By Richard Adams. Vice-chancellors will discover results of research excellence framework, which determines distribution of £2bn in funding. More...
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...
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...
Bullying in higher education: it's time to hold the sector to account
By . We should be worried about the competence of those running our universities, says Gus John, who identifies three reasons why bullying goes unchecked in academia. More...
Handwriting vs typing: is the pen still mightier than the keyboard?
By Anne Chemin. Computers may dominate our lives, but mastery of penmanship brings us important cognitive benefits, research suggests. More...
When will minority ethnic lawyers get the top jobs?
By Yasmin Ahmed. The legal profession is making efforts to open its doors to minority ethnic graduates – but the most senior roles remain out of reach. More...
Bullying in universities: three staff members share their stories
By Claire Shaw. Higher education network readers explain how bullying affected their working lives – and what support they received from their university. More...
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...
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...
Some of us fear the impact of cuts in 2016 more than the research funding results
By Patrick McGhee. Well, here we are. The work of 52,077 academic staff submitted, 191,232 of their “outputs” assessed, 10,099 early career researchers included, 6,975 “impact case studies” reviewed. More...