Social studies of science

Projekt aim

What individual, institutional and societal effects do fellowship programmes for internationally mobile researchers have after their doctorate and how sustainable are they? In order to investigate these questions comprehensively, the programme modes "Incoming", "Outgoing" and "Capacity Building", which are offered by two research funding institutions in Germany - the Volkswagen Foundation and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH Foundation) - for the promotion of long-​term stays abroad by postdocs, will be explored.

Principal investigator

Prof. em. Dr. Hans-​Dieter Daniel
Professorship for Quantitative Research on Higher Education
AND 2.74
Andreasstrasse 15
8050 Zürich

Switzerland

Research team members

Jana Bobokova M.A.
Professorship for Quantitative Research on Higher Education
AND 2.72
Andreasstrasse 15
8050 Zürich

Dr.rer.nat Rüdiger Mutz
Professorship for Quantitative Research on Higher Education
AND 2.80
Andreasstrasse 15
8050 Zürich

Publications, commentaries and press releases

Daniel, H.-D. & Mutz, R. (2023). What does impact mean for grantees? Cultural consensus in perceived personal, organizational and societal impacts of small-scale funding initiatives of the VolkswagenFoundation. Qualität in der Wissenschaft (QiW), 1, 24-32.Daniel u. Mutz_What does impact mean_QiW 3+4 2022 (PDF, 1 MB)

Daniel, H.-D., Bobokova, J., & Mutz, R. (2022). Funding Programmes for Internationally Mobile Postdocs  - Perceived Impacts on Individuals, Institutions and Society. In: Lemmens (2022). Wissenschaftsmanagement -Jahresband 2022, 27. Jahrgang, ISSN 0947-9546, S. 38-43.

Daniel, H.-D., Bobokova, J., & Mutz, R. (2022). Governance & Management - Funding Programmes and Initiatives for Internationally Mobile Postdocs. Wissenschaftsmanagement, News 12.7.2022. https://www.wissenschaftsmanagement.de/news/funding-programmes-and-initiatives-internationally-mobile-postdocs-0

Lemmens-Verlag (2022). WIM Q-Online Expertengespräch "Zukunft der Mobilität in Wissenschaft und Forschung" am 13.01.2022 (online).

      Video link: https://www.wissenschaftsmanagement.de/news/zukunft-der-mobilitaet-wissenschaft-und-forschung-0

      Summary of the expert talk: Lemmens Summary Expert talk 13.1.2022 (PDF, 84 KB)

      Set of slides: WIM Q-Online Expertengespräch "Zukunft der Mobilität in Wissenschaft und Forschung" (PDF, 150 KB)

Daniel, H.-D., Bobokova, J., & Mutz, R. (2021). Funding Programmes and Initiatives for Internationally Mobile Postdocs: Perceived Impacts on Individuals, Institutions and Society. An exploratory study. Bonn: Lemmens, Edition Science Management. DOI: 10.53174/UZH/0208/2021Book_Daniel_Funding programmes and initiatives2021 (PDF, 13 MB)

«Wie nachhaltig sind internationale Forschungsstipendien?» Interview with Hans-Dieter Daniel in  the education magazine "Campus & Karriere" of Deutschlandfunk on 10/18/2021. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/campus-karriere-das-bildungsmagazin.679.de.html

DUZ (2021). „Nicht nur auf die Spill-Over-Effekte hoffen“ – Hans-Dieter Daniel über die internationale Mobilität von Postdocs + Stimmen zur Studie. DUZ Magazin für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft, 8.2021, S. 48-52.Beitrag erschienen im DUZ Magazin 8.2021 (PDF, 1 MB)http://www.duz.de

Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (2021). Deutschland muss weiter in die Internationalisierung seiner Wissenschaft investieren. Pressereferat AvH, 20.8.2021.https://idw-online.de/de/news774521

Presentations

Daniel, H.-D. (2022). Impacts of Funding Programmes for Internationally Mobile Postdocs on Individuals, Host Institutions and Society. Presentation (invited key lecture) at the REHES IV Workshop "Higher Education and its Organization" on 6.10.2022, Lugano, Istituto di comunicazione e politiche pubbliche, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI).

Daniel, H.-D., Bobokova, J., & Mutz, R. (2022). Funding Programmes for Internationally Mobile Postdocs: Impacts on Individuals, Institutions and Society. An exploratory study. Presentation at the 26th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators / STI 2022 7–9 September 2022 / Granada, Spain.Presentation_STI_Conference2022_Granada_Daniel (PDF, 430 KB)

Mutz, R. (2022). Sind Geförderte der VolkswagenStiftung in gleicher Weise fähig, Netze gemeinsamer Wirkungen auf individueller, institutioneller und gesellschaftlicher Ebene zu identifizieren? Ein «Latent State Trait Cultural Consensus Theory»-Ansatz (LST-CCT). Presentation at the 52. Congress of the German Society of Psychology (DGPs) in Hildesheim, 15.9.2022.Mutz_Cultural Consensus Theory_VWS_DGPS_Kongress2022 (PDF, 842 KB)

Bobokova, J., Mutz, R., & Daniel, H.-D. (2021). Sustainability and Perceived Impacts of Funding Programmes and Initiatives for Internationally Mobile Postdocs – Perceived Effects on Individuals, Institutions and Society. Vortragsreihe "DAAD-Wissenschaftswerkstatt", Online-Meeting, 17.3.2021.DAAD-Vortrag 17.3.2021 (PDF, 1 MB)

Project aim

In this project, the decision-making procedure of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for individual projects in the period 2010-2019 will be evaluated by secondary analysis.

Principal investigators

Dr. rer.nat. Rüdiger Mutz
AND 2.80
Andreasstrasse 15
8050 Zürich

Schweiz
E-Mail: ruediger.mutz@uzh.ch

Prof. em. Dr. Hans-​Dieter Daniel
Professur für empirische Hochschulforschung
AND 2.74
Andreasstrasse 15
8050 Zürich
Schweiz

E-Mail: hans-dieter.daniel@uzh.ch

Publications, commentaries and press releases

Mutz, R. & Daniel, H.-D. (2022): Scientific analysis of data on proposals and the decision-making procedure of the FWF with particular focus on the programme “Stand-Alone Projects” in the years 2010-2019.zenodo.org/record/6596769#.Y8-L-C9XZBx

Mutz, R. & Daniel, H.-D. (2021). Analyse des Begutachtungs- und Entscheidungsprozesses des FWF - Vorläufige Ergebnisse. Presentation (online), Wien am 9.11.2021.

Online survey of the presidents and rectors of all member universities of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) (Project duration 2022-2023).

Publications, presentations, commentaries and press releases

Daniel, H.-D. & Mutz, R. (2023). Appointing scientists and scholars from abroad to professorships in Germany - Results of an online survey of rectors and presidents of member institutions of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK). Vortrag am REHES V Conference vom 2.11. bis 3.11.2023, Hochschule Luzern (HSLU), Luzern.

Daniel, H.-D. & Mutz, R. (2023). Gewinnung und Berufung internationaler Professor:innen - Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung der Rektor:innen und Präsident:innen der Mitgliedshochschulen der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK). International Center for Higher Education Research (INCHER), Kolloquium zu Themen der Hochschulforschung,  Kassel, 14.6.2023

Daniel, H.-D. & Mutz, R. (2023). Gewinnung und Berufung internationaler Professor:innen“ - Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung der Rektor:innen und Präsident:innen der Mitgliedshochschulen der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK). Bonn: HRK, Expertenrunde am 20.01.2023.

Daniel, H.-D. & Mutz, R. (2022). „Berufung internationaler Professor:innen“ - Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung der Rektor:innen und Präsident:innen der Mitgliedshochschulen der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK). Zürich: Universität Zürich, Psychologisches Institut.

Background

The journal eLife (Cambridge, UK) has fundamentally changed its publication model from this year (Jan. 31, 2023). It has decided to publish all submitted manuscripts that are available on a preprint server and have undergone a peer review process by eLife. Final acceptance and rejection decisions based on peer review are replaced by review reports and comments by the reviewers, which are published together with the manuscript.

Aims of the research project

The new publication model is to be scientifically analyzed. Thus, the inter-rater reliability, the predictive validity and the fairness / bias of the evaluations of the reviewers and the editors will be investigated.

Research team

Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Daniel (Principal investigator, Psychologisches Institut)

Dr. Rüdiger Mutz (CHESS)

Dr. Dr.habil Lutz Bornmann (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, München)