Lessons from meta-Research: What does a kinder research culture look like?
“…kindness in research culture is possible beyond COVID-19 — and efforts to make the research world a nicer place to work were happening long before the coronavirus crisis.”
Dr. Gemma Derrick conducts research about academic research per se. During the earlier stages of the COVID-19 crisis, Dr Gemma Derrick witnessed an outpouring of kindness from the scientific community that was helpful to battle the fear caused by the pandemic. In this context, she published her famous article in Nature regarding how Covid-19 may kickstart a kinder research culture.
Are you satisfied with the way your research is being evaluated? Have you felt that the definition of academic success is not diverse enough or that the mechanisms of evaluation promote a tunnel vision? Join FEM’s webinar Wednesday 4 November 2020 at 13:00 with Dr. Gemma Derrick on “Lessons from meta-Research: What does a kinder research culture look like?”!
For the second FEM Webinar of this year, Dr Gemma Derrick will expand on this topic for our Maastricht University community and present results from the Pearl Project where she studies the normalisation of failure and the development of a creative, inclusive, and honest research culture.
Do you want to follow the event?
The event will take place via Zoom. You can register for the event now.
You can register as a participant, and take part in the Q&A and interactive parts of the event. Alternatively, you can also follow the event live. The webinar will also be recorded and shared with the UM community.
Dr. Gemma Derrick is a Senior Lecturer (Higher Education) at the Centre for Higher Education Research & Evaluation at Lancaster University. She specialises in evaluation systems in academia, in particular, peer review, research evaluation frameworks and university audit exercises.
Do you have questions about the event? Send us an email at fem@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Sign up for this event via Zoom
Also read
-
12 Oct09:30 - 16:30
Bachelor's Open Day
Find out more about one of the most international universities in Europe, experience our unique approach to teaching and immerse yourself in your programme of choice.
-
09 Nov09:30 - 15:00
Master’s Open Day
We hope to welcome you on campus at our next Master's Open Day and give you a good impression of what studying at Maastricht University is all about.
-
30 Nov 31 Dec14:00 - 16:30
European Administrative Law Dialogues
These online discussions seek to set the scene for further exchange about the intellectual, conceptual, social, legal and practical interactions between comparative administrative law in Europe and European administrative law. The European Administrative Law Dialogues are strongly anchored in...