By Sally Weale and Richard Adams. Research Excellence Framework, which judges quality of research, widely criticised as divisive and a cause of bullying. More...
21 décembre 2014
21 décembre 2014
UK universities prepare to find out how research activity has been rated
By Richard Adams. Vice-chancellors will discover results of research excellence framework, which determines distribution of £2bn in funding. More...
21 décembre 2014
REF 2014: why is it such a big deal?
By Rebecca Ratcliffe. Results from this week’s research audit will determine universities’ funding and reputation for years to come. More...
21 décembre 2014
Research excellence framework 2014: the postmortem – live chat
Join us 19 December from 12-2pm GMT to discuss whether the Ref is an effective way to audit research in UK universities.
The UK government distributes £1.6bn of public money in research funding, so it’s inevitable that there will be some form of mechanism for assessing the quality of research in UK universities. More...
21 décembre 2014
Struggle for top research grades fuels bullying among university staff
More than half of university staff say recent policy changes have caused an increase in bullying – and that institutions aren’t doing enough to tackle the issue. More...
21 décembre 2014
Five reasons why the REF is not fit for purpose
By Derek Sayer. The results of the research excellence framework will be published on Thursday. Derek Sayer explains why he believes the whole exercise is deeply flawed. More...
21 décembre 2014
REF 2014: live reaction
By . All the reaction to the research excellence framework as we get it. More...
21 décembre 2014
REF 2014: quarter of academics believe it will lead to redundancies
By . University staff reveal their concerns ahead of research excellence framework. On Thursday, the results of the 2014 research excellence framework will be published. More...
19 décembre 2014
L’excellence n’est pas un gros mot
Propos recueillis par Pierre France et Jean-François Gérard. Malgré des besoins en augmentation, les dotations des universités restent fixes. Alors que l’examen du budget de l’institution strasbourgeoise a été reporté, rencontre avec Alain Beretz, son président depuis 2008. Quand il ne fait pas de comptabilité, l’enseignant-chercheur reprend le dessus et livre sa vision de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche, de la vocation de l’Université de Strasbourg ou encore de l’Europe. Voir l'article...
Propos recueillis par Pierre France et Jean-François Gérard
18 décembre 2014
REF 2014: results by subject
By . Were new research stars born? Who was helped or hurt by impact? Times Higher Education dissects the results by discipline. More...
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