The GraspOS Course: Rethinking Research Assessment is now live on the OpenPlato platform, offering a quick, practical and approachable way to explore the tools and ideas driving today’s transformation in research evaluation.
The course opens with a short, easy-to-follow introduction that explains why assessment is changing, showing how traditional metrics capture only a small part of what researchers actually contribute—and why the global community is calling for something fairer, broader and more meaningful.
But this is not a theoretical course. After the brief context-setting, it moves straight into the practical side of reform. Learners are guided through the I+SCOPE framework, which offers a structured way to rethink assessment processes, and through the GraspOS Catalogue, a unified space where tools, services and guidelines for responsible and Open Science–aligned assessment are brought together. A series of short webinars and demos help users see how these resources can be applied in real organisational settings, making the shift to Responsible Research Assessment feel less abstract and more achievable.
What makes the course especially appealing is its focus on what you can actually do next. Rather than overwhelming learners with theory, it breaks reform into understandable pieces, showing where to start, which tools can help, and how institutions and researchers can begin experimenting with new approaches in their own setting.
Whether you're a policy maker shaping institutional practices, a funder rethinking evaluation criteria, or a researcher wanting to understand the motivations behind this shift, the course offers a clear entry point and a guided path forward. It’s a roadmap—short, engaging and grounded in real examples—that helps you move from awareness to action.
The transition toward responsible, transparent and context-aware assessment is already underway. This course is your opportunity to explore it, understand it, and become part of shaping what comes next.
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THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY GIULIA MALAGUARNERA (OPENAIRE).
