3 The Decade ha Changed he Geliic f Migain and Diveiy Nando Sigona In 2022, we celebaed he enh anniveay f he Univeiy f Biming- ham Inie f Reeach in Sediveiy. Ten yea i a lng ime in fa-mving academic wld f UK eade, i i alm w fll REF 1 cycle. I i a lng ime al in he live f he ele wih whm we wk. I i al a lng ime in he wld in which we all eeache and eeached live, and he bndaie beween hee ging ae fa fm clea c. Wha a decade! In 2012, edπveπy a a em wa nly five yea ld. I wa debaed, cneed, aiaed, efined, and meime ejeced. 2 A gwing nmbe f chla fm a ange f diciline began ad i and e i eflec n wha many aw a a aidly-changing and inceaingly cmlex ciey emming fm lain mvemen iggeed by he end f he cld wa and -cld wa geliical ealignmen. The imh f nelibeal glbalizain wa ch deemine he end f hiy (Fkyama 1992). Fm he ealy 1990, he wld acceleaed. I changed a a fae ace dcing he henmenn f veheaing (Eiken 2016) and cmlex ci-ecnmic anfmain came wih i, alng wih a eie f yemic cie, inclding wha i i nw niveally ecgnized a eha he geae ne, he climae and envinmenal cii. Mbiliy and migain aked in many lace f examle in he glbal 1. The REF is a process of expert review carried out on behalf of the four UK research councils by expert panels made up of senior academics, international members, and research users. The evaluation of research outputs affects the allocation of research funding quotas to universities. 2. For a review of the debate, see Vertovec (2019).