Villum Experiment – a grant scheme with double-blind evaluation

AFIRE (Accelerator For Innovation & Research Funding Experimentation) is a new collaboration between RoRI, the Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) and a consortium of our partners to boost leadership and institutional capacity for the design, implementation and synthesis of experiments with research and innovation funding.

This talk will give an overview of the Villum Experiment grant programme, which targets research proposals out of the ordinary that challenge the norm and have the potential to fundamentally change the way we approach important topics.

Evaluation is double-blind: the review panel only sees an anonymous research proposal; the panel doesn’t interact with each other, and the identity of the review panel is not disclosed.

The talk will discuss the Foundation’s experiences with the programme, and its reception among applicants and reviewers.

Lecture No5 - Assessing quality of research: New approaches in response to changing expectations.

The SYoS features a series of workshops and lectures on the responsible use of scientometrics, along with a parallel awareness campaign. The goal is to encourage open discussion and debate about the strengths and limitations of scientometric methods, and to explore how these methods can be used to support evidence-based decision-making in research, education, and policy.

The series is now on its 5th Lecture, Assessing quality of research: New approaches in response to changing expectations.

You can find out more about the previous lecture here. 

Rethinking Research Assessment

The event aims to address the pressing need for innovation in research assessment, and to approach the latter topic from a three-dimensional perspective - policies for research assessment, researchers on research assessment and last but not least, organizations’ perspectives on research assessment.

The international Conference will take place in Bucharest, Romania, on November 14, 2024.

The event is in person and you can register here.

29th Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy

The 29th Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy, will be held at the University of Iceland from November 20-22, 2024.

Extended deadline for abstract submission has ended and abstract authors have been notified.

Registration for workshop has closed and full program will be available soon.

Navigating Times of Change

The REvaluation Conference 2024 will be held from December 4-6, 2024, in Vienna, Austria. This conference will delve into the challenges and opportunities arising from the evolving landscape of research and innovation policy, focusing on its implications for assessment and evaluation.

EOSC Winter School 2025

Keep this one in your calendars! More information about the event will be shared soon. 

In the meantime, you are invited to read the report from the 2024 Winter School to learn more about the activities during a winter school event.

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