "thinking aloud" rather than policy - that this approach would also raise questions for funders and policymakers about how to incentivise quality over quantity, and potentially provide "disincentives" for low quality research.
June 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
... Going on to say - stressing this is "thinking aloud" rather than policy - that this approach would also raise questions for funders and policymakers about how to incentivise quality over quantity, and potentially provide "disincentives" for low quality research.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Plus, our publisher Clarivate has organised a drinks reception on our stand at 4.15pm today (Weds) - please do drop by if you're at the event and can make it
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