Measuring the benefits of university research: impact and the REF in the UK
Measuring the benefits of university research: impact and the REF in the UK
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DOI：
10.1093/reseval/rvu028
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Hudson, John
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作者：
Khazragui, Hanan;Hudson, John
卓越研究框架（REF）是英国政府评估英国大学研究的最新尝试。其中一个关键组成部分是评估研究的经济和社会影响。我们讨论了这种影响的性质，以及在理想的世界中，我们将如何衡量它。然后，我们评估了一些REF的案例研究，并得出结论，他们是一个很长的路要走，从一个准确的影响反映。它们主要是叙述，几乎没有硬信息，也没有试图在时间或空间上打折，或者根据反事实进行评估。但是，参考框架将注意力集中在影响上，这一点值得赞扬，必须认识到，在这个时候，第一个最好的方法是不可能的。研究理事会和大学都需要开始收集数据，以便今后改进分析。
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the latest attempt by the UK government to evaluate research in UK universities. A key component of this is the evaluation of the economic and societal impact of research. We discuss the nature of such impact and how, in an ideal world, we would measure it. We then evaluate a number of REF case studies and conclude that they are a long way from being an accurate reflection of impact. They are primarily narratives, with little hard information and no attempt to discount over time or spatially, or to evaluate against a counterfactual. But the REF deserves credit for focusing attention on impact, and it must be recognized that at this point in time, a first best methodology is not possible. Both the research councils and the universities need to begin collecting data which will facilitate improved analyses in the future.