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24 Sep 2009 09:30:48
University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor Professor Les Ebdon CBE has called the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) proposals for assessing university research a step forward.
Hefce has recently published a consultation on behalf of the four UK higher education funding bodies. Each year around £1.76 billion is allocated by the UK funding bodies for research.
Currently university research is assessed by the Research Assessment Exercise but the Funding Council has been working on proposals for a new system: the Research Excellence Framework. Hefce will now consult on their proposals for the Research Excellence Framework for the next six months.
Professor Ebdon, also chair of university think-tank million+, said: "There has always been a case for research funding in the UK to be better focused on the needs of the economy and society. These proposals are a step forward in achieving that goal and in part reflect the approach taken to research and innovation in other countries.
“It is sensible to move away from a pure metrics-based assessment system. This was always likely to disadvantage social sciences and more user focused research. However, these proposals will be undermined if they are underwritten by a Government policy or an HE Framework which supports research concentration."
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