Time to start drafting your #impact case study for the #REF2029? Our hands-on writing workshops provide feedback on your draft and are studded with best practice examples and handy writing tips. For details contact kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk

Does your Faculty or UoA have a well thought-out #research #impact strategy? If you'd like to create one which you can put to practical use, in a stimulating hands-on environment, look no further than our new workshop. For details email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk

Wishing all our clients, friends and followers who are marking it a very happy #Easter!

Wishing all our Jewish clients, friends and followers a happy and peaceful #Passover. #ChagSameach (Photo by al-ex on FreeImages)

Looking to strengthen your #impact case studies for the #REF2029? Our development workshops deliver clear action points to help you generate more impact, gather the right evidence, and craft a compelling narrative. For details email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk

This looks like a fascinating opportunity for the right candidate.

Wishing all our clients, friends and followers who are marking #Nawruz today peace and hope for the year ahead, and that all your loved ones may be safe.

Wishing all our Muslim clients, friends and followers a very happy Eid! #EidMubarak

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Do you want to hone your writing for @theconversation.com and similar public-facing outlets? Our new hands-on workshop takes the guess work out of story choice, style and structure, pitching and much more. For details email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk

¿Te apasiona la salud y la medicina y te gusta contar la ciencia de forma clara? Ya está abierta la 6ª edición del Premio Luis Felipe Torrente de Divulgación sobre Medicina y Salud, organizado por la Fundacion Lilly y @es.theconversation.com  #PremioDivulgaciónFLTC

Tipping point reached in the university exodus from X? More universities "now off X than on it", finds @andytattersall.bsky.social analysis. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

It's become much clearer what role #engagement will play in #impact case studies for the #REF2029 - but how can you weave it into your impact narrative without disturbing the flow? Our Research Impact Consultant @kristinedmc.bsky.social shares some insights. www.bulletinac.co.uk/impact-maste...

Time to do something about your #impact case studies for the #REF2029? This is our third REF - we can help you identify your front runners and suggest action points for development. Email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk or browse here: bulletinac.co.uk/what-we-offe...

Such a beautiful tribute to the great Mark Tully - a consummate journalist and the kindest of men. Thank you, @bbcstever.bsky.social

It's now less than three years until the #REF2029 deadline, so time to identify and develop the strongest impact case studies for your UoA. Daunting? We take the pain out of it. For info email kristine.pommert(at)http://bulletin.co.uk or browse www.bulletinac.co.uk/what-we-offe...

The #REF2029 pause is over. Need some help with identifying and developing the strongest impact cases for your UoA? We offer bespoke expert services across all subject areas. Email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk or browse bulletinac.co.uk/what-we-offe...

Wishing all our clients, friends and followers a good start into the New Year and many bright new horizons for 2026!

Wishing all our friends, followers and clients a peaceful festive season and all the very best for the New Year.

See No Evil review – this delicate documentary about an Anglican’s child abuse is deeply harrowing

Excellent thread about today's #REF2029 announcements here. Do read it if this concerns you.

So for Engagement and #Impact, was Dame Jessica Corner implying that there will be no Impact Statement to accompany impact case studies after all? #REF2029 #UUK

So farewell ‘People, Culture & Environment’… And hello ‘Strategy, People & Research Environment’, or SPRE to her friends. 25% more words; 5% less weight… #REF2029

What happened to @lauratmurphy.bsky.social and her team is really quite shocking, if unfortunately not surprising. A long report here, but it merits careful reading. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sheffield Hallam University appeased China Govt to protect its income from Chinese student enrollment. It shut down research into forced labour and human rights abuses, intimidated academics, suppressed academic papers. Outrageous. Universities functioning as corporations. Must be investigated.

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Need some inspiration for your #impact case studies for the #REF2029? Here, my colleague Dr Chris Bridges reviews a case study from the last REF that particularly caught his eye - and not just because of its strong impacts. #masterclass www.bulletinac.co.uk/impact-maste...

The #REF2029 has paused, but the submission deadline remains the same. For an #impact pick-me-up, here's our new masterclass by research impact consultant Dr Chris Bridges. @soasuni.bsky.social www.bulletinac.co.uk/impact-maste...

This looks like a really interesting post for the right candidate. Please share with your networks.

Wishing all our Jewish clients, friends and followers who are celebrating a sweet and joyful new year. #RoshHashana #ShanaTova

There were hundreds of university labs with highly trained staff up and down the country sitting idle that could instantly have been converted to testing, at minimal cost. It was obscene that this did not happen.

The ITV exposé on COVID now turns its sights on testing. I was stunned in 2020 when Sir Paul Nurse - Director of the Francis Crick Institute - told me he’d written to the government to offer the services of the Crick (the biggest biomeolecular lab in the country) - and never got a reply…

One for all francophone cat lovers...

The #REF2029 has called a #pause, so there's a delay in the publication of guidance modules. But the final submission deadline remains the same. Don't be tempted to stall - time to select and develop your front-running #impact case studies. Want any help? Email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk.

‘Keep focus on excellence and impact,’ say v-cs after REF pause | THE www.timeshighereducation.com/news/keep-fo...

We now know a lot about what excellent ICSs look like. And it's not difficult, using information that's been in the public domain for yonks, to identify and compare stronger with weaker ICSs. So there's little need to pause on that front, nor any known reason for most HEIs to change course. 3/7

This is our reading too. It would not be sensible to pause work on #impact case studies for the #REF2029 now, particularly as there seems to be no plan to extend the final deadline.

Some (no doubt annoyingly) glass-half-full reflections on REF2029 pause, for academic and PS staff involved in HEI submission(s). If, like me, you're having to deal with the hiatus in the known unknowns, what's a viable approach to take? Some very preliminary thoughts. 1/7

So, other than taking any consultations we're invited into seriously, maybe 'pause' is a good time to step back and focus on what's actually of value. Are 'dry run' exercises on that list? Hmm. Probably not. Is actually enabling/doing/supporting research on that list? Hmm. Emphatically yes. 7/7

A really sensible thread here. Thank you, Margot.

I saw an internet post where someone was marvelling at how expensive accessing a journal article was, and how they at least hoped that the authors were being paid well by the journal for their hard work, and oh no I have some terrible news

Time for your #UoA to choose your strongest #impact case studies to develop for the #REF2029? Our expert facilitators offer tailored support to put the process on a solid footing and produce well-founded recommendations. Contact us for a no-strings chat www.bulletinac.co.uk

This recent study highlights just how great of an affect viral infections can have on our health in both the short-term and long-term.

We have also updated our guidance to clarify the definition of eligible employment relationships. This change ensures that all staff, regardless of profession, who undertake, enable, or support research, can be recognised within submissions. 2029.ref.ac.uk/guidance/cha...

New blog: Recognising all those who drive research excellence. Kelly Vere MBE writes: "One of the most exciting developments in the evolution of REF 2029 is the clear intention to recognise the contributions of everyone who enables or leads research." Read it here: 2029.ref.ac.uk/recognising-...

Cutting modern language degrees at universities is creating a “vicious cycle” and risks contributing to the continued decline of foreign language learning among children in the UK, it has been warned. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports #academicsky #languages

For all who despaired of keeping their lawns green during the dry spell in June, here's some inspiration for the #garden of the future. theconversation.com/as-climate-c...

Have you seen our new website? We built it with the research #impact community and its changing needs in mind. It’s clearer, more intuitive and packed with useful resources. If you haven’t explored it yet, take a moment to visit www.bulletinac.co.uk

Working on your #impact case studies for the #REF2029, but struggling with the #evidence gathering? Our brand-new, bespoke Masterclass may be just the ticket. For details please email kristine.pommert(at)bulletin.co.uk. Or browse our standard workshops here: www.bulletinac.co.uk/what-we-offe...

We are really interested to find out what any loosening of the portability rules may mean for the underpinning research for #impact case studies in the #REF2029.