« Despite the deeply entrenched nature of the current publishing system and the significant challenges of transforming it, universities have a unique opportunity to shape the future of scholarly communication.
Awareness of the system’s flaws and negative impact is increasing, along with growing political support and momentum for change.
As…
« Response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on a European strategy for AI in science
Europe needs public funding and inclusive equitable access to infrastructure, data and skills to fully benefit from artificial intelligence in research.
(…) In this response to a public consultation for a European…
« The European University Association (EUA) is the representative organisation of universities and national rectors’ conferences in 49 European countries. EUA has signed the CoARA Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment in 2022. This document outlines the main activities of the Association during the development of the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment…
« Publishing models designed to shift journals to open access are failing to deliver change or reduce costs. A just and open scholarly publishing system should be steered by research communities and institutions, not by publishers or other service providers, an expert told a European University Association (EUA) webinar.
Researchers must…
« With this text, the European University Association (EUA) presents a set of guiding considerations to support universities in using global rankings responsibly. (…)
While rankings may have had some positive impact (for some institutions), they continue to face sustained criticism for their choice and use of indicators, data collection…
« To properly measure the progress of the European Universities Initiative, a holistic approach that focuses on real added value for universities and their communities is essential.
As the pilot phase of the European Universities Initiative has concluded, and discussions about how to best measure the progress made towards the…
« Le 28 septembre, la Commission européenne ouvre à la signature un accord dont les signataires constitueront une coalition pour réformer l’évaluation de la recherche. Le CNRS a d’ores et déjà signé ce document. Explications avec Alain Schuhl, directeur général délégué à la science du CNRS. (…) »
« Annoncée le 20 juillet 2022, la version finale de l’accord pour la réforme de l’évaluation de la recherche a été présentée lors d’une assemblée des différentes parties prenantes regroupant plus de 350 organisations de plus de 40 pays parmi lesquelles se trouvent de nombreux…
« This Agreement is the result of a co-creation process started in January 2022 to set a shared direction for changes in assessment practices for research, researchers, and research performing organisations, with the goal to maximise the quality and impact of research. It includes principles, commitments, and timeframes for reforms and…
« This report presents the detailed results from the EUA 2020-2021 Open Science Survey with a focus on research data practices at universities in Europe.
How is the research data landscape changing in the higher education sector? How are universities supporting the emergence of a good and FAIR research data…
