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Alex Rushforth

@alexrushforth.bsky.social

Sociologist of Science, CWTS, Leiden University. Senior research fellow, Research on Research Institute.

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Alex Rushforth@alexrushforth.bsky.social · 5d ago

Excited to be part of REALISE - a new Horizon Europe project on research assessment reform (CoARA/ARRA). Working alongside great colleagues at CWTS and across Europe. Follow along! cc: @cwts.nl @coarassessment.bsky.social @dorassessment.bsky.social @scurry.bsky.social @lizziegadd.bsky.social

@realise-project.bsky.social · last wk.

👋 Hello and welcome! 👥Meet REALISE - the new #HorizonEurope project, aiming to reform current European and global #ResearchAssessment methods. 🎉Follow us and stay tuned for updates on our work towards more responsible and inclusive research assessment practices.

Des Fitzgerald@desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 6d ago

Nearly 5000 researchers applied for an ERC starting grand in the last round. Just over 400 (less than 9%) were successful. Many people applying are spending up to 12 months working seriously on their application. This is absolutely crazy. erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

ERC Starting Grants: €705 million to back Europe's next generation of researchers

The European Research Council (ERC) has today announced the winners of its latest Starting Grant competition. The funding, worth €705 million in total, will go to 421 early-career researchers across E...

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Dmitry Kochetkov@dkochetkov.bsky.social · 5d ago

New chapter by @alexrushforth.bsky.social: Responsible research assessment is becoming institutionalized through collaborative governance (CoARA), rather than conventional policy-making. zenodo.org/records/2201... #ResponsibleResearchAssessment #CoARA #ResearchPolicy #ResearchEvaluation

Responsible Research Assessment: A New Research Agenda

Version 1.0 of a chapter submitted for review in Handbook on Research Assessment in Social Sciences, Second Edition – 2027, Edited by Tim C.E. Engels & Emanuel Kulczycki.

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ASAPbio@asapbio.bsky.social · 6d ago

📢 A busy September ahead for research assessment & scholarly publishing reform! Join the conversation at: 🔹 CoARA Conference (8 Sept) 🔹 STI Session on the Pisa Initiative (11 Sept) 🔹 OECD Blue Sky (14 Sept) 🔹 OASPA Fishbowl on coordinated reform (22 Sept)

Diagram showing how publishing reform (left) and research assessment reform (right) converge around shared challenges (center). The shared challenges are listed as: “Advance markers showing trust and transparency beyond brands and prestige, surface and recognize research outputs beyond articles, identify globally relevant researcher assessment components.” CC-BY licensed image from Waltman, Lima et al. (2026). Available from Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22133868
Stephen Curry@scurry.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW on the @rorinstitute.bsky.social Substack: @ludowaltman.bsky.social & I discuss the need for more open metascience practices in the light of an ongoing dispute over what the consolidation-disruption index tells us about innovation trends. researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/disruption...

Disruption eruption

Dispute about the validity of a metric for scientific innovation highlights the need for open research approaches in metascience

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LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 3w ago

💥New | For a decade CRediT has quietly reshaped academic authorship – what comes next? ✍️ @drachiarelli.bsky.social, Lucia Loffreda, LizAllen, @mhmdhsini.bsky.social, Sandra Bendiscioli and @themauvedesert.bsky.social #CredIT #ScholComms #AcademicPublishing

For a decade CRediT has quietly reshaped academic authorship – what comes next? - LSE Impact

The CredIT taxonomy has become a feature of academic publishing, but has its potential for creating research insights been fully exploited?

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Richard Sever@richardsever.bsky.social · last mo.

“The PRC [publish review curate] Alliance is a coordinating initiative established…to standardize and promote PRC workflows” Lots of reasons to rethink peer review in a post-preprint era, but I worry about that word “standardize” 1/n scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/07/g...

Guest Post - Do we need (r)evolution in peer review? - The Scholarly Kitchen

Whether peer review needs revolution or evolution may be the wrong question. The more pressing one is whether the academic community is prepared to let scientific ideas be published, contested, and re...

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Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information@barcelonadori.bsky.social · 2mo ago

𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚀 This turns commitment into institutional change, and sends a signal that open research information can support transparent, reproducible, and inclusive research analytics. Congratulations to @cwts.nl, an initiator of the Barcelona Declaration! 👏

CWTS | Leiden University@cwts.nl · 2mo ago

Today we announce a next step in our transition to open research information: CWTS will discontinue the use of Web of Science data, both in the Leiden Ranking and in the services that we offer to external organisations. Read more on our website 👉 edu.nl/vnepv @barcelonadori.bsky.social

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Leiden Madtrics@leidenmadtrics.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Caroline S. Wagner was a highly regarded scholar in the field of science and technology policy. In his obituary, Paul Wouters reflects on her impressive contributions to research on science policy, the globalization of research, international collaboration, and scientometrics.

In memoriam Caroline S. Wagner

Caroline S. Wagner (1955-2026) was a highly regarded scholar in the field of science and technology policy. Paul Wouters reflects on her impressive contributions to research on science policy, the glo...

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Richard Sever@richardsever.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"a universal approach to quality assurance of research is no longer appropriate...we propose a layered approach...mov[ing] away from the norm all research must be peer-reviewed [to] a combination of trust markers, peer engagement, and evidence synthesis" researchonresearch.org/the-future-o...

The Future of Peer Review

A major new RoRI report reveals that peer review is at a breaking point and outlines an ambitious blueprint for system-wide reform

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Cyrus Mody@ccmmody.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨🚨postdoc alert🚨🚨 come work w/ @penders.bsky.social & our colleagues on the Invisible Knowledge Work and the Transformation and Scaling of Open Science Practices project funded by Open Science NL: www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3617...

Postdoctoral Researcher Invisible knowledge work in open science practices

Welcome to Maastricht University! Are you an ambitious post-doctoral researcher with an Open Science mindset who seeks to unravel the threads of visibility and invisibility of staff across research pr...

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CWTS | Leiden University@cwts.nl · 3mo ago

🎓 One-day workshop by and for PhD candidates: How can we build more flexible doctoral trajectories that acknowledge Open Science practices and the various outputs and activities that PhD candidates engage with? 📅 25 Sept 2026, 09:45-18:45 📍Leiden (in person only)

Recognising the diversity of PhD talents: embedding Open Science into PhD trajectories

Considering that 66% of PhD graduates that earn their degree from Dutch institutions work outside academia, a more flexible PhD trajectory that recognizes the full scope of doctoral work and equip can...

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CWTS | Leiden University@cwts.nl · 3mo ago

🚨 New 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 position at CWTS on Citizen Science and Public Trust in Science! The postdoc will conduct original research about how Citizen Science relates to public trust and to equitable research practices in environmental science. Deadline for application: 18 June Learn more 👇

Postdoctoral Researcher Position on Citizen Science and Public Trust in Science

Postdoctoral Researcher Position on Citizen Science and Public Trust in Science

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Research on Research Association@roration.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're excited to launch J·ROR, the Journal of Research on Research. A new open-access home for research on how research is funded, organised, conducted, communicated, and evaluated. Our first editorial: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ResearchOnResearch #MetaScience #OpenScience #STS

Introducing the Journal of Research on Research (J·ROR): aligning constellations and communities

Published in Journal of Research on Research (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026)

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Bart Penders@penders.bsky.social · 3mo ago

J·ROR, the Journal of Research on Research, is live! @gemmaderrick.bsky.social @tonyrh.bsky.social

Research on Research Association@roration.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're excited to launch J·ROR, the Journal of Research on Research. A new open-access home for research on how research is funded, organised, conducted, communicated, and evaluated. Our first editorial: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ResearchOnResearch #MetaScience #OpenScience #STS

Rodrigo Costas@rodrigocostas.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is a great opportunity to work with a wonderful international team on topics related with Science and Technology Indicators! #scientometrics #bibliometrics

Multi-Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Dynamics@multiobs.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The IG-UNICAMP announces a call for eight post-doctoral positions funded by FAPESP in the context of the project MultiObs (multiobs.org) led by researcher Rodrigo Costas (CWTS - Leiden University). Access the link for information and application: www.multiobs.org/opportunitie...