« This session publicly presented the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment.
The recently published agreement was co-created by more than 350 organisations since early 2022. Representatives of young researchers, universities, research funders and the European Commission will highlight the ambition of the reform, explain how the…
« 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…
« Academic publishing faces a number of challenges that can have a negative impact on science and the humanities. In particular, research assessment based on metrics can provide problematic incentives, thereby preventing the system of academic publication and research as a whole from developing in a way that is appropriate to…
« (…) Dans les conclusions de sa réunion du 1er décembre 2020 sur le « nouvel espace européen de la recherche », le Conseil Compétitivité de l’Union européenne a souligné que la science ouverte a un rôle crucial à jouer pour renforcer l’impact, la qualité, l’efficacité, la transparence et l’intégrité de…
« 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…
« The Commission is calling organisations to express their interest in being part of a coalition on reforming research assessment.
The coalition will bring together organisations funding research, research performing organisations, national/regional assessment authorities or agencies, as well as associations of the above organisations and learned societies, all willing and…
« A new report published this week, resulting from the European Commission consultation with international and national stakeholders, paves the way to a European agreement towards a reform of the research assessment system to be concluded in Paris in February 2022. Instead of narrow focus on research, publications…
« Reforming research assessment is increasingly considered a priority to ensure the quality, performance and impact of research. Reform, however, requires cultural and systemic changes which are proving to be very complex and slow to implement. During the period March-November 2021, the European Commission consulted European stakeholders on how to facilitate…
« This report provides stakeholders involved in research evaluation reforms with a set of guidelines that aim at fostering both Open Science and gender equality. Both topics are key dimensions in the implementation of a new European Research Area and provide policy and decision makers, funders as well as researchers with…
