Policy

New Hidden REF article in Times Higher Education

The HiddenREF committee has published a new article in the Times Higher Education. The article addresses the new rules for REF but highlights there is still a long way to go unless institutions "get over their obsession with publications." In the article "UK HEIs must embrace the REF’s invitation to improve research culture", you can read why the HiddenREF movement is pushing for change and how it's already made a difference.Read More

What does Open Research mean for the future of the REF? The next REF could better recognise the diversity of roles contributing to research

James Cleaver, Gemma Derrick and Simon Hettrick take a look at the potential implications for research assessment, were more open research practices adopted and a wider range of research outputs recognised.Read More

Research Studies

Studies carried out by the Software Sustainability Institute.

Shaping AHRC policy on software and data

Researchers: Dr. Rebecca Taylor (PI), Prof. Simon Hettrick (Co-I), Prof. David De Roure (Co-I), Johanna Walker.

Funder: AHRC

Participant Information Sheet

Understanding the software used to analyse social sciences data

Researchers: Mr. Neil Chue Hong (PI), Dr. Mario Antonioletti, Ms. Selina Aragon, Johanna Walker.

An article highlighting the importance of the Hidden REF, called Time to celebrate science’s ‘hidden’ contributors, features in Nature this week. Read More

New study into the software and skills required for large-scale computing

This year the Software Sustainability Institute will be running a study to better understand the software and skills required for large-scale research computing. The results will inform recommendations for the policies and support required.Read More

Call for survey participants who do software engineering in research

STRIDE is a £1 million project on socio-technical resilience in software development and is looking for people who do software engineering work in a research context (including both those who do and do not currently identify as RSE’s) to take part in a survey.Read More