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News Supporting your preparations for REF 2029 The REF takes shape – and we are here to help. Published today (10 December 2025), the REF 2029 guidance confirms major updates following the recent pause. These changes matter [...] updated on 10 Dec 2025
Blog REF 2029: Shaping Excellence Together REF 2029 guidance arrives at a moment of turbulence for higher education. For some, the announcements may bring relief: proposals they feared would be burdensome have been moderated, and the [...] updated on 10 Dec 2025
Blog From Safe to Seen: Reimagining Public Engagement Through Care and Relational Practice Researcher Nikita Asnani explores how we can reimagine research impact and evaluation. In this blog she discusses how to achieve this - not through more metrics, but through more meaning. updated on 03 Dec 2025
Blog What does ‘Civic’ mean at the University of Greenwich? Reflections on a growing conversation Libby Turner and Jackie Fotheringham from Greenwich Research and Innovation at the University of Greenwich reflect on their work to bring together civic activity. updated on 03 Dec 2025
Blog Exploring the Wheel of Consent in Participatory Research Delegates at the Engage Conference 2024 may remember Hannah Gardiner's workshop exploring the roles and interpersonal dynamics in participatory research. In this blog, Hannah shares insights from that work and [...] updated on 15 Oct 2025
Blog Catalyst Conversations: Reimagining Higher Education for 2045 With rapidly changing expectations about the relationship between knowledge creation and society, as well as the significant financial uncertainty faced by the sector, we are working to imagine new futures [...] updated on 05 Sep 2025