Cropped Pfurrer.jpgDr Patrick Furrer

After 10 years of research in biophysics, Patrick Furrer advised ICT researchers for more than 12 years in the European ICT program. He then managed the research and innovation agenda of the HES-SO (www.hes-so.ch), before joining swissuniversities as national open science coordinator. In 2019, he created www.furizon.online, and he’s currently director of the Medical Library at the University of Lausanne.

National Coordination for Reforming Research Assessment

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CoARA (www.coara.eu) is being adopted by a number of Swiss higher education institutions. The 10 principles of CoARA imply a profound change in the criteria for evaluating scientific research, and at all levels of this evaluation, in a systemic way. For a successful implementation, university management will therefore need the support of researchers within their … Read more