A metrics-based REF: from sexennial pain to permanent headache

Abandoning peer review could lead to never-ending assessment, micromanagement of staff and übergaming, warns Howard Hotson

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#1 Submitted by Ms. Goody on July 9, 2015 - 3:56pm

To see how badly wrong metrics can go in another context: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/googles-ad-system-become-big-control/?mbid=nl_7815

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