More Than Our Rank Community Calls
The INORMS Research Evaluation Group regularly run More Than Our Rank Community Calls to advocate for, and share signatories’ experience of joining the initiative.
Our next calls are scheduled for 25 October 2023 and are run across two different time zones to reach as many as possible and ensure opportunities for community participation worldwide.
Asia-Pacific
When: Wednesday, 25 October at 11:00AM – 1:00PM AEST (Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart)
Chair: Justin Shearer, Associate Director, Research Information and Engagement at the University of Melbourne
Welcome and introduction to More Than Our Rank
Keynote talk: Professor David McCoy, B.Med, DrPH, FFPHM (UK), Research Lead: Evidence to Policy, United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) Author of “Coloniality & Bias of Global University Rankings”
Why we support More Than Our Rank: CLASCO FOLEC, Dr Laura Rovelli
Why we became an early adopter of More Than Our Rank: Contributions from More Than Our Rank signatory universities
The practicalities and benefits of participating in More Than Our Rank. Mediated discussion.
Africa, Americas, Europe
When: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 1:00PM – 3:00PM UTC
Chair: Dr Erica Conte, INORMS Research evaluation group
Opening Keynote: Riyad A. Shahjahan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Higher, Adult, & Lifelong Education, Michigan State University
Why we support More Than Our Rank: European University Association. Dr Vinciane Galliard
Early adopter panel. Contributions from More Than Our Rank signatory universities
The practicalities and benefits of participating in More Than Our Rank. Mediated discussion.
Former More than our Rank Calls
Asia-Pacific
March 24, 2023,
Keynote talk: “Teflon tables: is there any criticism of university league tables that will stick?” by Professor Adrian Barnett, School of Public Health & Social Work, Queensland University of Technology
Why we support More Than Our Rank: The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), DORA Vice Chair, Professor Ginny Barbour
Why we became an early adopter of More Than Our Rank: Queensland University of Technology. Dr John Byron, Principal Policy Advisor
The practicalities and benefits of participating in More Than Our Rank. Mediated discussion.
Africa, Americas, Europe
When: April 17, 2023
Keynote: “The Hidden Costs of Rankings” by Leslie Chan, Associate Professor in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media and the Centre for Critical Development Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
Why we support More Than Our Rank: The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University. Professor Ludo Waltman, Deputy Director of CWTS
Early adopter panel. Contributions from More Than Our Rank signatory universities
The practicalities and benefits of participating in More Than Our Rank. Mediated discussion.
The More Than Our Rank initiative has been developed in response to some of the problematic features and effects of the global university rankings. By participating academic institutions are demonstrating a commitment to responsible assessment and to acknowledging a broader and more diverse definition of institutional success.