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DARE to be different? A novel approach for analysing diversity in collaborative research projects
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posted on 2023-06-07, 07:24 authored by Frederique Bone, Michael HopkinsMichael Hopkins, Ismael Rafols, Jordi Molas-Gallart, Puay Tang, Gail DaveyGail Davey, Antony CarrAntony CarrGrowth in collaborative research raises difficulties for those tasked with research evaluation, particularly in situations where outcomes are slow to emerge. This article presents the ‘Diversity Approach to Research Evaluation’ (DARE) as a novel way to assess how researchers engaged in knowledge creation and application work together as teams. DARE provides two important insights: first, it reveals the differences in background and experience between individual team members that can make research collaboration both valuable and challenging; second, DARE provides early insights into how team members are working together. DARE achieves these insights by analysing team diversity and cohesiveness in five dimensions, building on Boschma’s multi-dimensional concept of proximity. The method we propose combines narratives, maps, and indicators to facilitate the study of research collaboration. The article introduces the DARE method and pilots an initial operationalization through the study of two grant-funded biomedical research projects led by researchers in the UK. Suggestions for further development of the approach are discussed.
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Research EvaluationISSN
0958-2029Publisher
Oxford University PressExternal DOI
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3Volume
29Page range
300-315Department affiliated with
- Global Health and Infection Publications
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2020-07-01First Open Access (FOA) Date
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