CoARA and Responsible Research Evaluation

Impulses for a Future-Oriented Understanding of Excellence

Oktober 07, 2026 | 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Background

The CoARA German National Chapter invited all interested parties: As part of the event “CoARA and Responsible Research Evaluation: Impulses for a Future-Oriented Understanding of Excellence,” we explored how research performance can be assessed in a transparent, fair, and responsible manner beyond traditional criteria of excellence (please note: the event took place in German):

Where do tensions arise between established criteria of excellence and the goals of the CoARA reform initiative?
How can a revised understanding of excellence be integrated into existing evaluation practices?
What opportunities and challenges arise for German academic organizations from active participation in reform initiatives?

Program

Time	Agenda	Speaker
13:00	Welcome	Lea Maria Ferguson \| Helmholtz Open Science Office
13:05	Promoting Excellence Through Reforms in Research Evaluation	Mathijs Vleugel \| Koordinator CoARA National Chapter Germany, Helmholtz Open Science Office
13:20	A Tension Between Excellence and CoARA: Lessons Learned from Implementation	Miriam Kip \| Berlin Institute of Health, Charité
13:35	DFG in CoARA, CoARA in DFG	Matthias Kiesselbach \| Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
13:50	Summary and Conclusion	Lea Maria Ferguson \| Helmholtz Open Science Office