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ALT "The Hidden REF is a competition to celebrate all research outputs and everyone involved in their creation. Help us understand how much work is hidden and how many people go unrecognised in research" "The more submissions we receive, the more evidence we have to campaign for research evaluation to recognise everyone who’s vital to the conduct of research"

ALT Photo of a group of people from the Festival of HiddenREF in 2023

ALT Image of Dr Juan Rodriguez Herrera, EPCC, University of Edinburgh holding his 2021 certificate with quote “Being highly commended in the Hidden REF competition was a significant recognition to the ARCHER2 training team efforts. It boosted our morale and motivated us to keep pushing the boundaries of excellence.”

ALT Image of Ernesto Priego with quote “The Hidden REF provided me and the Parables of Care team with motivation and the reassurance that so-called ‘alternative’ or ‘non-traditional’ academic research outputs are valuable and appreciated by scholarly and public communities.”

ALT "The Hidden REF is a competition to celebrate all research outputs and everyone involved in their creation. Help us understand how much work is hidden and how many people go unrecognised in research" "The more submissions we receive, the more evidence we have to campaign for research evaluation to recognise everyone who’s vital to the conduct of research"

ALT Professor Emily Sena, 2021 Hidden REF Contexts winner, shares how winning supported her career, with a quote displayed on a promotional graphic for the 2024 competition. “Winning the Hidden REF gave me valuable evidence for the impact of my work. It’s a win in a national competition which I’ve since used to support funding applications and even a promotion.”