News

• The CoARA Activity Report 2024 is out now and can be checked-out under https://zenodo.org/records/14512898
• CoARA Working Group on Reforming Academic Career Assessment (ACA) Releases First Outputs

• At its autumn meeting in Berlin, the National Chapter examined the relationship between research evaluation reforms and scientific excellence. The discussion addressed three questions:

  1. What characteristics distinguish excellent research?
  2. What framework conditions must be met for excellent research?
  3. How do CoARA’s principles promote excellence?

   The findings have now been published in a discussion paper.

  • Englisch: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20348689

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Dates

COARA Spotlight Series: June 2026

Please find the detailed program here. 

The CoARA Spotlight series provides a platform for mutual exchange, showcasing presentations from CoARA members driving research assessment reform, followed by a Q&A session. In the spring 2026 edition, the CoARA Spotlight series will feature presentations from CoARA Working Groups and Cascade Funding projects.

The June Spotlight series will explore key topics including:

• Tools to support open infrastructures for responsible research assessment
• Ethical implications of AI in research assessment
• Development of informational videos through the Cascade Funding project CoARA ExPECT across key themes in research assessment reform