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Stern review: responses collected

Lord Stern’s review of the REF has closed, and we await the final report. In the meantime, we are collecting the sector’s responses. Many have already made them available. If you would like to add yours to the list, please drop us an email.

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Policy Watch|17/04/16
Lord Stern
Louisa Darian

Louisa Darian

Louisa Darian was Deputy Director at Wonkhe, and is now an advisor at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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Louisa Darian
Louisa Darian was Deputy Director at Wonkhe, and is now an advisor at the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Lord Stern's review of the REF has closed, and we await the final report. In the meantime, we are collecting the sector's responses. Many have already made them available. If you would like to add yours to the list, please drop us an email.

Sector bodies

Universities UK

GuildHE

Equality Challenge Unit

HEFCE

Academy of Social Sciences

Royal Statistical Society

Council of Deans for Health

Members of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management

Council for the Defence of British Universities

The Institute of Physics

Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Learned Society of Wales

British Academy 

Engineering Professors' Council

Universities

Kingston University

University of Sussex

Mission groups

University Alliance

Russell Group

Millon+

Individuals

Professor Geoffrey Crossick

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