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Higher Education: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the report entitled Replacing the Research Excellence Framework published by UK Day One on 8

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
10 Oct 2024
Answer
15 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the report entitled Replacing the Research Excellence Framework published by UK Day One on 8

  2. 10 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The next Research Excellence Framework (REF) is currently being developed by Research England and the three Devolved higher education funding bodies, in collaboration with the higher education sector.As development of REF 2029 proceeds, the funding bodies...

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