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We're seeking your ideas along the areas of health innovation, green industrial growth, resilient UK and transformative technologies, ideas which can lead to collaboration and global impact beyond what any single organisation can achieve. Find out more: ukri.org/news/moonshots…

🚨🚨 🚨Randomisation Klaxon! 🚨🚨🚨 I'm delighted to announce that Economic and Social Research Council & UK Research and Innovation are today launching a £15m funding call for testing policy interventions using "robust counterfactual evaluation methods" - including RCTs, analysis of existing trials data & quasi-experiments

Me on Wonkhe: #WomeninSTEM - we need to fix the system not the women. Everyone needs to step up.....wonkhe.com/blogs/men-need…

This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in using narrative CVs

Join Westminster Insight’s Future of UK Research Assessment Conference on the initial #REF2028 decisions & learn from CoARA Vice-Chair Dr Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social on what can be done towards #ReforminRA #ResearchAssessmentWM 20% discount with code 'CARA' : bit.ly/3CEnjIy

This is an insightful piece by Dr Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social on the challenges the funding bodies face in developing the people, culture and environment elements for REF 2028 and how important it is to get it right. And yes, we do love a consultation

Looking forward to joining the discussion later!

Great blog on the opportunities for positive culture change as a result of REF2028 with equally important warnings about unintended consequences

Our book chapter is finally out (and open)! Thanks to lexbouter.bsky.social for this opportunity! doi.org/10.1007/978-3-… The chapter reviews issues with #ResearchAssessment and innovative practices that provide great promise for the future. Many more important topics in the full volume.

We are pleased to announce the publication of three documents supporting the initial decisions on REF 2028. beta.jisc.ac.uk/future-researc… #REF #REF2028 Economy NI HEFCW | CCAUC Research England Scottish Funding Council

In the interests of boosting this discussion and normalisation... we're sharing this thread on the challenges of parents needing to travel for work. We'll be sharing more in future on making conferences accessible to a broad spectrum of researchers and innovators.

This troubling case illustrates why for #REF2028 we are leading efforts to shift the incentives in research away from, ‘publish or perish’ towards research environments that support more positive research cultures timeshighereducation.com/news/stanford-… via Times Higher Education

More REF team news! We're seeking to appoint the Head of REF Policy to lead the development and implementation of the REF 2028 guidance and criteria. More info here: careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/j…

This is fantastic news! I’m really excited to start working with Rebecca Fairbairn 💙 🌻 - lots to do!

Want to shape REF 2028 policy? Check out this job - closing date 20 September

We've launched an important new resource to connect researchers and policymakers. The Areas of Research Interest Database lets you see the research questions Government departments are interested in, plus UKRI-funded work by area, all in an easy-to-use interface. (1/3)

We want to hear your views! We’re inviting comments on assessing People, Culture and Environment in REF 2028. Find out more about our wider work on PCE and how to engage: beta.jisc.ac.uk/future-researc… #REF #REF2028 Economy NI HEFCW | CCAUC Research England Scottish Funding Council

We’re seeking a partner to work with us ukri.org/news/ref-2028-…

RoRI is hiring! Four roles now available in our core team, based UCL STEaPP. We’re looking for an Operations Manager; a Research Fellow in Metascience; a Communications & Impact Manager; and an Administrator. More details here: researchonresearch.org/rori-is-hiring…