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Reshaping the REF balloon - the Stern Review

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Source:  https://flic.kr/p/8hHczB Trying to make a change to the REF whilst not breaking it is akin to squeezing a balloon. Press or reshape too much and it bursts, but solving a problem by squeezing in one area produces bulges elsewhere. And so we come to the Stern Review - an independent review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) - that was published this week. [ link ]