The UK’s “world-leading” research isn’t just limited to a select few elite universities, but rather is distributed across the country, according to the latest UK government analysis of the country’s ...

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) plays a vital role in ensuring accountability for public investment of research and assesses the quality and impact of UK research. It strengthens our global ...

Five Ulster University academics selected to help shape the future of UK research assessment through REF 2029 sub-panel roles Ulster University is delighted to announce that five of its leading ...

A new national report has shown for the first time how generative AI (GenAI) is already being used by some universities to assess the quality of their research – and it could be scaled up to help all ...

Richard Watermeyer is professor of higher education and co-director of the Centre for Higher Education Transformations at the University of Bristol, UK. Kate Sang is a gender- and employment-studies ...

University of Bristol Law ranked third for legal research in the UK, with a remarkable 93% of its research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent. “Achieving a maximum score for ...