James Wilsdon

Oct 13, 2024 | wonkhe.com | James Wilsdon |Mark Leach

The complexity and cost of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) have long made it a juicy target for self-appointed saviours of the UK’s research funding system. Last week’s proposal by new-kids-on-the-science-policy-block UK Day One to replace the REF with a “low-bureaucracy system” is the latest in a long line of arguments – often coming from the right of British politics – to scrap or radically simplify the exercise.

Jan 18, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | James Wilsdon

Time to restore the social sciences to their rightful place, says James WilsdonWhen you move to Sheffield, as I did eight years ago, one of the first things you discover is the culinary and cultural power of the local secret sauce: Henderson’s Relish. As the saying goes up here: “Some people call it Sheffield’s answer to Worcestershire Sauce—that’s not true.

Nov 12, 2023 | wonkhe.com | James Coe |Jessica Corner |David Kernohan |James Wilsdon

In REF 2029 a provider’s return will be based on an average number of staff with significant responsibility for research rather than a headcount of staff. The current proposal is that institutions will be required to “submit 2.5 outputs per FTE of volume-contributing staff in each disciplinary area where they have activity.” In REF 2021 institutions had to submit 2.5 outputs per 1 full-time equivalent staff member. However, each individual had to submit at least one and no more than five outputs.

Oct 27, 2023 | researchonresearch.org | James Wilsdon

The Research on Research Institute (RoRI) was founded in 2019 by an international group of research funders and researchers with a mission to accelerate transformational research on research systems, cultures and decision-making. We are now advertising for four roles in our core team, which is based in the Department for Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy (STEaPP) at University College London (UCL).

Mar 6, 2023 | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | James Wilsdon

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