and You and UCU Overview UCU Policy REF detail Selection and Submission criteria Research environment Impact Research funding Scottish perspective UCU Policy Twin track UCU opposes research assessment ID: 473536
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Research assessment and You and UCU Slide2
OverviewUCU PolicyREF detail
Selection and Submission criteria
Research environment
Impact
Research funding
Scottish perspectiveSlide3
UCU Policy – Twin trackUCU opposes research assessment.Challenge detail of REF
Impact criteria
Detrimental impact on female staff
Selection criteria
Advice on local implementation
Help for membersSlide4
Opposition“The RAE has had a disastrous impact on the UK higher education system, leading to the closure of departments with strong research profiles and healthy student recruitment. It has been responsible for job losses, discriminatory practices, widespread demoralisation of staff, the narrowing of research opportunities through the over-concentration of funding and the undermining of the relationship between teaching and research.”Slide5
UCU on 2014 REF consultationOpposed Impact in REF
17,500 signatures for ‘Stand Up for Research’
weighting for impact was lowered
‘case study’ rather than comprehensive approach to assessing impact
Panel selection criteria
better reflection of the effect of paternity and adoption leave on research outputsSlide6
REF 2014Still process of expert review not metrics
Submission by 29 November 2013
Census date 31 October 2013
Four assessable research outputs
36 units of assessment (4 main panels)
Profile
Equality impactSlide7
Selection of staffFinal criteria published in January
Category A staff
Research-only staff excluded
HEIs - fair and transparent selection of staff for their REF submissions
Institutional codes of practice submitted to REF by 31 July 2012Slide8
Codes of practiceSubmitted and under review
Disclosure of staff circumstances
Maternity leave or health issues
Selection Committees
Feedback and appeals
Protection of excluded staff
Good governance of procedureSlide9
Generic assessment criteriaOutputs 65%Quality of submitted research
Impact 20%
‘reach and significance’ of impacts on the economy, society and/or culture
Environment 15%
‘vitality and sustainability’Slide10
Scottish Research funding Research Councils UK wide (Reserved)REF led by HEFCE
Research Funding decided by SFC
Third of SFC funding
Scotland specific research grants
Knowledge exchange separate streamSlide11
Research Funding presentlyBased each submission not whole unitOnly 3* and 4* funded from 2012
Ratio increased to 3:1
Concentration now identical to England
Stirling suffered cuts after 2008
Gain of 3% in 2012 to £6.3MSlide12
UCU Scotland PolicyOpposes further concentrationOnly benefits research intensive
Reduces breadth in Scotland
Teaching link
Seed corn funding
2* funding
Scottish specific research Slide13
ConclusionREF 2014 in full flow
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/research/ref/pubs/2012/01_12/
Expert review
Funding concentration
UCU will work to help members