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The metric tide: report of the independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment and management

This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management. The review was chaired by Professor James Wilsdon, supported by an independent and multidisciplinary group of experts in scientometrics, research funding, research policy, publishing, university management and administration. This review has gone beyond earlier studies to take a deeper look at potential uses and limitations of research metrics and indicators. It has explored the use of metrics across different disciplines, and assessed their potential contribution to the development of research excellence and impact. It has analysed their role in processes of research assessment, including the next cycle of the Research Excellence Framework (REF). It has considered the changing ways in which universities are using quantitative indicators in their management systems, and the growing power of league tables and rankings. And it has considered the negative or unintended effects of metrics on various aspects of research culture. The report starts by tracing the history of metrics in research management and assessment, in the UK and internationally. It looks at the applicability of metrics within different research cultures, compares the peer review system with metric-based alternatives, and considers what balance might be struck between the two. It charts the development of research management systems within institutions, and examines the effects of the growing use of quantitative indicators on different aspects of research culture, including performance management, equality, diversity, interdisciplinarity, and the ‘gaming’ of assessment systems. The review looks at how different funders are using quantitative indicators, and considers their potential role in research and innovation policy. Finally, it examines the role that metrics played in REF2014, and outlines scenarios for their contribution to future exercises

Smoke, curtains and mirrors: the production of race through time and title registration

This article analyses the temporal effects of title registration and their relationship to race. It traces the move away from the retrospection of pre-registry common law conveyancing and toward the dynamic, future-oriented Torrens title registration system. The Torrens system, developed in early colonial Australia, enabled the production of ‘clean’, fresh titles that were independent of their predecessors. Through a process praised by legal commentators for ‘curing’ titles of their pasts, this system produces indefeasible titles behind its distinctive ‘curtain’ and ‘mirror’, which function similarly to magicians’ smoke and mirrors by blocking particular realities from view. In the case of title registries, those realities are particular histories of and relationships with land, which will not be protected by property law and are thus made precarious. Building on interdisciplinary work which theorises time as a social tool, I argue that Torrens title registration produces a temporal order which enables land market coordination by rendering some relationships with land temporary and making others indefeasible. This ordering of relationships with land in turn has consequences for the human subjects who have those relationships, cutting futures short for some and guaranteeing permanence to others. Engaging with Renisa Mawani and other critical race theorists, I argue that the categories produced by Torrens title registration systems materialise as race

Factors Associated with Revision Surgery after Internal Fixation of Hip Fractures

Background: Femoral neck fractures are associated with high rates of revision surgery after management with internal fixation. Using data from the Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip fractures (FAITH) trial evaluating methods of internal fixation in patients with femoral neck fractures, we investigated associations between baseline and surgical factors and the need for revision surgery to promote healing, relieve pain, treat infection or improve function over 24 months postsurgery. Additionally, we investigated factors associated with (1) hardware removal and (2) implant exchange from cancellous screws (CS) or sliding hip screw (SHS) to total hip arthroplasty, hemiarthroplasty, or another internal fixation device. Methods: We identified 15 potential factors a priori that may be associated with revision surgery, 7 with hardware removal, and 14 with implant exchange. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards analyses in our investigation. Results: Factors associated with increased risk of revision surgery included: female sex, [hazard ratio (HR) 1.79, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.25-2.50; P = 0.001], higher body mass index (fo

Conservation du patrimoine architectural et des villes historiques en Grande-Bretagne

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Dieser Artikel beschäftigt sich mit den Massnahmen für die Erhaltung und Konservierung des baukünstlerischen Erbschaft Grossbritanniens. Weiter führt er einige Gegensätze mit dem französischen System ein. Eine kurze Einfuhrung fragt zuerst « Weshalb die Konservierung ? » und dann wird die Literatur in der englischen Sprache kritisch besprochen. Der Reihe nach werden die Erhaltung historischen Gebäude, Zonen für Konservierung, der Programm für historisch wertvolle Städte, Städte Programme, und die Mitwirkung Grossbritannien im europäischen Feldzug fur die städische Renaissance untersucht. Schliesslich werden finanzielle Fragen diskutiert, wobei besondere Aufmerksamkeit auf den « sich drehenden Fonds » gegeben wird. Durch diesen Fonds hat man einen grossen Erfolg in den Vereinigten Staaten gehabt, eine positive Zukunft für die Vergangenheit zu sichern.SUMMARY This article discusses measures for the preservation and conservation of the architectural heritage in Great Britain and introduces some points of comparison and contrast with French systems. In a brief introduction the question « Why protect ? » is posed and English language literature concerning the philosophical underpinnings of preservation and conservation is reviewed. The protection of historic buildings, conservation areas, the UK Historic Towns Programme, Town Schemes, and the British contribution to the European Campaign for Urban Renaissance are examined in turn. In conclusion, questions of finance are addressed and attention drawn to the revolving-funds employed so successfully in the United States of America to ensure a positive future for the past.RÉSUMÉ L'article évoque les mesures prises en Grande-Bretagne pour la protection et la conservation de l'héritage architectural et précise les points comparables et les différences avec les méthodes françaises. Dans une brève introduction la question « Pourquoi protéger ? » est posée, et la littérature anglophone ayant trait au soubassement philosophique de la protection et de la conservation est analysée. La protection des monuments historiques, les aires de conservation, les programmes des villes historiques, les Town schemes, et la contribution britannique à la campagne européenne pour la renaissance urbaine sont successivement examinés. En conclusion, le problème financier est posé, et l'attention attirée sur les « fonds tournants » utilisés avec succès aux Etats-Unis et qui permettent d'assurer un avenir positif au patrimoine.Kain Roger. Conservation du patrimoine architectural et des villes historiques en Grande-Bretagne. In: Norois, n°123, Juillet-Septembre 1984. pp. 379-392

Classics in human geography revisited: Kain, R. and Prince, H. 1985: The tithe surveys of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Reflections of the day

Highlighting the main key messages “Reflections of the day” of the symposium featuring: Steven Hill (Director of Research, Research England), Prof Roger Kain (School of Advanced Study, University of London & Chairman of the UUK OA Monographs Group), Dr Rupert Gatti (Trinity College/Faculty of Economics/Open Book Publishers) and Dr Helen Snaith (Senior Policy Advisor, Research England).This symposium was supported by the Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwi

Policy and practice: Moving towards Plan S and REF

Featuring the morning panel discussion on "Policy and practice: Moving towards Plan S and REF". Chair: Steven Hill (Research England). Panel: Prof Martin Eve (Birkbeck, University of London), Prof Margot Finn (President of the Royal Historical Society), Prof Roger Kain (School of Advanced Study, University of London & Chairman of the UUK OA Monographs Group), Hannah Hope (Wellcome Trust).This symposium was supported by the Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwi