R&IS News
Nominations open for 2025 Papin Prizes
The national awards that recognise and celebrate the work of technicians in higher education are now open for 2025 nominations, with a new award for Apprentice and another for Sustainability announced. Ten Papin Prizes will be presented at the UK Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS) which is taking place on Wednesday 9 July 2025 at the Leonardo Conference Centre in Leicestershire.
Research Culture: NCRC Conversation Series
Join the conversation! Our first session of 2025 will focus on tackling bullying and harassment, and take place on Wednesday 22 January 11am -12pm online. Find out more and register.
REF 2029 main and sub-panel recruitment is now open for applications
Research England has officially opened its application process for the REF 2029 main and sub-panel.
REF 2029 Open Access Policy and Consultation and Engagement summary published
Research England has published the full Open Access Policy for REF 2029, as well as a summary of the REF 2029 open access consultation which helped to inform it.
REF 2029 panel secretariat recruitment
REF 2029 panel secretariat recruitment is now open. Research England is inviting experienced professionals to apply for roles supporting the main and sub-panels on a secondment basis.