Webinar: Two Sides of the Same Coin – Monitoring and Evidence Gathering for Open Science and Research Assessment Reform

20.10.2025 | organized by Science Europe

As open science practices gain momentum and research assessment reform becomes more ambitious, there is a growing need to strengthen monitoring systems and improve evidence-based approaches. Several key initiatives lead the way, including the Open Science Monitoring Initiative, the Global Research Initiative on Open Science, the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, and the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment.

About the Webinar

Science Europe and its Member Organisations play a leading role in shaping developments and initiatives on open science and research assessment reform. Building on our established guidelines and recommendations on open access monitoring, Science Europe members contribute to all major initiatives in this space.

This webinar will explore the latest initiatives in monitoring and evidence gathering for open science and research assessment reform, and will mark the launch of a new  report, commissioned by Science Europe. This report maps survey findings from our Member Organisations against the current academic research in these areas.

The new tender report being launched at this event reflects these contributions and helps situate them within broader policy and scholarly contexts.

This webinar will provide an opportunity to:

  • Discuss the shared goals underpinning these international initiatives
  • Examine how monitoring and evidence gathering efforts support open science and research assessment reform
  • Reflect on the role of research funding and performing organisations in advancing this work

Join for an insightful discussion on how aligned approaches to monitoring and evidence gathering can drive systemic change in the research ecosystem!

 

Programme

Time Title
16.00 Introduction
Bregt Saenen, Science Europe
16.10 Presentation of Tender Report
Alex Rushforth, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
16.30 Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

  • Alex Rushforth, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
  • Remedios Melero, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
  • Marta Teperek, Open Science NL & Dutch Research Council (NWO)
  • Sean Sapcariu, Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
  • Bianca Kramer, Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

Moderated by James Morris (Science Europe)

17.20 Closing Remarks
Lidia Borrell-Damián, Science Europe

 

Further details and information on this webinar on www.scienceeurope.org

Two Sides of the Same Coin
Monitoring and Evidence Gathering for Open Science and Research Assessment Reform
20.10.2025
16:00 - 17:20
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