Reforming research assessment top-down bottom-up middle-out (solo)

Following the conversation with Dr Karen Stroobants on the EU CoARA agreement, I discuss some other top-down initiatives at international and national levels for reforming research assessment. I also share some of my own bottom-up experiences trying to put these principles to work eg in writing references and being part of evaluation panels. It is also my hope that these actions can also have some middle-out influence.Overview [41:33 mins] - full transcript available:[00:00:29] Episode introduction[00:02:10] The 10 Commitments of CoARA[00:05:02] Other international initiatives[00:10:34] Netherlands as example of national initiatives[00:17:20] Some of my 'bottom up' examples[00:34:18] Middle out strategies[00:38:35] Wrapping upRelated links:CoARA: Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment and CoARA CommitmentsLERU: League of European Research Universities LERU Publication: A Pathway towards Multidimensional Academic Careers 2022DORA: San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment 2013Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics 2015 The Metric Tide: Review of metrics in research assessment Strategy Evaluation Protocol 2021-2027 Room for Everyone’s Talent Related podcasts:Karen Stroobants on changing research culture and reforming research assessmentSarah Davies: Part 1 on mobility, precarity and notions of excellence  and part 2 on luck, disrupting excellence, and cultures of careTanita Casci and Elizabeth Adams on supporting, rewarding and celebrating a positive collegial research culture James Wilsden on metrics and responsible research evaluation Keywords:Academia, CoARA, Diversity, Governance and policy, Research culture, Research...

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