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CoARA National Chapter: Germany

Supporting the implementation of research assessment reform in Germany

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The meetings of the National Chapter Germany always include a session for non-members of CoARA, in which interested organisations, such as universities or research institutes in Germany, can participate in discussions on research assessment matters.
The next public online meeting will take place on 31 March 2025 from 3:30 pm. The agenda includes updates from the CoARA working groups and a first exchange on performance-based funding (“leistungsorientierte Mittelvergabe”), amongst others.

National Chapter's Objectives

The NC Germany serves three main purposes.

Firstly, it functions as a forum for the discussion and coordination of CoARA matters specific to the German research landscape. These topics could include assessment relevant aspects of financial incentive structures inscribed in German (state or federal) law or statutes of universities / higher education institutions or associations, legislative developments or novel funding schemes of national importance.

Secondly, the NC supports the reform of research assessment practices and culture in practical ways. The NC would likely be regarded (by political authorities at all levels, research funding and performing institutions, reviewers and applicants) as a relevant player in the research landscape, which could in itself strengthen the cultural change (via assessment, administrative or governance and other reforms as well as changes of individual behaviour), and allow the NC to advocate for specific goals. It could also enhance the reach of ideas developed in the CoARA working groups in which various NC members are active. Furthermore, the NC helps members in their CoARA-related reporting duties by exchanging experiences, positions and (open) questions.

Thirdly, the NC serves as a point of contact for German organisations that are interested in the topic of research assessment reform but are not – or not yet – signatories of ARRA or members of CoARA. On the one hand, this could assist organisations that consider joining CoARA. On the other hand, German organisations which have voiced concerns over certain details of CoARA could be involved in the discussion on research assessment reform without requiring membership.

Member Organisations

 

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Beilstein-Institut
  • Berlin Institute of Health at Charité
  • Berlin University Alliance
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) e.V.
  • FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
  • German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
  • German Psychological Society (DGPs)
  • German Science and Humanities Council
  • German Sport University Cologne
  • German U15
  • Helmholtz Open Science Office
  • Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
  • Hochschulallianz für den Mittelstand (HAfM) e.V.
  • Hochschullehrerbund Bundesvereinigung
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Leibniz Association
  • Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
  • Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
  • Leibniz University Hannover
  • Mainz University of Applied Sciences
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
  • Rhine-Main-Universities
  • Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)
  • RWTH Aachen University
  • Technical University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden
  • Technische Universität Berlin
  • Technische Universität Braunschweig
  • TU Darmstadt
  • TU Dortmund University
  • University Alliance Ruhr
  • Universität Hamburg
  • University of Applied Science Jena
  • University of Potsdam
  • ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences

 

 

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Please contact:

  • Mathijs Vleugel, Helmholtz Open Science Office, mathijs.vleugel@os.helmholtz.de
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