Leeds Beckett University has produced its own statement for responsible uses of research metrics, which contains nine principles, adapted from several sources, including the Leiden Manifesto, Metric Tide Report, and UK Forum for Responsible Metrics. The statement reinforces the importance of expert judgement and transparency in research assessment.
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Principles to promote responsible use of research metrics
After signing DORA in 2019, the University of Oxford adopted ten principles to promote responsible use of research metrics in its recruitment and renewal processes as well as in the institutional Research Excellence Framework assessments.
Research Community Portal: Responsible Metrics
In the Statement on Responsible Uses of Research Metrics, National University of Ireland, Galway, committed to fair, transparent and responsible research assessments and responsible uses of metrics, particularly in the context of job appointments and promotions.
Open Scholarship: Responsible Metrics
In the Statement on Responsible Uses of Research Metrics, National University of Ireland, Galway committed to fair, transparent and responsible research assessments and responsible uses of metrics, particularly in the context of job appointments and promotions.
Equality Impact Assessment: Screening Form
The University of Liverpool conducted an Equality Impact Assessment of its policy for the responsible use of metrics in research assessment. The policy is seen as consistent with the recruitment of individuals from underrepresented groups whose contributions may not score well on quantitative metrics.
Responsible Metrics at Liverpool
The website of the University of Liverpool outlines key activities around responsible metrics undertaken by the University since signing DORA, including formulation of an institutional policy and implementation plan as well as conducting an equality impact assessment of the policy.
Research evaluation and responsible research metrics
The website of the University of Edinburgh’s Research Office outlines key activities undertaken by the University around research evaluation and responsible research metrics since signing DORA in 2019.
Responsible use of research metrics
In this blogpost, the University of Edinburgh’s Research Office explains the concept of ‘responsible research metrics’, what the University is doing to implement this and why, and what this means for research and researchers.
Responsible Metrics
Having signed DORA, Queens University Belfast produced a list of principles and recommendations on the use of research metrics in decisions on hiring, promotions and other forms of assessment. It contains seven good practice statements.
Our Commitment to Responsible Research Assessment
This statement on responsible research assessment from the University of Birmingham outlines nine commitments meant to introduce widespread culture change around research evaluation.