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Joint Letter to the REF Director

Joint letter from the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI), Women in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (WISPS), the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) and the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists (ABIL), to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director.

This joint letter to the REF Director aims to voice concerns about the risks of decoupling staff from outputs without allowing for portability. The letter has been signed by:

Professor Sarah Wright (AHGBI)

Professor Alison Ribeiro Menezes (WISPS)

Dr Marieke Riethof (SLAS and the Standing Conference for Latin American Studies)

Dr Carmen Ramos Vilar (ABIL)

  • Joint letter from the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI), Women in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (WISPS), the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) and the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists (ABIL), to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director.

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