The 2021 REF will concentrate funding even further

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Superstar professors’ post-REF earnings surge revealed

Well-paid professors who led their departments to success in the 2014 research excellence framework won higher salaries and will be even more valued in 2021, say researchers

By Jack Grove

9 October

The REF is perverse to ignore journal hierarchies

The research excellence framework’s reliance on hasty peer review by generalists limits sample size and accuracy, three academics argue

By Andrew Edwards

4 October

Union warns ‘unrealistic’ REF targets will force out junior staff

Union complains that early career academics have been told they must publish at least one 3* paper every 18 months ahead of 2021 assessment

By Jack Grove

5 September

Career advice: how to be an impact manager in REF 2021

‘REF season’ is under way and staff who support the development of impact case studies need to consider their tactics. Chris Hewson offers guidance based on his own experience

By Chris Hewson

21 August

The 2021 REF will concentrate funding even further

The relaxation of the research excellence framework’s submission rules could see research-intensive universities clustered on near-maximum scores, warms Dominic Dean

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Superstar professors’ post-REF earnings surge revealed

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The 2021 REF will concentrate funding even further

The relaxation of the research excellence framework’s submission rules could see research-intensive universities clustered on near-maximum scores, warms Dominic Dean

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Related articles

Superstar professors’ post-REF earnings surge revealed

The REF is perverse to ignore journal hierarchies

Union warns ‘unrealistic’ REF targets will force out junior staff

Career advice: how to be an impact manager in REF 2021

Related universities

University of Sussex

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