The third network event on 19 March 2024 took place at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Vice dean for research with clinical focus at the Medical Faculty of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Professor Ulrich Kintscher, welcomed the guests to the new, aptly named "Charité CrossOver (CCO)" building.

He praised the BUA Peer Mentoring Program as a successful example of institutional and professional "cross over," pointed out that tenure-track professorships in their current form are structurally new, and emphasized that new processes require intensive communication if they are to be effective in the long term.

The moderated session focused on the topic of research quality, in particular research assessments. These are relevant for tenure-track professors from two perspectives: On the one hand, tenure-track professors act as assessors in the scientific community (peer reviewers, reviewers for third-party funding applications, members of appointment committees, etc.), while on the other hand, they are subject to special evaluation procedures, which they can influence through their self-assessment reports. Professor Ulrich Dirnagl, founding director of the QUEST Center for Responsible Research at the Berlin Institute of Health, gave a keynote and fielded questions. Using figures and examples, he provided a compelling case for his message regarding the need to switch from quantitative assessment parameters to qualitative ones. Guests then had the chance to discuss the talk at a world café. The moderator was Carmen Kurbjuhn.

Following this, managing director of the BUA, Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz, welcomed everyone to an open networking session with coffee and finger food. Guests then had the chance to discuss any issues with her and Dr. Martin Breuer and Caroline Bacciu from the Management Unit of the Promoting Talent Objective. Topics and suggestions for the next network event were collected using questionnaires.

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