Reforming Research Assessment
Research Assessment and its Reform
Everyday and in Discussion
Performance assessments of researchers and research institutions are part of everyday academic life. However, the question of which criteria should be used to evaluate research is the subject of extensive discussions. International initiatives like the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) call for a fundamental reform of research assessment. Within the project ARRAtools4U, we are initiating a broad process to raise awareness on research assessment and its reform at Bielefeld University.
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© Universität Bielefeld Currently, research assessment often focuses on quantitative criteria such as the number of publications, citation counts, and the secured amount of third-party funding. This focus can lead to an insufficient consideration of the diverse contributions of researchers. Furthermore, the listed criteria is not equally applicable to all research disciplines.
The international reform initiative CoARA aims to place greater emphasis on quality in research assessment. Thus, the diverse contributions of researchers are to be recognized and perceived as relevant criteria in research assessment. Moreover, the diversity of researchers and research itself is to receive greater acknowledgement, and the integrity of research is to be supported.
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Raising awareness: Within the project ARRAtools4U, we are initiating a broad process to raise awareness about research assessment and its reform at Bielefeld University. The project is funded by the VWStifung and is being carried out by the Department of Research Administration and Technology Transfer in cooperation with the German Sport University Cologne.
More about ARRAtools4U:
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Your Event Concerning Research Assessment
You would like to inform a committee, your colleagues, or your staff about research assessment and/ or reform initiatives? You are looking for advice on research evaluation in the context of a specific project? Please feel free to reach out to us. Together with you, we will design a tailored, audience-appropriate event format. Both short information events and multi-hour workshops are possible, either in person or online. We are looking forward to your inquiry!
Previous Measures
- Survey on research assessment is completed
As part of this project, we conducted a brief online-survey. This survey captured knowledge and personal experiences with research assessment.
Respondents included researchers from all status groups of the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science as well as the Faculty of Biology. In addition, selected science managers were questioned. Currently, the data is being processed.
We thank all participants for their support!
Contact Information
ARRAtools4U - Team Bielefeld
Project lead: Dr. Annika Merk, Department for Research Administration and Technology Transfer
Prof. Dr. Pamela Wicker, Department for Psychology and Sport Sciences
Dr. Alice Merca, Department for Research Administration and Technology Transfer
Sophia Hohmann, Department for Research Administration and Technology Transfer
Tom Feineis, Department for Psychology and Sport Sciences
E-Mail: arratools4u@uni-bielefeld.de
External Website: https://www.arratools4u.de/en
