The Hidden REF Awards last week marked the end of an 18 month journey to celebrate all research outputs and everyone involved in their creation.

It was an incredibly exciting moment for the committee who had volunteered to help run the competition, the Supporters who helped raise awareness and, of course, the 120 people who entered the competition.

Congratulations to the 7 winners and 12 highly commended submissions, and to everyone who took part. You can watch the Award Ceremony, and hear from all of the winners, on YouTube and below.

The Award Ceremony was the high point of the competition, but the campaign is far from over. The committee will continue to lobby for a broadening of research recognition, and will work on publicising their approach to the assessment of novel research outputs and hidden research roles. The next Hidden REF will take place in 2023. If you would like to be involved in any of the campaign, please contact the committee.