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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 23h

To be fair, I do make the point that culture is our second biggest issue after finance. However, I think REF will always be a lever no matter the state of an institution’s finances simply *because* it’s linked to funding. And there is a lot of unpicked low hanging fruit in the culture space…

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @scurry.bsky.social

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 1d

Well said. Good to have informed comment on this vital issue, rather than the misdirection of someone from a murkily-funded lobby group (not a ‘think tank’).

Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 1d

Adding my voice to the chorus battling to retain an increased focus on people, culture, and environment in the next REF... wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ba...

The battle for people, culture and environment

Lizzie Gadd makes the case for embracing People, Culture and Environment and sets out why reverting to REF 2021 would be a mistake

wonkhe.com

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Martin Smith @martinrsmith.bsky.social · 1d

“In the recent DSIT survey of the UK Research & Development workforce, only 52 per cent of higher education respondents said the culture of their organisation enabled them to perform their best work, compared to 85 per cent in the private sector.”

Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 1d

Adding my voice to the chorus battling to retain an increased focus on people, culture, and environment in the next REF... wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ba...

The battle for people, culture and environment

Lizzie Gadd makes the case for embracing People, Culture and Environment and sets out why reverting to REF 2021 would be a mistake

wonkhe.com

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 1d

Adding my voice to the chorus battling to retain an increased focus on people, culture, and environment in the next REF... wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ba...

The battle for people, culture and environment

Lizzie Gadd makes the case for embracing People, Culture and Environment and sets out why reverting to REF 2021 would be a mistake

wonkhe.com

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PLMR Education @plmr.education · 12d

Where now for the Research Excellence Framework? Five different views are presented in @timeshighered.bsky.social, including from @catdavies.bsky.social @lizziegadd.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social @ProfAThompson @milespadgett.bsky.social
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#education #educationnews

Where now for the REF?

The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should…

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 18d

Writing to invite them to join #MoreThanOurRank as we speak!

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University of Virginia Library @uvalibrary.bsky.social · 26d

"I think the advice I would offer is to remember that leadership is a service role. Your job as a leader is to support the people who work for you, to protect them, to listen to them, & prioritize them."

ARL Views with John Unsworth, UVA University Librarian 2016-2025

www.arl.org/blog/john-un...

Portrait of John Unsworth in a suit, standing in sunlight with a shadowed background.

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 25d

Yes I believe that’s what they’re looking at which I think is right. I still think there is a need for rewarding effort and ambition, however. I do hope that’s not off the cards in any new iteration.

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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · Aug 15

According to the Shanghai Ranking we come in 22nd this year. Based on a limited set of criteria, rankings can never really measure the true value of an institution. Tell us what you value most.

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Aug 16

Really hoping they will join at some point!!

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · Aug 3

"but the impact on children is worse. The developmental damage is irreversible"

"The process of development stops, the process of building a brain, of creating neurons that will establish cognitive ability, will stop"

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

'No longer able to cry': Inside Gaza's scarily silent clinics

Doctors and aid workers say the world's concern over the aid blockade in Gaza has come too late. Many of the children you've read about probably can't be saved.

www.abc.net.au

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 31

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 31

The beauty of a menopausal brain is that you learn new things every day, many of which aren’t actually new. 😂

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thrilled to have been invited as a Fellow of the @berlinualliance.bsky.social
in 2025/26 alongside Thed van Leeuwen! If you work in or around the Berlin area, do let me know if you would like to collaborate!

www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/items/202...

Berlin University Alliance promotes sustainable research practices: Dr. Elizabeth Gadd and Prof. Dr. Thed van Leeuwen receive fellowships for commitment to research quality and open science

www.berlin-university-alliance.de

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CWTS | Leiden University @cwtsnl.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎓 Our colleague Thed van Leeuwen has been invited for the “Research Quality and Open Science” fellowship programme by @berlinualliance.bsky.social, together with @lizziegadd.bsky.social from @lborouniversity.bsky.social.

🥂 Congratulations!

www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/items/202...

Berlin University Alliance promotes sustainable research practices: Dr. Elizabeth Gadd and Prof. Dr. Thed van Leeuwen receive fellowships for commitment to research quality and open science

www.berlin-university-alliance.de

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 25

Very appropriate.

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 25

You’re welcome.

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s a good job I’m as old as I am, Hugh, and misspent my youth in similar ways. 😆

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 25

If all these new Head of Talent posts aren’t organising lunchtime variety shows then I think that’s a massive wasted opportunity.

University of Warwick head of talent job advert.

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INORMS Research Evaluation Group @inorms-reg.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thrilled to welcome University of Bremen & the University of Oldenburg as new German #MoreThanOurRank signatories! Celebrate diverse excellence―learn more: inorms.net/more-than-ou... 🌍🙌 and shorturl.at/W6jja

More Than Our Rank | INORMS

The More Than Our Rank Initiative provides an opportunity for academic institutions to highlight the many and various ways they serve the world that are not reflected in their ranking position.

inorms.net

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 22

What is this expression, “excess books” of which you speak?

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 14

For those of you, like me, who can never tell the difference between a swift and a swallow, please have the word swillow with my compliments.

a flock of birds flying in a blue sky with clouds

Alt: a flock of birds flying in a blue sky with clouds

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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · Jul 13

I’m feeling quietly confident about my entry into this year’s family heart-shaped-stone-finding competition.

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Jul 9

Is there a place for #AI in research #assessment?

Elizabeth Gadd ( @lizziegadd.bsky.social) & Nick Jennings (VC & President @lborouniversity.bsky.social)

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Is there a place for AI in research assessment? - Impact of Social Sciences

AI is reshaping research, from drafting proposals and academic CVs to automating parts of peer review and assessment. With efforts to reform research assessment in motion, Elizabeth Gadd and Nick…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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