From May 21–23, EXCELScIOR team member Inês Almeida participated in a series of events hosted by the SCIROS project (Strategic Collaboration for Interdisciplinary Research on Open Science in the SSH) in Helsinki, Finland, to discuss reforming research assessment in the social sciences, arts and humanities (SSH).
On May 21, at the RESSH 2025 Conference, Inês attended the SCIROS-organized workshop, “Reforming Research Evaluation in SSH: Embracing Open Science for Diversity, Interdisciplinarity, and Inclusivity.”
On May 22, during a SCIROS study visit held at Hanken School of Economics, she presented the TREASURE project — the University of Coimbra’s institutional pilot study on responsible research assessment — in a talk titled: “TREASURE: An institutional pilot program to reward graduate students for reproducible, reusable, and open research.”
The SCIROS project, coordinated by the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBL PAN), fosters international collaboration on open science practices through study visits, researcher exchanges, and knowledge-sharing across institutions.
Participation in these events helped strengthen international networks and deepen knowledge on research practices and assessment approaches in SSH disciplines.
TREASURE is funded by the CoARA Boost cascade program under the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). It is coordinated institutionally by Vice-Rector João Ramalho-Santos, with implementation led by EXCELScIOR members Inês Almeida and Tracey Weissgerber. The project focuses on creating institutional incentives to recognize reproducible, reusable, and open research practices among early-stage researchers.
📸 See photos and details of the event here.
📍 Events:
• RESSH 2025 Workshop – May 21 | House of Science and Letters (Tieteiden talo), Helsinki
• SCIROS Study Visit – May 22–23 | Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki
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