On 30 April Belgian ENRESSH members organised a national ENRESSH day to exchange knowledge on evaluation and impact of the social sciences and humanities with stakeholders. ENRESSH collaborated with the University of Saint Louis-Bruxelles, the University of Antwerp, the Ministry of Wallonia-Brussels Federation and hub.brussels in delivering this day.
The day was a huge succes. About 60 participants from a variety of professional backgrounds participated – policy makers, research evaluators, academic researchers and representatives of funding agencies, the rectors’ conference as well as the European University Association and the Young European Research Universities. Many of them expressed their positive opinion about the day. The programme below and the included links to presentations give an impression of the Belgian ENRESSH day. If they spark your interest in organising a national ENRESSH day, please contact ENRESSH’s science communication manager Stefan de Jong.
Current challenges in the evaluation of social sciences and humanities
What can Belgium learn from the ENRESSH project?
30 April 2019
Université Saint-Louis Brussels, Room P61, Boulevard du Jardin botanique / Kruidtuinlaan 43, 1000 Brussels
Traditional ways of evaluating research often break down when applied to the social sciences and humanities (SSH). This poses challenges for researchers and policy makers, both in Belgium and elsewhere. This seminar will focus on current challenges for the evaluation of SSH research and present some of the good practices resulting from the ENRESSH project, whichaims to improve evaluation procedures in order to take into account the diversity and the wealth of SSH research.
| 9:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:00 | Welcome Prof. Hugues Dumont, vice-rector for research, Université Saint-Louis |
| 10:15 | Introducing the European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities (ENRESSH) Claudia Oliveira, hub.brussels & ENRESSH member |
| 10:30 | The importance of impact and its implications for evaluation of SSH Marc Vanholsbeeck, Direction de la recherche scientifique, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles; Université Libre de Bruxelles & ENRESSH member |
| 11:15 | The diversity of SSH publications and its implications for evaluation of SSH Tim Engels, University of Antwerp & ENRESSH member |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:15 | Keynote lecture – The politics of un/naming in the evaluation process Prof. David Pontille, MINES ParisTech |
| 14:15 | Panel discussion moderated by Gabi Lombardo, EASSH (European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities) Panel members: Raphaël Beck, Head of Analysis, Evaluation and Prospection at FRS-FNRS Bruno Blondé, FWO board member & professor of history at University of Antwerp Alexis Dewaele, professor of psychology at Ghent University & ENRESSH member Reine Meylaerts, vice-rector for research & professor of translation studies at KU Leuven Cecillia Rizcallah, researcher in constitutional law at Université Saint-Louis Xavier Wauthy, dean & professor of economics at Université Saint-Louis |
| 15:15 | Message from ENRESSH to early career researchers Marc Vanholsbeeck |
| 15:25 | Message from ENRESSH to policy makers Tim Engels |
| 15:35 | Wrap up and conclusions Gabi Lombardo |
| 15:45 | Drinks |
