The REF doesn’t capture what government wants from academics or how academic impact on policymaking takes place
Tinkler, J.
(27 March 2012)
The REF doesn’t capture what government wants from academics or how academic impact on policymaking takes place.
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
(27 March 2012)
The REF doesn’t capture what government wants from academics or how academic impact on policymaking takes place.
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
Following on from the recent debate at the ‘From Research to Policy: Academic Impacts on Government’ conference, Jane Tinkler finds that the academic expertise and luck required for a piece of research to be considered valuable by government in policymaking is not valued by the Research Excellence Framework.