Perceptions of the UK’s Research Excellence Framework 2014: a media analysis

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 603-615

  Murphy, Tony ^a   Sage, Daniel ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

impact; intellectual freedom; pressures to publish; Research Excellence Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918803849     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2014.957890     Document Type: Article

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