Thomson Reuters and the University of Queensland To Host Bibliometrics Conference
on Research Evaluation in Brisbane
SYDNEY, Mar. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
Conference Will Focus On Metrics-Based Research Evaluation And Research Excellence
The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced an upcoming
international bibliometrics conference on research evaluation, jointly organised with The
University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane from April 16-17. The conference will address issues
and challenges of metrics-based research evaluation.
National and institutional perspectives will be presented by a distinguished panel of
international and Australian speakers in the field of higher education research, including:
-- Professor Liu Niancai, Director of the Center for World-Class
Universities and the Dean of the Graduate School of Education,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University. An online publication of his group" The
Academic Ranking of World Universities" has gained international
attention.
-- Professor Charles Oppenheim, Loughborough University, and Advisor to the Higher
Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on the
Research Excellence Framework (REF) implementation in the UK.
-- Associate Professor Robert Tijssen, CWTS, Leiden University, a leading
world centre for bibliometrics research.
-- Andrew Calder, Director of Research Evaluation Branch, Australian
Research Council (ARC).
-- Warren Smart, Senior Research Analyst, Ministry of Education, New
Zealand.
Additional discussions will address the role of university libraries in supporting research
evaluation and the practical aspects of integrating publication management systems. Associate
Professor Robert Tijssen will lead an extended session on measuring research excellence.
Mr. Jeroen Prinsen, Sales Director of Australia and New Zealand, Thomson Reuters, said,
"We are extremely pleased to host this bibliometrics conference together with a leading
research institution such as The University of Queensland, and to welcome so many
distinguished speakers from the field of research evaluation. As the leading global provider of
authoritative information to research and academic communities, we are committed to
supporting their research efforts and ensuring the integrity of our information in research
evaluation. Methodological consistency is the key to maintaining statistical validity, particularly in
research evaluation. In these challenging times, it is even more important for the Australian and
New Zealand academic and research communities to continue developing their performance
and world-class evaluation standards in order to advance research and innovation."
Professor Paul Greenfield, UQ Vice-Chancellor, said: "The conference is well-timed, given
that national systems in the UK, Australia and New Zealand are changing focus from peer
review to predominantly metrics-based approaches. Measuring research excellence and impact
is complex. It may extend beyond the researcher's field, and in many cases the outcomes and
the benefits for broader society are not immediate or readily visible. UQ has a strong interest in
developing rigorous systems to measure research excellence, so we are pleased to work with
Thomson Reuters to bring together distinguished international and Australian speakers to share
their experiences and perspectives on research evaluation."
The conference will be held at the UQ Queensland Brain Institute Auditorium.
Conference abstracts and podcasts of speakers' presentations will be available to delegates
shortly after the conference. For information on the conference programme, visit
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About The University of Queensland
UQ strives to achieve excellence in research and scholarship and to make a significant
contribution to intellectual, cultural, social, and economic life at the local, national, and
international levels. UQ is highly successful in attracting competitive research funding, receiving
$28.7 million for 71 new research projects in the 2008 Australian Research Council Discovery
Projects scheme. This scheme supports excellent fundamental research. The University has
more than 3,600 research higher degree candidates, and graduated more than 500 PhD
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