The Fifth and Final Workshop of the ESF MO Forum, Dublin, 16-17 November 2009

The Fifth and Final Workshop of the ESF MO Forum, Dublin, 16-17 November 2009

The Fifth and Final workshop of the ESF Member Organisation Forum on Evaluation on Funding Schemes and Research Programmes took place on 16-17 November 2009. It was hosted by the Science Foundation Ireland and the Health Research Board in Dublin.

 

Presentations and Additional Materials

Open & Welcome

by Frank Gannon, Director General - Science Foundation Ireland and
Enda Connolly, Chief Executive - Health Research Board, Ireland 

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Setting the Scene of the workshop, Laura Marin, European Science Foundation

Theme 1: Good Practice for Devising and Implementing Evaluation Strategies; Chair: Ruth Freeman, Science Foundation Ireland

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Good Practice for Developing Strategies for the Evaluation of Funding Programmes, John Rigby, Manchester University, United Kingdom

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Evaluating Applied vs Fundamental Research Projects, Katrin Milzow, Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland

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Communication & Implementation of Evaluation Results, Ben Ryan, EPSRC, United Kingdom

Theme 2: Comparative Evaluation Techniques (Multiple Inputs-Multiple Outputs); Chair: Brendan Curran, Health Research Board, Ireland

Systemic Evaluation of RTDI policies - a national perspective, Helena Acheson, Forfas, Ireland

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Nordic Research Collaboration and Evaluations, Gro Helgesen, Research Council of Norway

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DFG-Funding Ranking; Integrating various data sources, Jürgen Güdler, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany

Parallel Sessions

PDF Strand A
  1. Discussion on how the final report should be disseminated and updated on a regular basis.
  2. Potential future topics/projects for ESF fora.

Chair: Anke Reinhardt, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany

Strand B
  1. Discussion on the pilot study for benchmarking internationalisation of selected research performing organisations.
  2. Potential future topics/projects for ESF fora.

Chair: Valerio Vercesi, Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italy

Theme 2 (cont.): Comparative Evaluation Techniques (Multiple Inputs-Multiple Outputs); Chair: Margreet Bouma, NWO, the Netherlands

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Comparative Evaluation Techniques used in the Framework Programmes (e.g. comparing data across several countries), Peter Fisch, European Commission, DG Research

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Evaluating & Comparing Publication Output Across Scientific Fields, Anthony F.J. van Raan, Centre for Science and Technology Studies, University of Leiden, the Netherlands

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Gathering Output and Outcome Information - MRC e-Val, Ian Viney, Medical Research Council, United Kingdom

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Clinical Research in Finland and Sweden - Experiences from a jointly performed evaluation, Per Janson, VR, Sweden

Future MO Fora Workshops: Potential topics and format/objectives; Discussion

Feedback & Wrap Up Session