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Institution Profile: University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway

LocationNorway
Type of InstitutionComprehensive University or equivalent
Academic DisciplinesDiscipline non-specified

• The University reviewed regulations, documents, and advertising texts to ensure hiring and promotion processes align with DORA.
• Evaluators on assessment committees are encouraged to speak up if they see practices that contravene DORA.
• The University has reviewed a points-based journal publication system used to judge eligibility for research sabbaticals.
• UiT have lobbied for national committees which decide on promotion to full professor (permanent jobs), to change national coordination documents for various subject areas.

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Implementing DORA at UiT The Arctic University of Norway 8

This is a video from the University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway in which the Rector of Research discusses the practical implementation of DORA at the University.
University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Norway (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
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DORA in Practice 11

This is a guide from the University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway that outlines the practical implementation of DORA at the University.
University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Norway (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
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