Manchester academic appointed to REF panel
25 Oct 2024
Professor Toni Haastrup appointed to People and Diversity Advisory Panel of the Research Excellence Framework
Professor Toni Haastrup has been appointed to the People and Diversity Advisory Panel (PDAP) of The Research Excellence Framework (REF).
Chair and Professor in Global Politics here at Manchester, Toni will be part of the panel to develop strategies to advance equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout REF 2029.
PDAP will support recognition of a diversity of roles, careers and career stages within REF 2029 development, delivery, and assessment, advising the REF Steering Group on the development and delivery of the exercise.
It is one of two new panels to help REF 2029 deliver an expanded definition of research excellence, recognising the wide range of research, roles and people that are essential to the vitality of the UK’s vibrant research system.
Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director, said: “Each REF exercise is an evolution from the last, and REF advisory panels play an important part in that.
“Our new advisory panels will embed knowledge and expertise on the diversity of people, approaches to, and forms of research that are essential to the vitality of the UK’s research base.
“We are delighted to have been able to build panels full of people with the skills and experience needed to shape our criteria-setting and assessment processes from all four nations and from a variety of institutions.”
Toni is an award-winning teacher and researcher – a 2022 recipient of the Emma Goldman Award from the FLAX Foundation for contributions to feminist research and knowledge in Europe and the Emma Goldman Fellowship of the Vienna Institute for Human Sciences. She is also a recipient of the ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship 2023-2024.
Her research interrogates the manifestation of power hierarchies in global politics, with research interests encompassing a wide range of topics within international studies, including peace and security in Africa, feminist, postcolonial and decolonial approaches to international relations, and regional and global governance – she has published extensively in these areas.
In addition to her academic work, Toni frequently works with government and international organisations, offering expertise on themes linked to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP). She provides occasional commentary to news media on current affairs related to Africa's international relations and Western foreign policies in Africa.
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