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Side Event 2: From Metrics to Meaning

IAP Triennial Conference 2025, Cairo Monday 8 December Side Event 2: From Metrics to Meaning: How Reforming Research Assessment Drives Innovation, Impact, and Trust in Science Traditional research assessment systems, dominated by publication metrics such as h-index and journal impact factor, risk narrowing the definition of excellence and undervaluing legitimate contributions from the research community that advance science and society. This over-reliance on bibliometrics creates a perverse system of academic incentives, and has fueled questionable research ethics, paper mills, and a reproducibility crisis – all of which not only impact the quality of research, but, perhaps more importantly, undermine the credibility and social relevance of science. In recognition of the need for reform, emerging initiatives such as the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) are driving a bottom-up transformation of research cultures by promoting more holistic, responsible, and qualitative evaluation criteria that go beyond publication counts and recognise the wide range of activities undertaken by the researchers, including teaching, science communication, peer reviewing, etc. The objective of CoARA is to (re)build evaluation systems that reward transparency, integrity, and impact in science. In this session, panellists will explore how research assessment can be redesigned and reformed to incentivise research excellence and socially impactful research – and thereby foster greater public trust in science. Moderators: • Paweł Rowiński, President of ALLEA • Yensi Flores Bueso, Co-Chair of the Global Young Academy Speakers: • Giovanna Lima, Programme Manager, DORA • Mathijs Vleugel, Chair, CoARA National Chapter, Germany • Natalia Manola, CEO, OpenAIRE AMKE • Carina Geldhauser, Executive Committee Member, Global Young Academy