The People Culture and Environment element of REF2029 is already changing the sector, we shouldn’t give up on it now

The future of the People Culture and Environment element of REF 2029 is currently under scrutiny. Drawing on interviews with institutional decisionmakers as part of the COMET study, Gemma Derrick, Amy Devenney, Lizzie Ville and Rhian Pennie show how institutions have already begun to make positive changes because of its inclusion.

Editorial silence is an unfair burden on early career and marginalised researchers

It is a truism that editors are busy and at times hard to reach. However, Disha argues editorial silence can be particularly damaging for researchers at start of their careers and those working outside privileged institutions.