TIER Open Webinar 27 June 2025
TIER is organising a webinar open to all CoARA members to share the results of the first year of activities. Don’t miss the opportunity to discuss excellence, quality and recognition from different perspectives, moving towards a more inclusive research assessment. Please hold the date of TIER open webinar on 27 June 2025.
Email silvia.penati@unimib.it and bonaria.biancu@unimib.it to join.
TIER in-person meeting 7 February 2025 University of Milano-Bicocca
On 7 February 2025, the WG TIER organised an in-person meeting at the University Milano-Bicocca to take stock of ongoing progress and challenges. Outstanding speakers shared their experiences grounded in various initiatives and European projects, chairs and co-chairs commented on the progress of the task forces, while opening discussions in subgroups among participants. Science is viewed as neutral and free of bias, but the reality is another. Do you want to know why it is so difficult to raise the issue of gender bias, and excellence? Why a neutral definition of excellence is no longer viable? Which practices contribute to a more inclusive research assessment?
In research assessment, systematic biases can be present when the evaluation criteria do not take properly into account the career path of individuals (for instance, maternity or health leaves not considered in the quantitative evaluation of the scientific production). Accidental confirmation biases may arise when evaluators lack sufficient information about the candidates or valorise stereotyped attitudes. TIER aims to cope with primary sources of such biases and develop guidelines to mitigate them.
The survey is anonymous and privacy on personal information and responses will be guaranteed. It will be available for compilation from early February 2025 until 15 April 2025.
Mind the GEPs Special Report
The MINDtheGEPs project published a special report summarising key takeaways from an Open Forum roundtable discussion on gender equality and inclusive progress in research. It highlights challenges hindering gender equality, such as systemic barriers, intersectionality, and data gaps. The report also offers recommendations for institutions on how to promote gender equality.
Among the useful references being collected by the WG members are GEAR, a step-by-step online guide to develop Gender Equality Plans in academic and research organizations and GRANteDproject outputs:
The TIER WG wishes to publish the ongoing work in a public website so as to inform the whole community and to gain interest in the subject.
Interested in joining the WG or have an inquiry? Please email the contacts below to get in touch.
TIER aims at:
The WG had its kick-off meeting on March 22nd, 2024 and has adopted a roadmap to be made public in May; the biannual work will be carried out by two Task Forces:
– Task Force 1 (TF1 – Data Collection & Analysis) dedicated to the analysis of the impact of implicit and explicit biases on research assessment, and to the elaboration of proposals to counteract them (also in interaction with TF2)
– Task Force 2 (TF2 – Capacity Building & Communication) dedicated to organisational aspects, to fostering contacts and synergies with other WGs, NCs and CoARA members, to the production of guidelines and training material, and to the communication and dissemination of the deliverables. It will assist TF1 in the discussion and elaboration of a list of best practices to mitigate biases.
Besides WG monthly meetings, also plenary meetings have been planned for the next two years.
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