Policy Hackathon: Shaping the Next REF by ARMA UK https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy At the ARMA conference, the REF SIG session will explore what research assessment could look like in 2035, as a follow-on from REF 2029. Participants will work in groups to design a credible, fair and deliverable model for future research assessment, then present a three-minute pitch to a panel of representatives from the UK Funding Bodies. This Padlet gives the wider SIG a chance to share ideas before and after the session. You do not need to propose a complete model or prepare a pitch. Please add brief reflections, questions, examples or concerns under any of the headings below. There will also be an opportunity to discuss these themes at our next REF SIG drop-in on 24 June. en-us 2026-06-11 11:57:48 UTC 2026-06-26 14:27:14 UTC hello@padlet.com What would you want future research assessment to achieve or feel like? ARMAuk https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949781561 2026-06-11 11:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949781561 What should a future system seek to understand or assess? What should quality mean? ARMAuk https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949782526 2026-06-11 12:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949782526 What kinds of evidence, processes or approaches might be useful? ARMAuk https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949782860 2026-06-11 12:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949782860 What behaviours should a future system encourage or avoid? What tensions would need to be managed? ARMAuk https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949783226 2026-06-11 12:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949783226 What should be retained, removed, introduced or improved compared with the current REF? ARMAuk https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949783490 2026-06-11 12:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949783490 What foundations would need to be built, tested or agreed before REF 2029 to support longer-term reform? ARMAuk https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949783759 2026-06-11 12:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ARMAuk/qd3jmibx78lfysjy/wish/3949783759