In 2021, University of Calgary created the Academic Staff Criteria and Processes Handbook to inform promotion and tenure of faculty and research staff included a line committing to DORA. The handbook also includes criteria regarding knowledge engagement and knowledge transfer, being rewarded in assessments, among other criteria.
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Utrecht University: Recognition and Rewards Criteria
This vision document of Utrecht University outlines its institutional version of the Dutch national reform initiative ‘Recognition and Rewards’ introduced in 2019.
UOC signs the San Francisco Declaration (DORA): Action Plan
This document contains the deatiled action plan by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) for reforming research assessment and committing to the principles outlined in DORA following their signature of the declaration.
Vision Statement for Evaluating Research at Ghent University
In this vision statement by Ghent University, a new framework for evaluating research is outlined which aims at avoiding indicator-driven methods and instead focus on quality-based assessment.
Case Study: Ghent University
This case study by DORA describes the new conceptual framework for research assessment developed at Ghent University. The new model seeks to escape a competitive framing of researcher achievements, instead seeking to differentiate according to individual talents.
Ghent University is changing course with a new career model for professorial staff (ZAP)
Ghent University has developed a new career and evaluation model for professorial staff (ZAP). This model eliminates previous evaluation of personalized metrics and instead refocuses on collaboration, collegiality and teamwork.
Bibliometrics: Assessing Research
This is a library webpage that highlights the key principles that research assessors should use for using metrics responsibly from the University of Southampton. Principles include transparency, equality, and reproducibility.
Responsible Metrics in the Assessment of Research
This is a statement from the University of Leeds on the responsible use of metrics for research assessment, including guiding principles for assessment that faculty and staff should follow.
Guidelines to Faculties on broadening the Assessment of Research Impact
These are guidelines from the University of Cape Town on how the University will broaden it’s assessment of research impact. The new guidelines recognize a broader range of outputs, including Open Science practices and introduces new formatting guidelines for hiring and promotion.
Sheffield Hallam University Concordat Action Plan (January 2019-2021)
This is an action plan from Sheffield Hallam University outlining the actions of the University to improve faculty recruitment, hiring and promotion practices in support of it’s committment to DORA and equity in hiring, promotion, and general practices.