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THE investigation reveals 63 per cent increase in 0.2 deals since October 2011

A weighted approach is the best bet for assessment, say Andrew Oswald and Daniel Sgroi

Staff complain over ‘arbitrary’ yardstick and teaching-only threat

Joshua Oppenheimer’s film about the perpetrators of Indonesian genocide has impact in spades, says Sally Feldman

Citations could replace peer review in sciences, study concludes

The research excellence framework risks turning British economics into “a purely quaint academic subject with no connection to the real world”, an academic paper has warned.

University defends short-term contracts as source criticises ‘game-playing’

Consultation to consider use of metrics and case studies in research assessment

Hefce reveals 215 assessors chosen from outside academy

Husband-and-wife academics debate the merits of the research excellence framework

Paul Magrs was flabbergasted when an institution he hadn’t heard from in years asked if it could use his work to show impact. Here is his reply

Paul Manners worries that rush to tell research stories turns academics into salesmen and undermines collaboration

Colin Hay insists that work as chair of politics subpanel will be unaffected by new Sciences Po job

REF factor may explain growing wage differential

Artistic practice can certainly be research - but the present model in UK universities is confused and lacks intellectual rigour, argues Nicholas Till

The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.

The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.

New assessment scheme will not be used to direct cash to institutions

Rise in staff submissions predicted despite tightened funding formula. Paul Jump reports

The number of academics submitted to the research excellence framework is likely to exceed the number submitted to the last research assessment exercise, new figures suggest.

The REF’s impact case studies present myriad challenges. Seeking an outside view might be no bad thing, argues Neil Robinson

The proportion of staff submitted by each unit of assessment to the 2014 research excellence framework will become clear for the first time after the Higher Education Statistics Agency announced it will release statistics on the number of academics eligible to be submitted.

Joined-up thinking across theory and practice could revolutionise our public services, says Jonathan Shepherd

The REF is coming and many institutions are looking to poach premier league researchers to boost their scores (and income) before it is too late. Elizabeth Gibney takes a look at the recruitment ‘feeding frenzy’

Speculation rife on GPA thresholds as sector gears up for submission process. Paul Jump reports

When the 2014 research excellence framework was being devised to take into account real-world impact, relocating a long-established university nursery to make way for such research was probably not what its designers had in mind.

Accessible information could spark ‘second open science revolution’, report says. Paul Jump writes

But publishers dismiss Willetts’ suggestion as not a ‘game changer’. Paul Jump reports

Impact assessments will shape behaviours - but not necessarily in desired directions, argue Katherine Smith and Nasar Meer

As 2014 race begins, reports Paul Jump, maternity provision is the only big change from draft document

The University and College Union has been urged by some of its members to reconsider its policy of boycotting the research excellence framework.