Links & Literature
- The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment
- Zenodo community
- European Summer School fo Scientometrics
- European Network for Indicator Designers
Recording of the panel discussion “Evaluating Researchers: Ambitions and Realities”
How do we select good scientists? What assessment criteria are there beyond the well-known metrics? How can reforms be institutionally anchored?
These and other questions were discussed during the Berlin Science Week 2024 by
- Elizabeth Gadd, Vice President, Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), UK
- Joachim Spranger, Dean, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Stephan Gauch, Research Associate, Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Tamarinde Haven, Assistant Professor, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Methodology and Statistics, Tilburg University, Netherlands
- Elisabeth Herrmann, Professor of German Studies, University of Warwick & Chair Tenure Track Board Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Julian Polte, Professor & Chair Machine Tools and Technologies for additive Manufacturing of Precise Metallic Components, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; Head of the Production Systems Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology, Berlin
The discussion was moderated by Jess Rohmann, scientist at the Institute of Public Health, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research at Charité, Berlin, Germany. A recording of the discussion is available on YouTube.
The event was jointly organized by the Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research, the QUEST Center for Responsible Research at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (BIH) and the Berlin University Alliance. Together, we are committed to a transparent and responsible system of research evaluation that prioritizes quality over quantity.