Supporting Resources: Policy & Assessment
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Strategic planning in RPOs for
CS
> TIME4CS Reflection tool for institutional changes
in citizen science
> Strategic Planning in Higher Education: A Guide for
Leaders
· Mission, vision and values
· Collaborators and beneficiaries
· Environmental scan
· Goals
· Strategies and action plans
· Plan creation
· Outcomes and achievements
> Strategic planning: time for a rethink? | Times Higher Education (THE)
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Uptake of CS for policymaking
in Europe
> Critical factors that influence
and determine the uptake of CS for policymaking
> Exploring citizen science strategies and initiatives in
Europe (2021)
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Exemplary cases
> NOAA Citizen Science Strategy
> Green Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2020 for Germany
> White
Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2030 for Germany
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The reward system of science
> Scientific recognition:
authorship, citations, acknowledgements, prizes
> Scientific careers and
assessment criteria for advancements (research, teaching/outreach,
industrial/public sector collaboration, other)
> Rankings of RPOs: national,
regional and international
> Intended vs. unintended effects
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Reform proposals
> Transition to open science
standards
> Identifying and removing
incentives that discourage cooperation, encourage poor scientific practices,
and deter new talent from entering the field
> Promoting inclusive metrics of
success and impact to dismantle a discriminatory reward system in science
> Research evaluation needs to change with the times
(nature.com)
> Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)
> Coalition
for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA)
o Co-Creating and Implementing Quality Criteria for Citizen Science (citizenscienceassociation.org)
o Measuring the Impact of Citizen Science (MICS) EC-funded project
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RRI goals, processes and tools
> RRI goals: ethics, societal
engagement, gender equality, open access/science and science education
> RRI processes: diversity &
inclusiveness, anticipation & reflexivity, openness & transparency, and
responsiveness & adaptation
> RRI tools: self-reflection and
inspiration
> Home Page - RRI Tools (rri-tools.eu)
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CS and RRI as overlapping
approaches
> RRI and citizen science, how these approaches overlap –
Eusea – European Science Engagement Association
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How to incorporate RRI and CS
in RPOs
> How to incorporate RRI in higher education institutions -
RRI Tools (rri-tools.eu)