What the REF?!
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| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 24 | Founded | a year ago |
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Our hosts are all members of the Hidden REF committee based at the universities of Southampton and Bristol: Gemma Derrick – a self-confessed REF junkie – Ola Thomson, and James Baker.Our producer is Ben Thomas.
Find out more about the HiddenREF camp... more
Find out more about the HiddenREF campaign at Hidden-REF.org
'What the REF' is made possible by the Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE) research grant from Research England.
Want to get in touch? Email: WTreF@hidden-ref.org
WTreF is co-produced ... more
In this special episode of What the REF, the team officially launches the 2026 Hidden REF Competition and explores how it has evolved from a one-off initiative into a wider movement for research culture change. New co-host Michael Donnelly joins Lynd... more
This episode of What the REF explores some of the biggest tensions shaping REF and the wider research sector. Gemma, Simon and Lyndsey discuss a criticism of the measurement of research culture, arguing that accountability and lived experience matter... more
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