QUT is applying DORA principles across all faculties through a university-wide Action Plan. Since 2021, the institution has prioritized equity and fair metrics, with full implementation continuing through 2027. A review of the Academic Career Framework will further embed these practices, supported by broad consultation and collaboration with other DORA signatories.
Aalborg University (AAU) in Denmark has embarked on an ambitious reform of its research assessment…
In January 2021, the University of Calgary was the first Canadian university to sign DORA,…
The University of Tokyo, established in 1877, is Japan’s oldest and largest national university, with…
In 2022, the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland underwent a complete overhaul…
The University of Glasgow (UofG) is a public, research-intensive University that values the generation of…
The University of Zurich (UZH) is Switzerland’s largest university. It was founded in 1833 and…
In 2015 the UK’s Open University (OU) published “An Open Research University” a book outlining…
Tampere University is a new Finnish institution, formed in 2019 from the merger of the University of Tampere and the Tampere University of Technology. As a result of the merger, Tampere recognized it had a unique opportunity to redesign its policies to implement a fair and responsible model for faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure.
University College London (UCL) has developed several new responsible research development and assessment policies: the Academic Careers Framework (2018) and the Responsible Use of Bibliometrics at UCL (2020). These policies were prompted by internal motivations, which included a wish to create a culture that embraces Open Science practices at the university.