What do you hope people take away from your entry? That being on the education pathway is more than a starter job or consolation prize. Where will you put your trophy if you win? In my office between my ornamental ducks.

How do you actually describe your job to people at a dinner party? I teach a variety of topics and sometimes research how students react to them. Why did you enter the Competition? To help make the education pathway more visible and highlight the importance of roles such as mine in academia.

But we just couldn’t wait to highlight some of the exciting people who are taking part this year, so for the next few weeks we’ll be showcasing some of this year’s competition participants. First up is Eloise Harding, Senior Teaching Fellow in Politics at the University of Southampton.

The Hidden REF Competition team is hard at work reviewing the 222(!) submissions we received for this year’s competition. We’re looking forward to celebrating all of the entrants at this year’s Awards Ceremony on Friday 27 November. Want to join us for the celebration? You can register now!

It's the last week to get in your submission to the Hidden REF Competition! The competition recognises research excellence in all its forms and the people who make that research possible. But we can only do that if we get your submissions! Submissions close on 13 September ⏳️