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QISS Opening Seminar Invitation

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to the opening seminar of the Quality in Scientific Scholarship (QISS) research group. This seminar marks the launch of our activities and provides an opportunity to discuss our goals, upcoming plans, and ways to engage with the group.

Date & Time: Thursday, November 20th, 10:00–12:00

Location: Hybrid — Room I1-066 (Kristiansand) and Zoom (link is sent to registered participants)

RSVP: Please confirm your participation by November 17th using this form: https://nettskjema.no/a/qiss1

Agenda

Time Session
10:00 Coffee and refreshments
10:15 Welcome
10:30 Talk by Marco Seeber/UIA: The explosion of quantity: an Achilles paradox?
10:50 Discussion (open)
11:00 Coffee and refreshments
11:10 Talk by Fredrik Piro/NIFU: Measuring and evaluating Norwegian scientific publishing: Which metrics are used, and do they work?
11:30 Discussion (open)
11:40 Future plans

Please visit our website https://qiss.no/ for news and updates. You can sign up for our newsletter and signal interest in becoming a member of the research group. Being a researcher is not required for membership, but we look for colleagues interested in research aligned with the group's focus.

Feel free to forward this invitation to your colleagues and bring others who might be interested to the event. No further registration is needed.

We look forward to seeing you and starting this exciting journey together!

Best wishes,
Peter André Busch
On behalf of the QISS Research Group

More information

Please contact
Peter André Busch (peter.a.busch@uia.no)

When and where

  • Start time: Thursday, Nov 20th, 10:00
  • End time: Thursday, Nov 20th, 12:00
  • Location: Hybrid (In-person: CK I1-066)

Info about registration

  • Registration required
  • Deadline: Nov 17, 23:59