League of European Research Universities (LERU)

« The field of evaluating academic activities is vast, complex, and highly dynamic, as are the roles of any data and indicators used to support these evaluations This Next Generation Metrics for Scientific and Scholarly Research in Europe paper, explores how universities can and should use currently available metrics and data…

« Earlier this spring, more than thirty academics and senior professionals from LERU member universities and seven leading Central European universities (CE7) gathered at Charles University, Prague, for an inspiring seminar on research(er) assessment. (…) »

« (…) The event will focus on science as a global public good, with the paper written by Professor Geoffrey S. Boulton, Regius Professor Emeritus of the University of Edinburgh, as a basis. This paper explores the importance of science as a source of beneficial and…

« The assessment of research and researchers is currently a prominent subject in and outside the academic world. Unfortunately the debate is often reduced to a discussion on the use of (some) bibliometric tools in individual assessments, without providing much of an alternative. With this paper, LERU wants to contribute to…

« LERU (League of European Research Universities) est un réseau de 23 universités en Europe, dont 3 universités françaises. Ce réseau a publié en janvier 2020 un très bon Advice paper intitulé « Towards a Research Integrity Culture at Universities: From Recommendations to Implementation ». Nous disposons de beaucoup de guides, documents,…

« In February 2016 the LEARN project launched a survey addressed to any research institution willing to analyse its readiness to manage

« At an event this morning in Brussels, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) launched a new policy paper “Productive interactions: Societal impact of academic research in the knowledge society” on why and how societal impact has always been, is and will remain, a core task of universities. (…) »

« In a statement released today, LIBER, CESAER, EUA, LERU and Science Europe — which together represent hundreds of universities, libraries, funders and research performing organisations — say amendments in five main areas are critical if Europe wants to be at…

« (…) 14 September saw the International Association of STM publishers (STM) issue a response to the EC’s proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, which flies in the face of LERU’s views contained in its own Press Release. Amongst other…

« Today, the European Commission has presented its legislative proposal to update the EU framework on copyright. LERU is very pleased to see that the EC has finally included the much needed mandatory exception for Text and Data Mining in the proposed Directive on copyright in the…