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Elizabeth Gadd

@lizziegadd.bsky.social
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Research Culture & Assessment Loughborough University; Chair INORMS Research Evaluation Group; Vice-Chair CoARA; ARMA Res Eval SIG; Founder LIS-Bibliometrics; She/her;

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host Michael Upshall sits down with @lizziegadd.bsky.social, Chair of the INORMS Research Evaluation Group and Head of Research Culture and Assessment at Loughborough University.
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A Conversation with Elizabeth Gadd, Chair, INORMS Research Evaluation Group
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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA) @rega-alliance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 • Reingis Hauck – 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 (Director of Research & Innovation Services, Leibniz Univ. Hannover) • Laura Himanen – 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 (Project Manager, CSC – IT Center for Science) 2/5 🧵
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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA) @rega-alliance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 • Erica Conte @ericaconte.bsky.social – 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 (Director, Funding Strategy & Stewardship, Unity Health Toronto) • William Bramwell – 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 (Senior Policy & Networks Manager, ACU) 3/5 🧵
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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA) @rega-alliance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 • 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 / 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 (Vacant) • Baron G. Wolf, Ph.D. – 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 (Research Evaluation & Analytics Capacity Hub, Univ. of Kentucky) 4/5 🧵
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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA) @rega-alliance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Together, we build practical tools, deliver training, and foster global dialogue for responsible research evaluation. 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘀: re-ga.org/meet-the-team/ #ResponsibleAssessment #SCOPEframework #MoreThanOurRank #ResearchEvaluation #REGA 5/5 🧵
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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA)
An international alliance advancing responsible research assessment through community, capability and practical change.
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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA) @rega-alliance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗔! Behind REGA and our pillars,𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, is a global netw reforming research evaluation. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: • Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social – 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 (Loughborough Univ.) • Tanja Strøm @tanjastrom.bsky.social – 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 (Oslo Metropolitan Univ.) 🧵 1/5 👇
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Oof. Not much confidence in the global research landscape from #ARMA2026 delegates right now.
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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A new Under Review podcast episode is out exploring academia's good, bad and ugly as we turn our attention to the REF. In this episode I am joined by @lizziegadd.bsky.social Listen and watch: Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseO... 1/3
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Under Review with Dr Lizzie Gadd - Metrics, morals, and the next REF
Podcast Episode · Under Review · May 18 · 1h 4m
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CoARA @coarassessment.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
As we look to the year ahead, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to former Vice Chair @lizziegadd.bsky.social for her dedication, vision, and leadership over the past 3 years! Learn more about Dr. Lizzie Gadd's contributions to CoARA and next steps for reform here: www.coara.org/news/project...
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From Principles to Practice: An Interview with former Vice-Chair, Dr. Elizabeth Gadd, on the evolution of CoARA and next steps for reform – CoARA
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It’s been a real career highlight to act as one of the inaugural Vice Chairs of the @coarassessment.bsky.social Steering Board. In this interview I enjoyed reflecting on my three year term on the Board. 👇🏻
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
European friends, I love you, but can you please stop adding chocolate to your muesli? Chocolate cereals are for children and muesli is for grown-ups. Thank you.
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Andrew Porter @retropz.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Highly recommend this piece from @lizziegadd.bsky.social and @bedforms.bsky.social on the new report on #GenerativeAI and #REF2029 wonkhe.com/blogs/before... "The challenge, now, is to ensure that its integration reflects sector values, not just technological possibility."
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Before we automate REF there are three issues we need to talk about
Lizzie Gadd and Dan Parsons argue that if AI is to be embedded into REF it should reflect sector values not just technological possibility
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Currently at an absolute loss as to how Research England can demand equality impact assessments from the HEIs they fund through REF and then recruit an all-male team (3 senior and white) to investigate the use of AI in REF. chet.bristol.ac.uk/research/ref...
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Research: REF-AI project | Centre for Higher Education Transformations
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Felicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
'Such reliance on rankings means that universities are shaped not by the needs of society or by innovations driven from inside the international higher-education community, but by unappointed third-party ranking agencies' @lizziegadd.bsky.social in Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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To reform universities, first tackle global rankings
Universities are in thrall to a rankings system that prioritizes narrow aspects of academic life. Three changes would give institutions the freedom to explore fresh ways of working.
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Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
"Such reliance on rankings means that universities are shaped not by the needs of society or by innovations driven from inside the international higher-education community, but by unappointed third-party ranking agencies." New article by @lizziegadd.bsky.social. 👇 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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To reform universities, first tackle global rankings
Universities are in thrall to a rankings system that prioritizes narrow aspects of academic life. Three changes would give institutions the freedom to explore fresh ways of working.
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
👀ICYMI: "the design of an approach to assess the societal impact of research requires more than an expert understanding of bibliometrics" #ResearchManagement #ResearchImpact #Bibliometrics @lizziegadd.bsky.social @tanjastrom.bsky.social
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How responsible is Clarivate’s “responsible” impact assessment framework? - Impact of Social Sciences
How responsible is Clarivate’s Responsible Framework for Evaluating the Societal Impact of Research according to the INORMS SCOPE framework?
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
“The term “responsible” in research assessment cannot be co-opted and marketed, it must be earned—through transparency, context sensitivity, authentic engagement, mixed-methods evidence, & ongoing evaluation & reform." Using @inorms-reg.bsky.social #SCOPE we test Clarivate’s responsibility claim.👇🏻
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
💥New: How responsible is Clarivate’s “responsible” impact assessment framework? ✍️ @lizziegadd.bsky.social, Erica Conte, Reingis Hauck Giovanna Lima, Racquel Salviati, Esther De Smet, & @tanjastrom.bsky.social #ResearchImpact #Metrics #AcademicSky @inorms-reg.bsky.social
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How responsible is Clarivate’s “responsible” impact assessment framework? - Impact of Social Sciences
How responsible is Clarivate’s Responsible Framework for Evaluating the Societal Impact of Research according to the INORMS SCOPE framework?
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polecopub @polecopub.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
If you wish to study the effect of #opendata in #researchevaluation, please consider this postdoc position in London #openscience ( @lizziegadd.bsky.social ) www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/126965-...
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Post Doctoral Research Associate, “Between Economy and Democracy: Reorganising Research Evaluation through Metadata in the Digital Era” | King's College London
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Well said. Good to have informed comment on this vital issue, rather than the misdirection of someone from a murkily-funded lobby group (not a ‘think tank’).
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Martin Smith @martinrsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
“In the recent DSIT survey of the UK Research & Development workforce, only 52 per cent of higher education respondents said the culture of their organisation enabled them to perform their best work, compared to 85 per cent in the private sector.”
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Adding my voice to the chorus battling to retain an increased focus on people, culture, and environment in the next REF... wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ba...
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The battle for people, culture and environment
Lizzie Gadd makes the case for embracing People, Culture and Environment and sets out why reverting to REF 2021 would be a mistake
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PLMR Education @plmr.education · 26/09/2025
Where now for the Research Excellence Framework? Five different views are presented in @timeshighered.bsky.social, including from @catdavies.bsky.social @lizziegadd.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social @ProfAThompson @milespadgett.bsky.social buff.ly/WpUNmoX #education #educationnews
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Where now for the REF?
The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should…
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University of Virginia Library @uvalibrary.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
"I think the advice I would offer is to remember that leadership is a service role. Your job as a leader is to support the people who work for you, to protect them, to listen to them, & prioritize them." ARL Views with John Unsworth, UVA University Librarian 2016-2025 www.arl.org/blog/john-un...
Portrait of John Unsworth in a suit, standing in sunlight with a shadowed background.
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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · 15/08/2025
According to the Shanghai Ranking we come in 22nd this year. Based on a limited set of criteria, rankings can never really measure the true value of an institution. Tell us what you value most.
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
"but the impact on children is worse. The developmental damage is irreversible" "The process of development stops, the process of building a brain, of creating neurons that will establish cognitive ability, will stop" www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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'No longer able to cry': Inside Gaza's scarily silent clinics
Doctors and aid workers say the world's concern over the aid blockade in Gaza has come too late. Many of the children you've read about probably can't be saved.
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The beauty of a menopausal brain is that you learn new things every day, many of which aren’t actually new. 😂
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Thrilled to have been invited as a Fellow of the @berlinualliance.bsky.social in 2025/26 alongside Thed van Leeuwen! If you work in or around the Berlin area, do let me know if you would like to collaborate! www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/items/202...
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Berlin University Alliance promotes sustainable research practices: Dr. Elizabeth Gadd and Prof. Dr. Thed van Leeuwen receive fellowships for commitment to research quality and open science
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CWTS | Leiden University @cwts.nl · 31/07/2025
🎓 Our colleague Thed van Leeuwen has been invited for the “Research Quality and Open Science” fellowship programme by @berlinualliance.bsky.social, together with @lizziegadd.bsky.social from @lborouniversity.bsky.social. 🥂 Congratulations! www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/items/202...
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Berlin University Alliance promotes sustainable research practices: Dr. Elizabeth Gadd and Prof. Dr. Thed van Leeuwen receive fellowships for commitment to research quality and open science
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
If all these new Head of Talent posts aren’t organising lunchtime variety shows then I think that’s a massive wasted opportunity.
University of Warwick head of talent job advert.
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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA) @rega-alliance.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Thrilled to welcome University of Bremen & the University of Oldenburg as new German #MoreThanOurRank signatories! Celebrate diverse excellence―learn more: inorms.net/more-than-ou... 🌍🙌 and shorturl.at/W6jja
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More Than Our Rank | INORMS
The More Than Our Rank Initiative provides an opportunity for academic institutions to highlight the many and various ways they serve the world that are not reflected in their ranking position.
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
For those of you, like me, who can never tell the difference between a swift and a swallow, please have the word swillow with my compliments.
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a flock of birds flying in a blue sky with clouds
Alt: a flock of birds flying in a blue sky with clouds
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
I’m feeling quietly confident about my entry into this year’s family heart-shaped-stone-finding competition.
Heart shaped stone on a placemat.
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Is there a place for #AI in research #assessment? Elizabeth Gadd ( @lizziegadd.bsky.social) & Nick Jennings (VC & President @lborouniversity.bsky.social) ⬇️
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Is there a place for AI in research assessment? - Impact of Social Sciences
AI is reshaping research, from drafting proposals and academic CVs to automating parts of peer review and assessment. With efforts to reform research assessment in motion, Elizabeth Gadd and Nick…
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Is there a place for #AI in research #assessment? Elizabeth Gadd (@lizziegadd.bsky.social) & Nick Jennings (VC & President @lborouniversity.bsky.social) write @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 👇
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Is there a place for AI in research assessment? - Impact of Social Sciences
AI is reshaping research, from drafting proposals and academic CVs to automating parts of peer review and assessment. With efforts to reform research assessment in motion, Elizabeth Gadd and Nick Jenn...
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I’m not normally one to post my Wordle results, but this has got to be a first! Wordle 1,482 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
💥New: #AI is reshaping research, from proposals to peer review, amplifying both the need for & potential of reform Elizabeth Gadd ( @lizziegadd.bsky.social ) & (Nick Jennings VC & President) @lborouniversity.bsky.social, argue for AI-augmented assessment that supports, not replaces, human judgement
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Is there a place for AI in research assessment? - Impact of Social Sciences
AI is reshaping research, from drafting proposals and academic CVs to automating parts of peer review and assessment. With efforts to reform research assessment in motion, Elizabeth Gadd and Nick…
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Thank you, #Metascience2025 & everyone who took the time to connect! We're delighted with sharing resources & meaningful connections at the DORA booth! @coarassessment.bsky.social @metaror.bsky.social @ginnybarbour.bsky.social @rnls.bsky.social @scurry.bsky.social @lizziegadd.bsky.social
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Jess Rohmann @jlrohmann.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
It is now possible for participants to sign up for the "Unconference" focused on taking action on responsible research! Scientists, science managers, journal editors, policy makers & more - take a look at the 10 interesting projects that will be developed on site during the event! 🧪 🌟Please share!🌟
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Doing the university open day rounds. Pleased to say that every time a ranking is mentioned, my 17yo flinches. #MyWorkHereIsDone
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
not now, something pulsing beneath the earth
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Brilliant to hear @catdavies.bsky.social talking both about what works and what DOESN'T work when it comes to research culture at Leeds. Soooo helpful. (And I love that image about failure).
what's not worked as we'd hoped.
Predetermined medium term action plans
Research culture cafes
Pulse surveys
Image of a target with arrows missing the bullseye and one with no arrows, saying 'This isn't failure, This is'.
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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Can anyone point me at succinct summary of problematic nature of CABS Academic Journal Guide? @lizziegadd.bsky.social @scurry.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
“Openness can only ever be researcher-led and contextual, not market-driven and indiscriminate.” Agree!
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
It doesn’t inspire much confidence when one of the first things Duolingo teaches you to say is “Oh, I don’t speak German”
Duolingo screenshot showing a cartoon boy saying “oh I don’t speak German”
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Brilliant to hear @ludowaltman.bsky.social talking about the real-world impact of the @inorms-reg.bsky.social #SCOPE framework as described in one of Laura Himanen's PhD papers.
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Sitting here, proud as punch, watching our fabulous @inorms-reg.bsky.social member, Laura Himanen defend her PhD thesis. Wishing I could be there in person.
Laura Himanen defending her PhD thesis - The promise of responsible research assessment.
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Just had a flick through the ‘Top 100 Scholars’ in the ScholarGPS citation rankings. Only one is female and she died in 2017. So before you promote your institution’s ‘Top Scholars’ stop and think whether being male and highly cited is really your definition of ‘top’. scholargps.com/highly-ranke...
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Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Today’s best acronym award goes to the Korean Association of Research Managers & Administrators. 👌🏻#MadeMyDay
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