New Perspectives on Scientific Performance and Research Outputs

Eval­u­at­ing sci­en­tif­ic per­for­mance is a cru­cial aspect of aca­d­e­m­ic life that sig­nif­i­cant­ly influ­ences career pro­gres­sion, fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, and insti­tu­tion­al rep­u­ta­tion. Per­haps you have expe­ri­enced or fol­lowed the recent dis­cus­sion about whether there are more indi­ca­tors of research suc­cess than pub­li­ca­tions, con­fer­ence talks, and research pro­pos­als. This pan­el dis­cus­sion aims to raise your aware­ness of the grow­ing recog­ni­tion with­in acad­e­mia that estab­lished met­rics may not ful­ly cap­ture the qual­i­ty, impact, and diver­si­ty of research con­tri­bu­tions.

With the help of inter­na­tion­al experts, we will delve into the ongo­ing dis­cus­sion about a chang­ing, maybe more holis­tic approach to eval­u­at­ing sci­en­tif­ic per­for­mance. This approach con­sid­ers not only the qual­i­ty of research, but also aspects such as soci­etal impact and the diverse roles that researchers play in acad­e­mia.

Dur­ing this mod­er­at­ed dis­cus­sion, our inter­na­tion­al experts will explore these top­ics, share their knowl­edge and insights, and dis­cuss the poten­tial impli­ca­tions of a more diverse eval­u­a­tion of research per­for­mance for your research and career devel­op­ment.

• Dr. Miki Kallio, Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu, project leader of CoARA expect
• Dr. Math­i­js Vleugel, Head of Helmholtz Open Sci­ence Office
• Dr.-Ing. Meri­ta Tafili, Ruhr-Uni­ver­sität Bochum, post­doc at the Chair of Soil Mechan­ics, Foun­da­tion Engi­neer­ing and Envi­ron­men­tal Geot­ech­nics
• Gérôme Arnold, Uni­ver­sité Liège, CoARA Project Man­ag­er