Research talk: exploring the assessment of UK research performance - Stuart Fancey and Ben Raynor

27/04/2022 35 min
Research talk: exploring the assessment of UK research performance - Stuart Fancey and Ben Raynor

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Episode Synopsis

Last month Helen Clare, was joined by Stuart Fancey, Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Ben Raynor, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), to discuss the future research assessment programme (FRAP), from why it was initiated, its scope and the key aims of the programme. Together, they delve into why it’s important the UK has a way of assessing research on a national scale, what has changed since REF2021 and how FRAP aims to listen to the views and concerns of the sector. Finally, this episode gleams insights into how the FRAP team are planning to get an understanding of international research assessment practice and the alignment between FRAP and Jisc’s priorities.

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