The Third Workshop of the ESF MO Forum, Vienna, 6-7 October 2008
The third workshop of the ESF Member Organisation Forum on Evaluation of Funding Schemes and Research Programmes took place on 6-7 October 2008. It was kindly hosted by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) in Vienna.
Presentations and Additional Materials
Opening and Welcoming
by Rudi Novak (on behalf of FWF Professor Christoph Kratky)
Setting the scene and structure of the workshop, Alexis-Michel Mugabushaka, European Science Foundation |
Plenary Session I: Quality Assurance in Evaluation
Quality assurance in evaluation – standards and practices, Klaus Zinöcker, Plattform and Vienna Science and Technology Fund, WWTF, Austria | |
The study process of the evaluation / review reports at the US National Academies, Michael Moloney, US National Academy of Sciences, USA | |
Peer Review: Principles of Good Practice - ESF MO Forum on Peer Review, Patricia Vogel, NWO, Netherlands |
Parallel Sessions A1 and A2
A1: The wide spectrum of Evaluation activities in Research funding agencies. Facilitated by Brendan Curran, Health Research Board, Ireland | |
A2: Mapping the funding portfolio of research funding agencies Facilitated by Frank Bingen, National Reseach Fund, Luxembourg |
Parellel Session A3: Experiences in ensuring quality in ex-post evaluation;
Chair: Gro Helgesen, Research Council of Norway, Norway
Ex-post evaluation of EAU, a FNR thematic programme, Frank Bingen, National Research Fund, Luxembourg | |
Ensuring the quality of an evaluative study - the case study of the DFG commissioned study to evaluate Transregional Collaborative Research Centres, Anke Reinhardt, DFG, Germany | |
Process of evaluation of research fields/disciplines at the Research Council of Norway, Gro Helgesen, RCN, Norway | |
How the Academy of Finland ensures the quality of ex-post evaluation, Anna Maija Lehvo, Academy of Finland, Finland | |
Experiences of the Foundation for Polish Science in ex-post evaluation, Marta Lazarowicz, FPN, Poland | |
ESF MO Forum on Peer Review: the Action Plan and its implementation - ESF MO Forum on Peer Review, Nina Kancewicz-Hoffman, European Science Foundation |
Parellel Session B; Facilitated by Michel Dodet, INRA, France, Alessandra Stilo, CNR, Italy and Valerio Vercesi, INFN, Italy
Introduction, Michel Dodet, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France | |
Criteria and indicators to evaluate the internationalization/embedment in the international collaboration of research performing organizations, Emanuela Reale, CERIS CNR, Italy | |
UK Research Council Experiences in the Evaluation of Economic Impact, Rebecca Steliaros, EPSRC, United Kingdom | |
Criteria and indicators to evaluate the innovation capacity of research performing organizations, Emanuela Reale, CERIS CNR, Italy |
Plenary Session II: Update on Major International Initiatives
Use of indicators in the evaluation of the EC Framework programme, Peter Fisch, European Commission | |
Key outcome of the 10th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators, Rudi Novak, FWF, Austria |
Closing session
ESF Member Forum on Evaluation of Funding Schemes and Research Programmes: Where do we stand and where do we go from ? Facilitated by Anke Reinhardt, DFG, Germany and Alexis-Michel Mugabushaka, European Science Foundation | |
| Concluding remarks |
