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The way researchers connect their outputs matters more than ever.

💫 If you missed our recent deep-dive with @datacite.org during International Love Data Week, don't worry! We've got the highlights for you.

Read the recap here by @pmarrai.bsky.social 👉 https://wp.me/pcE4o3-9Dz

#LoveData26 #ResearchSky

Fostering Responsible Research Assessment: DORA Launches New Introductory Course | DORA DORA is delighted to announce the launch of its Introduction to Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) Course. This online, self-paced course provides an approachable, entry-level curriculum for anyone at any career stage and in a variety of roles to learn about RRA. While the course is free for individuals to take, it requires registration, and provides the option of issuing a certificate for each of its four lessons and one for its full completion.

EMBO was part of the group that developed DORA's new introductory course on #ResponsibleResearchAssessment. 🧪 We’re pleased to see its launch, more info here: https://sfdora.org/2026/02/23/new-introductory-course/

The free self-paced course "aims to empower anyone to challenge existing assumptions around research quality and impact, by introducing them to the concept of responsible research assessment, its foundational principles, and how RRA aims to improve evaluation practices."
#REF2029 #ResearchAssessment

Get onto this, folks. If you lament the metricisation of academic work, this is valuable. What should be counted, and how does the counting happen?

#AcademicSky

Now launched! Get onto it, you good things. Let's all turn back the metric tide.

#AcademicSky

Fostering Responsible #Research #Assessment: DORA Launches New Introductory Course (via @dorassessment.bsky.social) sfdora.org/2026/02/23/n... #researchassessment

DORA has launched an introductory course on responsible research assessment! 🤩
🤓 What is it? A free online self-paced course
❓ Who is it for? Anyone who wants to learn more about the basics of research assessment, regardless of career level or discipline
🌐 Explore the course 👉 bit.ly/DORA-Intro-C...

AI disclosure in research: towards a global reporting standard - International Science Council While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a valuable role in research, its use must remain transparent, traceable, and responsibly integrated within scholarly practices. Help us map the needs for AI...

Share your views towards building a shared understanding of AI disclosure in research.

The survey is the first consultation round which will feature as a focus track at the @wcrifoundation.bsky.social in May.
🗓️ Survey closes: 28 February 2026

council.science/our-work/ai-...

📚 On this International Day of Education, we’re excited to share that DORA is launching an introductory course on Responsible Research Assessment in February 2026!
An online, self-paced course on the basics of RRA, open to all career stages. Watch this space! 🧐

#Webinar: The International Science Council (ISC)’s Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) is hosting a webinar on Research Funding Transparency.

📆 18 March 2026
🕗 13:30 UTC

🔗 Register here: https://council.science/events/research-funding-transparency/

ARIS Webinar: Rethinking Merit Review for a Changing Landscape with Dr. Wanda E. Ward, National Science Board on Feb 27 @1:30-2:30 pm CST. Register: https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/Rs7MzuJZT9-erbQ_mTbl0g#/registration Space is limited. ARIS members have priority access; all other spots are first come, first served.

Don’t miss Dr. Wanda E. Ward, NSB member & ARIS BI Champion, on Feb 27 (1:30–2:30 PM CST) for “Rethinking Merit Review.” Learn how NSF aims to boost impact, accountability & innovation.

Space limited—register now! umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Demystifying Open Science Policy: A Funder-Focused Discussion. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join the Center for Open Science (COS) for a deep dive into open science policymaking, featuring insights from research funders. We will be joined by representatives from two forward-thinking funding ...

How can research funders ask their grantees to share their work for others to reuse and build upon? Funders interested in exploring an open science policy should check out this @cos.io webinar: cos-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

ReproducibiliTea Copenhagen is back with the first journal club of the year!

When: Feb 27, 10:30 am

Where: lnkd.in/dUTDkWSW

#ReproducibiliTeaCopenhagen #JournalClub #OpenScience #ReproducibleResearch #ResearchReproducibility

In recognition of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, @plosone.org brings together perspectives from Section Editors and an insightful conversation with @clairebrockett.bsky.social from @sheffielduni.bsky.social on why inclusion matters ⬇️

#IDWGS2026 #WomenInScience

"The reports are good, but results are usually wrong." Prof Mike Thelwall shares his experiments with using ChatGPT for assessment, comparing AI with human scores in the context of REF. "It can help experts make decisions when they are uncertain, which happens often." cassyni.com/events/JjA2W...

"Don't panic". After a series of risks of using AI in assessment, Prof @maurahiney.bsky.social finishes on what we can do to mitigate negative integrity impacts of AI-assisted assessment. The slides and recording will be posted to Cassyni: cassyni.com/events/JjA2W...
@inorms-reg.bsky.social

💡 #WomenInScience make up about 1/3 of researchers globally but are still underrepresented in academies and scientific unions that shape leadership and recognition
📢New report out today by IAP, ISC and SCGES explores the gap: tinyurl.com/y9ntv3sn
Join today's webinar (2pm UTM): tinyurl.com/229rrumb

Exploring interdisciplinarity – raising self-awareness through a comprehensive research assessment - MetaROR

For the University of Helsinki's comprehensive research assessment, researchers designed a dedicated module to capture interdisciplinarity.

Reviewers called their approach "inspiring" and did not identify major weaknesses, but do provide recommendations.

👇 Read the assessment, reviews & full text

"Structural incentives shape integrity outcomes" - Professor @maurahiney.bsky.social kicks off the "AI in Research Assessment, A Global Symposium" connecting research assessment and integrity. There's still time to join: cassyni.com/events/JjA2W.... Thanks @inorms-reg.bsky.social and REACH Network!

We need to move beyond the accept/reject binary in peer review - LSE Impact Binary reject/accept peer review has become conflated with validation. The authors outline three myths sustaining this confusion and how we might escape it.

👀ICYMI: "Binary decisions are inevitable, in the choice to read, cite, or disregard something, but they are not fit as proxies for scientific validity"

@georgealfredcurrie.bsky.social & @damianpattinson.bsky.social

#OpenResearch #PeerReview #AcademicChatter

💡 We’re pleased to be partnering with @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social to explore how research communication can remain effective amid rising polarisation and scepticism about expertise

Find out more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-kin...

The ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council is doubling down on distributed peer review (DPR).

In new applicant-led pilots launching in 2026, ESRC will use DPR for its new Connect scheme, building on earlier UKRI pilots that “worked really well”: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

On 20 January, EMBO held a #workshop to collect input from its scientific community on the selection criteria for EMBO's funding schemes. 🧪

Read more here:
https://www.embo.org/features/policy-workshop-on-revisiting-the-evaluation-criteria-for-embos-funding-schemes/ #LifeSciences #research #policy

RDA Data Usage Typology A presentation of the data-usage typology developed by the FORCE 11 Data Usage Typologies WG, co-organised by the Evaluation of Research IG and the Uptake of Digital Infrastructure IG, will be held on...

Join Iratxe and other members of the @force11.bsky.social FORCE 11 Data Usage Typology Working Group as they present their work at this @researchdataall.bsky.social RDA webinar on Feb 24, 07:00 UTC.

Register: www.rd-alliance.org/events/data-...
Working Group information: force11.org/group/data-u...

📣 Join us on March 5th for the Community Call, where we'll discuss the ins and outs of doing open peer review as part of a team. 🤝
ASAPbio and @prereview.bsky.social staff will discuss peer review crowds and clubs, PREreview platform & more.

Register 👇️
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International Open Access Week International Open Access Week is held annually to inspire global momentum toward the open sharing of knowledge in order to address important social issues affecting people around the world. Open Acce...

Save the Date: International #OpenAccess Week will be October 19-25, 2026. #OAWeek is an opportunity to join together, take action & raise awareness of the benefits of openly sharing knowledge. www.openaccessweek.org

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Elevating your Research’s Impact and Visibility with ORCID and DataCite. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Persistent identifiers (PIDs) play a key role in making research outputs visible, connected, and reusable across systems. ORCID and DataCite offer complementary solutions that, when used together, help researchers, institutions, and infrastructure providers improve attribution, tracking, and trust in the research ecosystem. This hands-on webinar provides a practical introduction to integrating ORCID and DataCite workflows. It focuses on two established integration methods: the ORCID Search & Link wizard and ORCID Auto-Update. Participants will learn how these tools work, what problems they solve, and how they can be implemented to automatically connect researchers with their research outputs, reduce manual effort, and improve metadata quality. The session is designed for researchers, DataCite and ORCID members, repository managers, research support staff, and anyone involved in managing or integrating persistent identifiers. Slides and recordings will be shared after the webinar via the DataCite Zenodo Community and the DataCite YouTube channel. Please complete the registration form to attend.

📍Join ORCID's @pmarrai.bsky.social for a webinar with @datacite.org in support of Love Data Week!

⏰ Learn how to link and track research outputs and activities to save time and elevate impact.

🆔 ORCID iDs + DataCite DOIs work together to make this possible. #LoveData26

Register now 👉

New Paper Proposes a Framework for Assessing the Trustworthiness of Research A new paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) proposes a systems-level framework for evaluating the trustworthiness of research findings.

A new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) proposes a framework for evaluating trustworthiness of research findings. The paper is authored by a multidisciplinary group of research leaders, including COS Exec. Director Brian Nosek

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We need to move beyond the accept/reject binary in peer review - LSE Impact Binary reject/accept peer review has become conflated with validation. The authors outline three myths sustaining this confusion and how we might escape it.

New piece by @georgealfredcurrie.bsky.social and me about the problems with equating journal acceptance with scientific validity. This is what we're trying to challenge at eLife, but many disagree. Is it because of opposition to the arguments, or entrenched culture?
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Signatory of DORA We support CoARA

@psl-univ.bsky.social s'engage pour l'évaluation qualitative de la recherche, en signant @dorassessment.bsky.social et en rejoignant @coarassessment.bsky.social

psl.eu/engagement-d...