UK Research Excellence: Getting Better All the Time?

Authors

  • Simon Marginson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.81.8732

Keywords:

Research Excellence Framework of the UK, research impact

Abstract

An analysis of the recent Research Excellence Framework data, released in the UK in late 2014, this article critically evaluated this major program.
The REF purports to measure research impact of UK universities and researchers, but often does not adequately measure what is important.

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Published

2015-05-01

How to Cite

Marginson, S. (2015). UK Research Excellence: Getting Better All the Time?. International Higher Education, (81), 12–13. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.81.8732

Issue

No. 81: Summer 2015

Section

United Kingdom: Problems and Challenges

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