Mining the REF impact case studies for lessons on leadership,governance and management in higher education

The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education’s Director of Research, Professor Fiona Ross CBE commissioned Dr Elizabeth Morrow to mine the 2014 REF impact case studies to learn more about leadership, governance and management (LGM) research. The case study data suggests new possibilities for inter-professional collaboration, and also elucidates different types of impact, which may not necessarily be sequential. Furthermore, given the huge planned changes in UK higher education it is essential that LGM research is valued and used to inform future directions for the sector.