CPC-CG members Professor Jackie Wahba OBE and Professor Athina Vlachantoni have been announced as #REF 2029 Sub-panel members for #Economics and #Econometrics, and #SocialWork and #SocialPolicy, respectively.

They join CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham CBE who is Chair of Main Panel Cโ€“ #SocialSciences. Full story: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?action=story&id=847

#researchexcellenceframework #demography #research #socialscience #ageing #migration #economist

"Is it so outrageous, when awarding over a billion pounds of public funding, to insist that a mere 1.7% of it is spent to ensure the public can see the results? "

"...the REF awards public money. Denying any section of the public access to the outputs of that work is asking for funding without accountability."

wow, this is a superb essay from Stephen Curry, Dorothy Bishop and Martin Paul Eve

https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/06/20/open-access-a-benefit-not-a-burden-that-is-worth-the-cost/

#OpenAccess #REF #ResearchExcellenceFramework #REF2029

Open Access: A Benefit Not a Burden That is Worth the Cost - HEPI

Sometimes it seems as though the debates on open access (OA) move in endless circles. In fact they are slowly spiraling towards their conclusion, just as OA policies are moving, albeit circuitously, towards full implementation. The policy trajectory has not been straight because so many technical, commercial and cultural arguments have had to be overcome [โ€ฆ]

HEPI

The #REF2029 Open Access Policy Consultation has just opened. You have until the 17th of June to comment.

All the details: https://www.ref.ac.uk/news/the-ref-2029-open-access-policy-consultation-opens/

#REF #ResearchExcellenceFramework #research #ResearchExcellence #openscience #openaccess

The REF 2029 Open Access Policy consultation opens โ€“ REF 2029

The UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) has commented on the REF 2028 initial decisions, and what makes research rigorous and transparent.

https://www.ukrn.org/2023/09/26/ukrn-response-to-ref28-initial-decisions-and-research-environment/

#UKRN #Reproducibility #ResearchExcellenceFramework #ReformingRA

UKRN Response to REF28 initial decisions and Research Environment

The reaction on ๐Ÿฆ to this proposal in @timeshighered to replace journals with a UK REF repository has mostly been:
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https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/should-uk-replace-journals-ref-repository

How would *you* reform publishing and UK #ResearchAssessment?

#Publishing #Journals #ResearchExcellenceFramework #ResearchReform #HigherEducation #TimesHigherEducation #JournalPublishing #AcademicMastodon #ScholComm

Should the UK replace journals with a REF repository?

Immediate review of outputs by a REF reviewer could be more efficient, transparent, informative and, above all, fair, says Martin Lang

Times Higher Education (THE)
Hello everyone. So, a little #introduction. I am an Associate Professor of #AppliedPsychology at #Solent University, Southampton UK. I also lead our #SocialResearch & #Policy research theme. My research interests are #heritage #wellbeing & #mentalhealth and my current project is @AMPHORA which I lead with @PaulEverill. โ€ฉIโ€™m interested in conversations about the above & #academia #qualitativeresearch #psychology #evaluation & #ResearchExcellenceFramework #REFโ€จ@AcademicChatter #Macademia