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GuildHE Research statement on the REF and COVID-19
GuildHE Research does not think that a lengthy postponement of the REF is necessary or a good idea. Many institutions are well into their preparations and a full delay is likely to impact future work. Small and specialist institutions, in particular, have invested...
Brexit Readiness Roadshows in October
Join a Brexit Readiness Roadshow event in October: Universities UK, in collaboration with GuildHE and Universities Scotland and Universities Wales are hosting events across the UK to help higher education providers prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The...
Making an impact: your research at the UK Parliament
Impact.Engagement. Communications. Policy. Do these feel like words which don’t apply to you? Let’s look at it another way. Would you like to see your research being used at the UK Parliament? Would you like your evidence to feed into the scrutiny of Government? Would...
The future of journal research publishing?
As part of our ongoing work to support smaller and specialist institutions to conduct excellent research, GuildHE Research has been contributing to debates and discussions on Open Research and the development of policies by funders to promote Open Access, in...
On the crest of a mountain: attending the CREST Summer School 2018
Anna Falcini, currently a Fine Art, practice-based Ph.D. student studying at the University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury, Kent, attended teh CREST Summer School in 2018. Here she reflects […]
GuildHE Responds to the consultation on the Concordat to Support Research Integrity
GuildHE and it's research consortium of 29 research active smaller and specialist universities and colleges, GuildHE Research, have responded to the recent consultation on the revised Concordat to Support Research Integrity. The response highlights the need for...
Excellence and impact at the heart of launch of GuildHE Research
A unique service for researchers in smaller and specialist universities and colleges, is being launched today (4th March 2019) at the British Library. GuildHE Research (previously known is as CREST - the Consortium for Research Excellence, Support, and Training) will...
GuildHE Responds: Consultation on the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers
GuildHE and CREST have jointly responded to the recent consultation on the revisions to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, conducted by Vitae. While broadly supportive of the revised Concordat, the response highlighted concerns about the...
Can we change expectations? Research culture is proving a hard nut to crack
Rachel Persad
Small but Perfectly Formed: supporting the “small” research group
This blog first appeared on the GuildHE website. As demonstrated by REF 2014, research at UK higher education institutions both world-leading and diverse. Research England, the new research funding body, […]
Gaining Confidence from attending CREST PhD Summer School
Now in its fifth year CREST Summer School is shaping up to be an interesting event that will bring together people with different research backgrounds and open up new opportunities. […]
GuildHE funded research drives innovative solutions to Industrial Strategy Grand Challenges
Two projects using sound and advanced digital creative technologies will be developed to drive innovations in learning in schools and care of people with Dementia thanks to funding from CREST, […]
Leeds Trinity academic awarded British Academy funding for researcher development workshop in China
Dr Helen Hanna from Leeds Trinity University has recently received an award of over £12,000 from the British Academy to run a two-day workshop on how to write for publication […]
New calf welfare research to be led by Royal Agricultural University
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been selected to lead research which addresses significant challenges facing the calf rearing sector, including reducing antibiotic use and maintaining welfare. Funded by AHDB Beef & Lamb, the […]