Science Europe urges ‘broad reappraisal’ of R&D assessment

Research organisations urged to disclose their assessment practices and how they address bias

Science Europe, the association of research funders and performers, has urged organisations like its members to conduct a “broad reappraisal” of the assessment processes they use to award grant funding and promotions.

“There is a need to consider how assessment processes should evolve in the future to ensure they remain effective,” Science Europe president Marc Schiltz said in his foreword to a paper published on 9 July, which set out recommendations on assessment for research funders and performers.