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Panelist Spotlight: Prof. Virginia (Ginny) Barbour from Queensland University of Technology
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Panelist Spotlight: Prof. Virginia (Ginny) Barbour from Queensland University of Technology
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Panelist Spotlight: Virginia (Ginny) Barbour
Photo: Prof. Virginia (Ginny) Barbour
Prof. Virginia (Ginny) Barbour is the Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia. She is an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. She trained in clinical and academic haematology in the UK, before becoming an editor. She joined The Lancet in 1999, leaving in 2004 to be one of the three founding editors of PLOS Medicine. She has been involved in many international open access, innovative scholarly communication and publication and research integrity initiatives. She is currently Co-Chair of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), and is a member of the Australian NHMRC and MRFF Public Health and Health Systems Committee. She was previously Chair of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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Session outline for Global Values Underpinning Research Assessment
Discussions on reforming research assessment have gained momentum on a global scale. World-wide, organizations, institutions, funding agencies etc. address the need for reform of rewards and recognition. In Europe, the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) has captured and embodied the call for inclusive and responsible assessment. However, for reforms to be truly impactful, they need to be based in a global conversation about foundational values and promising practices for rethinking assessments. The design and direction of research careers, incentives, rewards, and metrics are highly co-dependent across countries and regions. Hence, the conference offers a platform to discuss – and challenge – the idea of transferable credentials and rewards, and the values underpinning global reforms. The Global Plenary Panel features representatives and voices from North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to discuss global approaches to research assessment including the role of global funding agencies in creating an inclusive and responsible global assessment cultures.
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