Research leaders:

the importance of non-traditional REF outputs

Simon Hettrick

10 September 2024 - Research Leaders, Southampton, online -  @sjh5000     ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195

If we don't recognise the people who are vital to research,

we limit our ability to conduct research

www.software.ac.uk

Use software

Fundamental to results

69%

92%

n=417

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.1183562

Who's writing all the software?

~10,000 RSEs worldwide

Image courtesy Ian Cosden

Greater access to skills

=

Better research

WHY ARE WE HERE?

Publications

People who are

vital to research

People who are named in publications

Academics

RSEs, Technicians,

Librarians, Data

Stewards, PRISMS,

RMAs... and more

?

The Venn of academic importance and recognition

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
  • Research Teams
  • Public Engagement
  • Campaigns
  • Everything else!

New categories

The Hidden Role

CC-BY William Murphy 

Data stewards and managers, Librarians, Technicians, Lived Experience Contributors (including patients), Research Software Engineers, PRISMS (Professional Research Investment and Strategy Managers), Professional Services Personnel, Public Engagement Professionals (PEPs), RMAs (Research Managers and Administrators) and Clinical Trials Managers.

120 submissions in total

Hidden REF 2024

Closes this FRIDAY!

 

 

hidden-ref.org

What next?

If we recognise the people who are vital to research,

we increase our ability to conduct research

 

To change research culture, we need your help...

Time for an experiment...

  1. Select someone to chair the group

  2. Select someone to take notes

  3. Read the assessment criteria (Visibility & Significance)

  4. Read the 3 submissions (takes around 5 minutes)

  5. The goal is to put 3 submissions into order (preferably for Visibility and for Significance)

Hidden REF panelist for the day

No one said it was going to be easy

Report back on:

  1. Difficulties you encountered comparing across the different entries
  2. Missing information that would have helped with the comparison
  3. Was there key information that was used to determine significance and visibility?
  4. Anything else you found interesting

Instructions and submissions

  • Even numbered rooms are reviewing NTOs:
    • https://bit.ly/soton-nto
       
  • Odd numbered rooms are reviewing Hidden Roles:
    • https://bit.ly/soton-hroles

Thank you!

@sjh5000

ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195, EPSRC Grant no: EP/S021779/1

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/research-leaders-soton-24

Image credits

  • Webb telescope star image: public domain with thanks to NASA and STScI

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