GraspOS Community of Practice Meeting
When: November 19, 2025, 16:00-17:00
Where: online
The GraspOS project and the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University is hosting the next session of its bimonthly Community of Practice exploring how research assessment can consider Open Science and vice versa. This session will focus on Supporting Responsible Research Assessment: DORA’s practical guide and GraspOS framework.
Traditional publication-driven assessments of research and researchers are increasingly being challenged by movements promoting responsible research assessment (RRA) and open scientific practices. These two movements have a unique opportunity to strengthen and reinforce one another – research assessment reform can provide a significant boost to the adoption of Open Science, while the transparency offered by Open Science can serve as a key enabler for assessment reform.
This final Community of Practice session will discuss common challenges for RRA and how DORA’s newly published practical guide and the GraspOS SCOPE+i Framework might complement each other.
You can more information about the meeting including registration here.
The GraspOS project is a Horizon Europe initiative aimed at transforming research assessment by embedding Open Science (OS) principles into evaluation practices. It focuses on developing a federated infrastructure that provides tools, services, and guidance to support responsible research assessment across various levels—from individual researchers to national systems.
DORA’s Responsible Research Assessment Guide
To support institutions in this effort, DORA released a new practical guide in May 2025 to mark its 12th anniversary: A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations (RPOs).
The guide is aimed at research performing organizations that are seeking to rethink or update how they assess research and researchers. It outlines nine key areas to consider when shaping or implementing an RRA strategy – including building leadership support, engaging the broader research community, forming a working group, reviewing current practices, and ensuring clear communication. It also offers advice for applying RRA principles in institutional processes such as hiring, promotion, internal funding, and research unit evaluations. Practical tools like narrative CVs and the SPACE rubric (a framework for assessing institutional readiness) are introduced alongside real-world case studies.
You can find more about this guide in a previous news.
Last updated on November 10, 2025
