Professor Alis Oancea appointed Chair of REF 2029 Research Diversity Advisory Panel
Professor Alis Oancea, Professor of Philosophy of Education and Research Policy at the University of Oxford’s Department of Education and Social Sciences Division Advocate for Impact (Responsible Engagement and Innovation), has been appointed Chair of the Research Diversity Advisory Panel for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029.
The REF is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The Research Diversity Advisory Panel will develop strategies to support the equitable recognition of diverse forms of research within REF 2029 development, delivery and assessment.
Alis said: 'I am very appreciative of the opportunity that the Research Diversity Advisory Panel offers to mobilise experience and knowledge from different research domains and contexts across the UK in the service of the broad communities that are engaged in and with research, or otherwise influenced by the REF.
'The panel will review evidence, discuss, and consult more widely to advise on the development of criteria and methods for recognising and tracking research diversity, and on working practices that engage responsibly with research diversity throughout REF 2029.'
Alis will bring her expert knowledge on meta-research and responsible research and innovation to the panel. She currently leads an international research-on-research project with the Centre for Global Higher Education, and co-leads the Responsible Knowledge Exchange, Engagement and Impact project.
