#REF2028 - the emerging rules and Law UoAs - a post for the Socio-Legal Studies Association blog

https://slsablog.co.uk/blog/blog-posts/ref2028-the-emerging-rules-and-law-

#REF2028

"...in REF 2028 there will be no maximum or minimum number of research outputs attached to any individual researcher, provided an average is met across a subject area....universities will still probably return to being hyper-selective, focusing on members of staff who produce the most ‘REF-able’ research, thereby marginalizing others."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02469-w

"The risk of pitting us all against each other in some unholy research culture competition is that hyper-competition was always at the heart of so many of our unhelpful research cultures." - @lizziegadd in #WonkHE, on the increased weight given to #ResearchCulture in the UK's #REF28.

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/my-research-culture-is-better-than-yours/

#ReformingRA #ResearchAssessment #REF2028 #HigherEd #HigherEducation #UKuniversities

🚨On another note...

Some initial decisions about the next #𝙍𝙀𝙁2028 have been announced today👇🏿👇🏿

🔗https://www.jisc.ac.uk/future-research-assessment-programme/initial-decisions#

The focus is on institutions rather than individuals!!

#REF #Research

Excited to see this as part of #REF2028

In REF 2028 there will be no minimum of maximum number of outputs contributed by an individual. This is intended to increase inclusivity of the assessment and provide an environment which is supportive of researchers establishing themselves, or moving into academia.