⚖️Examples of actions for institutions just starting to think about #ResearchAssessment reform:
⭐️Articulate a case for new assessment practices
⭐️Align on values to support new practices
⭐️Identify the nature of biases in current assessment systems
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Alex Shackman Andres De Los Reyes, Ph.D. PSYCTerps BSOS @ UMD Greg Tananbaum Erin McKiernan Caitlin Carter DORA NINDS Office of Research Quality Are YOU hungry to learn more about institutionalizing scientific rigor in your department or college policy? Check out osf.io/preprints/osf/… for a toolkit and DM me for more info.

💡Diversity and Responsible Research and Innovation is a journal club organized by Berlin Institute of Health Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin that will focus on:
-'the role of research assessment and its reforms'
-'topics of diversity, equality and inclusion in science and academia'
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🌟 University College Cork (UCC Ireland) and Trinity College Dublin (@tcddublin) will co-lead the CoARA National Chapter for Ireland, promoting #OpenResearch practices and responsible research assessment reform. Learn more👇
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#Reformscape has gotten an upgrade! You can now search for responsible research assessment resources based on type, making it easy to find:
💡Action plans
💡Policies to reform hiring, promotion or tenure
💡Outcomes of new policies
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Systematic change of research assessment practices is difficult to achieve without collective action from the scholarly community. In their 2023 paper, InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) 🌍 #science #health Global Young Academy & International Science Council encourage conversations about the future of research evaluation. ow.ly/YUVY50R5M8t

We have signed CoARA (CoARA) and DORA (@DORAssessment). Our commitment to a research culture in which high-quality and effective research is recognized. Advancing science!
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'Too often, scientific research in any language other than English is automatically seen as second tier, with little consideration for the quality of the work itself.' Stephen Khan on the societal, cultural & scientific value of multilingualism in research ow.ly/wsX050R5LPH

'No research evaluation system will work perfectly at first — organizations must commit sustained resources to monitoring and improving it.' DORA co-Chair Kelly Cobey, PhD on the importance of planning and consultation for successful research assessment reform👇
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“What is possible in research assessment reform?” Print and display this A4 / letter sized one-page to see how #Reformscape can help people discover what’s possible: ow.ly/OOvI50R5EFO

DORA is closing on 25,000 signatures! You can help us reach this milestone by signing DORA at: sfdora.org/sign/

Does your academic institution, department, or faculty have an openly available responsible research action plan, policy, or practice that you’d like to share with peers? Submit for consideration to be included in #Reformscape ! ow.ly/rz0c50R187S

Setting clear objectives for the use of narrative CVs in grant applications can support optimization. Common objectives are:
-More recognition of a wider range of research contributions
-More flexibility for researchers to demonstrate contributions ow.ly/niPv50R189s

ICYMI! New DORA case study on INRAE_International outlines how it is prioritizing the recognition of #OpenScience & how it implemented narrative self-evaluations for its scientists to better capture both research outcomes & processes. Read the case study👇
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The World Conf Research Integrity World Conference on #ResearchIntegrity ( #WCRI2024 ) features in-person and virtual events on topics like assessing publication research integrity. Explore the program: ow.ly/Zmpp50R15CZ

#Reformscape contains information on a range of assessment occasions at academic institutions, including hiring, promotion, tenure & retention of faculty after they have been hired. sfdora.org/reformscape/

People tend to dismiss evidence that doesn't fit their initial preconceptions. Institutions can recognize where old assumptions overly reward 'traditional' indicators & set measurable goals to broaden indicators of success in hiring & promotion. More 👇
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'Using Narrative CVs: Identifying shared objectives and monitoring effectiveness' provides ideas to consider to optimize, evaluate & iterate on the use of narrative CVs, including:
✔️Start small
✔️Check objectives are being met
✔️Embrace experimentation
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New short report: 'Using Narrative CVs: Identifying shared objectives and monitoring effectiveness' summarizes takeaways from a funder workshop co-organized by DORA, FORGEN CoP, Science Foundation Ireland Swiss National Science Foundation UK Research and Innovation and University of Bristol Elizabeth Blackwell Institute
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#Reformscape is a database of the ways academic institutions implement research assessment reform, from planning, implementing, and iterating new policies. This gives a clearer picture of how reform happens across different countries & institutions.
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