That’s so organised! Under the Christmas Tree is another classic of the genre, a recurring theme seems to be “financially utterly non-viable business”

My friend and I watched Christmas on the Ranch for our annual bad lesbian christmas movie marathon and it may need its own bingo sheet

Truly a spectacular research environment narrative contribution.

Judging by the fact that my parents still say this to me we might as well accept that it is in fact just the long form of “hi”

I find this so baffling because even when I was still allowed to drive I was permanently petrified of seriously injuring someone else and therefore always drove at the speed of a moderately energetic snail, and while that isn’t impossible with other modes of transport it is much much less likely??!

Then there are the (sadly shrinking) admin teams that support teaching, and the teaching staff (many of them research active), whose labour enables research staff to conduct research. Basically, don't all staff employed at a research university perform labour that enables research, impact etc? 3/4

Portability will be introduced for longform/extended process outputs for 5 years. Hurray!!!

Minimum number of Impact Case Studies per UoA confirmed at 1 not 2. Hurray!

Small & specialist HEIs value REF and did not wish to be 2-tracked. So they won't be. Hurray!

Now the Q&A is on. 8/9

That is an unexpected positive change. Thanks for highlighting this!

Woke up with perfect delicate lines of blisters along the silicone strips. And its that kind of itch of a mosquito bite on your ankles gaaaaahhh