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Review Research Excellence Framework criteria, ensuring transparency and considering 'originality' removal.

Recommendation
The Future Research Assessment Programme (FRAP) is consulting on reforms for the assessment of UK higher education research. It should review the Research Excellence Framework assessment criteria to assure that transparency is a prerequisite of top- scoring research. It should also consider the effects of removing ‘originality’ from the top score bracket.
Paragraph Reference
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Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 July 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age 3.3 yrs
Report published 10 May 2023