THE: REF should include all academics, says University of Cambridge
Published on April 27, 2016
Further coverage of Lord Stern’s Review of the Research Excellence Framework in THE cites our view on the need for research to be funded wherever excellence is found.
The article focuses on a proposal that every academic, even those on teaching-only contracts, is submitted to the assessment exercise.
Our response to Lord Stern’s review argues against measures that potentially risks ignoring pockets of excellence in less research-intensive universities.
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