The Hidden REF:
Broadening the definition of impact
Simon Hettrick
25 February 2025 - Impact Seminar, Southampton - @simonhettrick.bsky.social ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195
Knowledge Excellence Framework
Use software
Fundamental to results
69%
92%
n=417
Who's writing all the software?
Researcher
Software
Engineer
Research
Software
Engineer
~10,000 RSEs worldwide
Image courtesy Ian Cosden
Greater access to skills
=
Better research
And lots of impact...
Publications
Money
Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome
- Charlie Munger
Recognising all research outputs and every role that makes research possible
www.hidden-ref.org
- Training materials and courses
- Grimpact
- Citizen science
- Enabling access to facilities
- Community building
- Standards
New categories
Libcrowds
- A platform for hosting experimental crowdsourcing projects to improve access to the diverse collections held at the British Library
- 266,000 contributions from 3000 contributors leading to 175 projects
Mitigating the Psychological Impact of COVID-19
- A comprehensive package to help mitigate the effects of working during the pandemic
- Developed by five people
- 77,000 healthcare workers around the world during its first 12 month
And some more impact...
Thank you!
@simonhettrick.bsky.social
ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195, EPSRC Grant no: AH/Z000114/1
Licence
© Simon Hettrick. These slides are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Link to slides
https://slides.com/simonhettrick/hidden-ref-for-impact-seminar
Image credits
- RSE map Image courtesy of Ian Cosden
- Library by janko ferlic on Unsplash
- Surgeons by national cancer institute on Unsplash
- Open by kiryl on Unsplash
- Outside the box by diana parkhouse on Unsplash
The Hidden REF: Broadening the definition of impact Simon Hettrick 25 February 2025 - Impact Seminar, Southampton - @simonhettrick.bsky.social ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195