The REF is driving the narrowing of UK social sciences

Analysis reveals that UK scholars tend to move to jobs that bring them into closer conformity with disciplinary standards, says Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra

Published on
July 6, 2022
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July 6, 2022
Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
Sheep are mustered through the city center to illustrate Research evaluations are narrowing UK disciplines
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#1 Submitted by gordond... on July 12, 2023 - 7:31pm
How can 84% of us possibly be 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'? Who wants to be 'world-leading' anyway? What's wrong with 'good enough'?

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