We partially accept this recommendation. 29. As set out in the R&D People and Culture Strategy, we are committed to broadening recognition of those involved in the research system, including statistical experts and software developers. UKRI has ongoing activities that recognise and reward the full range of people necessary for high quality research and works to incentivise research organisations to support them. This includes the work of the four higher education funding bodies on the high-level framework for the next Research Excellence Framework, announced on 15 June 2023. 30. The evidence statement in the new Contribution to Knowledge and Understanding REF section will allow the assessment of approaches to research integrity and reproducibility (with appropriate disciplinary nuance for the latter). 31. The break in the link between researchers and outputs, and the ability to include outputs produced by, for example, technical staff will further incentivise the full range of roles being valued and supported. 32. Much of the wider work listed above to shift research culture supports the recognition and reward of the full range of skills needed; For example, UKRI published the People and Teams action plan8 to further help the sector develop this area. 33. UKRI has revised the definitions of roles supported by our grant funding to ensure support is provided for all the people and skills needed. 34. UKRI also has specific funding streams for certain roles, such as the EPSRC Support the development of research software engineering call9 and the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods10 which provides research methods training and capacity building. 35. There is insufficient evidence that additional funding streams would be more beneficial than integrating this into standard funds with aligned incentives to ensure these wider skills are valued. 36. Developing research on research in relation to talent will be useful for informing targeted further support. In June 2023 UKRI launched the £7 million Innovation and Research Caucus11 (IRC) as a world leading centre of excellence to maximise research and innovation funding impact and will consider the case for further increasing focus on metascience.