Response to the Future Research Assessment Programme consultation
Summary of contents
The four UK higher education funding bodies (Research England, Scottish Funding Council, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and Department for the Economy, Northern-Ireland) launched the Future Research Assessment Programme (FRAP) to understand what a healthy, thriving research system looks like and how an assessment model can best form its foundation.
We responded to a consultation part of this programme that asked questions about the purpose of a future exercise; the principles that should guide its development; and the assessment criteria and assessment processes. Our response was informed by two focus groups with members from across our community and a discussion at the spring 2022 Heads of Chemistry UK conference.