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Reforming Research Assessment

About the conference

For cultural change to happen, it takes concerted effort and coordination

Reforming Research Assessment

About the conference

For cultural change to happen, it takes concerted effort and coordination

The conference will gather and unite the global and European community for two days of discussions and inspiration and ensure that Europe and Denmark will keep at the forefront of global development, taking stock of the internationalized nature of scientific collaboration, talent mobility, and job market.

The conference is organized by Aalborg University and the programme committee in collaboration with the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, as part of Denmark’s EU Presidency in 2025.

 

Advancing Research Assessment

The Coalition of Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) is a collective of organisations committed to reforming research assessment by including both quantitative and qualitative assessment into research indicators. Building on previous international initiatives and frameworks to advance research assessment, the CoARA process is founded on the assumption that reforming research assessment is critical to developing more responsive and responsible knowledge institutions. The mission is to enable a reform of research assessment based on a common set of principles and commitments. See agreement in link below.

Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment

The aim of the conference is to contribute to the current dialogue on reforming research assessment and the political agenda of the European Union by emphasizing the need for reform and support for science and innovation by offering an international platform for stakeholders, experts, and policymakers to discuss progress and next steps.

Furthermore, the ambition of the conference is to support state-of-the-art discussions on research quality and impact and offer a timely platform for Member States and international stakeholders to consider their practices of research funding and assessment.

Let's discuss opportunities and challenges for reforming research assessment

To support the current transition towards responsible research assessment, the Danish Presidency of the European Council will host a high-level conference on the opportunities and challenges for reforming research assessment. 

The conference focuses on European reforms of research assessment and provides specific examples of institutional policies and practical experiments to inspire peer learning and policy harmonisation. Across the conference, the different tracks provide various examples of methodologies and frameworks for assessing and rewarding research outputs, capacities, and skills. 

The discussion of opportunities and challenges of reforming research assessment is centered around:

  • An opening plenary panel on Voices of Research Assessment
  • Three breakout sessions
    • Research on Research Assessment
    • Leadership for Change
    • Balancing Competition with Collaboration
  • A closing plenary panel on Global Values Underpinning Research Assessment 

Side event on 2nd December 2025 at Aalborg University in Copenhagen

The Villum Foundation, European Research Council, and Aalborg University will co-host a workshop with the theme "Survival skills for researchers in a turbulent world", which will introduce CoARA as a framework for research assessment and provide a forum for discussions and sharing experiences and tools for effective research communication especially for early career researchers. The primary target group is Danish ERCs grant holders, primarily Starting Grants. The event is by invitation only and takes place on December 2nd, 2025. 

Stay tuned for more information. 

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