How To Assess Social Sciences

Kettunen
Opening of the conferenceVice-Dean Pauli Kettunen
Björkroth
Research assessment: Experiences and possibilitiesVice-Rector Johanna Björkroth, University of Helsinki
Wittrock
Social Sciences, Universities and Ideas of Excellence: Traditions and TrajectoriesProfessor Björn Wittrock, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Social Studies SCAS, Uppsala
Bruce
The UK research assessment exercise and its future development; implications for social sciencesProfessor Vicki Bruce, University of Edinburgh / Newcastle University
Räsänen
Appreciating academic work and its autonomous renewalProfessor Keijo Räsänen, Helsinki School of Economics
Panel 1
Panel discussion: Research assessment: for what purpose (part 1) Director General Sakari Karjalainen (Finnish Ministry of Education), Chancellor Jorma Sipilä (University of Tampere), Vice-rector Johanna Björkroth, Professor Vicki Bruce, Professor Keijo Räsänen, Professor Björn Wittrock. Chair: Professor Pekka Sulkunen (Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki).
Panel 2
Panel discussion: Research assessment: for what purpose (part 2) Director General Sakari Karjalainen (Finnish Ministry of Education), Chancellor Jorma Sipilä (University of Tampere), Vice-rector Johanna Björkroth, Professor Vicki Bruce, Professor Keijo Räsänen, Professor Björn Wittrock. Chair: Professor Pekka Sulkunen (Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki).
  • Time: Friday, October 10th, 2008 at 9:00 - 16:00
  • University of Helsinki, Main Building, Small Hall 4th floor, Fabianinkatu 33

The aim of the conference is to promote critical discussion on experiences from and plans for various research assessment exercises, partly in order to be able to influence, from the standpoint of social sciences, the design of coming research assessment rounds. The issue will also be examined from a wider perspective of transformation of sciences, disciplines and academic work and the role of knowledge in and on society.

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