Dr Elizabeth Gadd
Research Policy Manager at Loughborough University; Chair of the INORMS Research Evaluation Group; Vice Chair of CoARA
The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is ten years old this year, and initiatives that call for better research evaluation now abound. The Coalition on Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) offers a significant opportunity to develop and embed better assessment practices through collective action from research funding, performing, and evaluation groups.
But to what extent has research assessment practice actually changed on the ground? Has the every-day experience of the researcher improved? How long might a thorough revision of research assessment practices actually take? And what might be the challenges along the way?
This session will discuss the rocky road to research evaluation reform and attempt to answer the question, "Are we nearly there?"
Dr Elizabeth (Lizzie) Gadd works in research quality and culture at Loughborough University. She chairs the INORMS Research Evaluation Group and is Vice Chair of the Coalition on Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA).
In 2022, she co-authored Harnessing the Metric Tide: Indicators, Infrastructures & Priorities for UK Research Assessment. Lizzie champions the ARMA Research Evaluation Special Interest Group, founded the LIS-Bibliometrics Forum and The Bibliomagician blog. She was the recipient of the 2020 INORMS Award for Excellence in Research Management and Leadership. You can follow her on Twitter.
