“The term ‘REF-able’ is now in common usage in UK universities. ‘Everyone’s constantly thinking of research in terms of “REF-able” outputs, in terms of “REF-able” impact’, says Richard Watermeyer, a sociologist at the University of Bristol, UK. He is referring to the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF), which is meant to happen every seven years …” (more)
[Rachel Brazil, Nature, 9 September]