For richer, for poorer: the merits or otherwise of the research excellence framework – Times Higher Education

The merits, or otherwise, of the research excellence framework has sparked many arguments. Is it a useful tool for distributing funds or a shackler of brilliance? Lecturer and author Amanda Goodall relates how hearing the story of John Rawls’ long-gestated A Theory of Justice led, late at night, to one such debate with her economist husband Andrew Oswald