RAE Lecture with Anne Boddington: Why bother? Mutual benefits and learning from research assessment

Anne Boddington is Professor Emerita of Design Innovation and has held executive and senior leadership roles in Higher Education as Dean of Arts & Humanities (Brighton), Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, Business & Innovation (Kingston) and Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange (Middlesex). In 2022 she concluded chairing the UK’s REF2021, Sub Panel (32) for Art & Design: History, Practice & Theory. She has extensive experience of the governance, peer review, research evaluation and assessment and is the current Chair of the Advisory Board for the UKRI’s National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) programme (£30M), deputy Chair and a trustee of the Design Council, the government’s strategic advisor for design, and a member of both the InnoHK Scientific Committee (Hong Kong) and the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ). As an independent consultant she now works as a strategic advisor and mentor and is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in practice, developing effective governance, supporting career development, reducing bureaucracy, and improving organisational design, integrity, and productivity in the workplace.