Qualification Portfolio UMC Utrecht

The University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) Qualification Portfolio lists components for candidate professors or professors seeking promotion to include in a narrative.

Case Study: Open University of Catalonia

This DORA case study on Open University of Catalonia (UOC) discusses the university’s action plan for research assessment reform after signing DORA, and thier plan for implementing change to include open knowledge principles in assessment processes, actions, and policies in accordance with the DORA principles.

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.

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.

Case Study: University of Nottingham Ningbo China

This DORA case study highlights an Implementation Task Force put in place by the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) established after the university became a signatory of DORA. This task force is aimed at helping ensure responsible research assessment practices at the University.

Mapping Public Engagement with Research in a UK University

This paper contains research conducted as part of an action research project designed to embed engagement in the routine practices of researchers at all levels. The paper discusses researchers’ perception of public engagement with research and their strategies to promote public engagement, as well as interventions made to broaden research engagement.

An Open Research University

This report by Open University highlights their plan to be an ‘open research university’ by changing assessment criteria in promotion and implementing efforts toward the promotion of engaged research and knowledge exchange within society. Implementation was informed by researchers at all levels across the organization and follow up surveys and evaluations on the programme have been published in a peer review article.

Statement on the Responsible Use of Research Metrics in UCD

This is a statement from University College Dublin that it is committed to a research environment founded on values of excellence, creativity, integrity, collegiality, engagement and diversity, in which every member is supported to achieve their full potential. The statement uses DORA, the Metric Tide, and the Leiden Manifesto as best-practice guides.