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Tag Archives: REF
Nigel Warburton’s negative vision of what philosophy isn’t | jbrittholbrook
Does not resisting impact requirements mean you’re not a real philosopher? Nigel Warburton’s negative vision of what philosophy isn’t | jbrittholbrook.
Posted in Accountability, Broader Impacts, CSID Publications, Future of the University, institutionalizing interdisciplinarity, Metrics, NSF, Philosophy & Politics, Public Philosophizing, Science and technology ramifications, STEM Policy, Transdisciplinarity
Tagged freedom, impact, Nigel Warburton, Philosophy, philosophy bites, REF, responsibility
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Professorial pay rises twice as fast as rest | News | Times Higher Education
Professorial pay rises twice as fast as rest | News | Times Higher Education. This is an interesting piece on what at first glance may seem possible unintended consequences of the REF (the UK’s Research Excellence Framework, which is used … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Future of the University, Metrics
Tagged Neoliberalism, REF
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Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences
Ismael Rafols uncovers bias against interdisciplinary research and programs. Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences.