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Data enhancement and analysis of the REF 2021 Impact Case Studies
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stevenson, Cagla
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- RAND Corporation 2023
- Summary:
- The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a process of expert review to assess the excellence of academic research conducted at universities in the United Kingdom (UK), undertaken by the four UK higher education funding bodies. Research England and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) commissioned RAND Europe, together with Electric Data Solutions and Different Angles, to conduct a study to understand the research impact of the UK higher education sector as represented by the REF 2021 Impact Case Studies (ICSs). The study aimed to address the following two objectives: Collect and enhance 2021 REF ICS data to provide the REF team with a structured dataset supporting further development of the REF 2021 online database; and Quantitatively and qualitatively analyse the ICSs to examine the broader societal impacts of research at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The study provides an in-depth examination of the Impact Case Studies using a mixed-methods research approach that involved a range of quantitative and qualitative analyses such as topic modelling, geotagging, text searches, bibliometric analysis, infographics and deep dives. This report is intended for a range of stakeholders including those interested in the REF and research assessment, higher education research as well as those interested in the impact of HEIs on society.
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