AcSS Webinar - Has generative AI already transformed research assessment and will it unlock the REF’s regulatory burden??

04 March, 12.30pm - 2.00pm

The Campaign for Social Science in partnership with the Social Research Association and the UK Evaluation Society, hosts this webinar as part of our joint series on different aspects of the AI revolution.  In this webinar, Richard Watermeyer, Professor of Education at University of Bristol and Co-Director of the Centre for Higher Education Transformations, will present findings from a recent study of how generative AI (GenAI) is impacting the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029. He will discuss how GenAI tools are currently being used, prospectively used, and/or otherwise resisted by higher education institutions (and their staff) in responding to the demands of the REF, in addition to presenting views on the application of GenAI tools by REF disciplinary panels and the future of the REF in a datafied age.  We will also hear reflections from Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Strategy at HEPI.

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You are invited to join us on Thursday June 18th between 4pm – 5.30pm for an event in central Edinburgh, to discuss social research and behaviour change, followed by an opportunity to network.
When: Jun 18 2026 4:00PM
Where: Edinburgh
Spaces: 13

We’re delighted to confirm that the SRA Annual Conference 2026 will take place on Wednesday 8 July at the Royal College of Physicians in London.
When: Jul 8 2026 9:00AM
Where: London
Spaces: 31
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