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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE-CH link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear colleagues</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>We invite you to attend a panel discussion<b> </b>on<b> </b>the<b> challenges and perspectives of responsible research assessment</b>, taking place in Bern on 16 September 2026. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>The event is part of the </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="https://yearofscientometrics.ethz.ch/"><span lang=EN-GB>Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS)</span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'> series and is jointly organised by ETH Library and the University of Bern. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>The discussion will feature the following panellists:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Catherine Brun</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Deputy Head of the Science Team at the ETH Board</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Leonhard Held</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Zurich and Founding Director of the Center for Reproducible Science and Research Synthesis</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Stuart Lane</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Vice President of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Member of the DORA Executive Board</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Eda Elif Tibet</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Wyss Academy for Nature and Member of the Swiss Young Academy</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Fabio Wasserfallen</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Professor of European Politics and Director of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Katja Wirth</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Head of the Research Promotion Service at the University of Fribourg</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Moderator <b>Katrin Brugger</b>, Coordinator for Research Evaluation Strategies at the University of Graz.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please register for the event via the following link: <a href="https://forms.microsoft.com/e/k131W3kRWY">https://forms.microsoft.com/e/k131W3kRWY</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Date:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'> 16 September 2026<br><b>Time:</b> 17:00 – 18:30<br><b>Venue:</b> Felix Frey Auditorium, Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>We look forward to seeing you in Bern and continuing the conversation over an apéro following the panel discussion.</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Best regards</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'>Annette Guignard</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>ETH Zurich, Annette Guignard, Research Analytics Service, ETH Library <br>Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, phone +41 44 632 48 68, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'><a href="mailto:annette.guignard@library.ethz.ch"><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#595959'>annette.guignard@library.ethz.ch</span></a></span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#AEAAAA'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#AEAAAA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Swiss Year of Scientometrics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://yearofscientometrics.ethz.ch/"><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#0563C1'>https://yearofscientometrics.ethz.ch/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:syos@library.ethz.ch"><span style='color:#0563C1'>syos@library.ethz.ch</span></a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>