The impact of impact
Author(s) -
Rebecca K. Smith
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the biochemist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1740-1194
pISSN - 0954-982X
DOI - 10.1042/bio03203046
Subject(s) - looming , research council , higher education , quality (philosophy) , political science , business , economics , psychology , economic growth , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology , government (linguistics) , cognitive psychology
The proposed introduction of impact into research funding assessments has been controversial. The current proposals for the new quality-related research (QR) framework contribute to a very tense environment which also includes looming cuts to higher education budgets. There are widespread concerns about how the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will allocate the resulting budget.
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