Recognition & Rewards at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2025)

In this news item, Open Universiteit announced that it signed the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment and became one of CoARA member organisations. OU highlighted the importance of specific commitments and the context of national reforms which it is implementing and which are aligned with the objectives of CoARA.

In this news item, Wageningen University commits to changing assessments to more holistically recognize and reward staff. It outlines the first steps towards that goal.

The following recommendations for the Faculty of Science at Radboud University highlight key practices to be deployed to minimize biases during faculty search and assessment processes.

This document outlines evaluation practices that should be avoided, as well as alternatives to be adopted, relating to the use of metrics in recruitment and promotion at the University of Groningen.

The document presents best practices in the use of metrics which University of Groningen wants to promote when conducting any form of research assessment, especially when it concerns and affects individual researchers.

A 2023 guide from University of Groningen on staff recognition. It describes several challenges in assessing faculty and emphasizes they will use a mix of quantitative and qualitative assessments.

A series of news items on recognition from Radboud University. Notably includes a 2021 discussion paper that lays our problems with current research assessment and outlines four new principles: a richer understanding of quality; collaboration; diversity; and human dimensions.

An undated infographics describing goals for Erasmus University Rotterdam’s working culture and environment.

A 2021 article from Erasmus University Rotterdam about how the university is changing its recognition structures, focusing less on individual performance in research and more on multiple career pathways where people can contribute.