More Than Our Rank Community Calls
The INORMS Research Evaluation Group invites you to join our More Than Our Rank Community Calls.
We are holding two 2h sessions on March 24 and April 17, 2023, in different time zones to reach as many as possible and ensure opportunities for community participation worldwide. Please see below for details.
Asia-Pacific
When: Friday, March 24, 2023, at 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 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: “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.
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Africa, Americas, Europe
When: Monday, April 17, 2023, at 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC
Chair: Dr Elizabeth Gadd, Chair INORMS Research evaluation group
Opening
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.
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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.