REF 2021: what are the rules and how will they work?

Final decisions on shape of research excellence framework are an improvement but will not end ‘game-playing’, sector experts warn

Published on
November 26, 2017
Last updated
December 1, 2017
Rachael Pells
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Participation is compulsory: many of the changes to the research excellence framework have been aimed at reducing ‘game-playing’ by universities and giving a fairer picture of institutional research performance
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