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Recruitment

Stéphane Le Bouler, new Hcéres secretary general

Stéphane Le Bouler has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Hcéres, taking over from Nelly Dupin who held the position from 2016 to 2020. He takes up his duties as of 10 February 2021.

Published on 4 February 2021

Evaluation

Hcéres publishes the CEA evaluation report

On Friday 29 January, Hcéres published the evaluation report on the French Commission for Atomic and Alternative Energies (CEA). Produced by a panel of international experts, the analysis is accompanied by recommendations and focuses on the institutional positioning and strategy of the CEA, its governance and its various activities.

Published on 29 January 2021

Evaluation

Hcéres publishes the Ineris evaluation report

On Thursday 21 January, Hcéres published the evaluation report on the French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (Ineris). Drafted by a panel of renowned experts, this report provides analysis and recommendations on the institutional positioning and strategy of Ineris, its governance and its various activities.

Published on 21 January 2021

Evaluation

Evaluations calendar: campaigns postponed by one year from group C onwards

In the particular context of a continuing health crisis and the need to adapt evaluation visits, Hcéres, the DGESIP and DGRI have come to a common agreement to postpone all the evaluations for Group C by one year. This decision has a de facto impact on the current contracts of the institutions, on upcoming accreditations of their ranges of study programmes, and on the subsequent evaluation campaigns.

Published on 8 January 2021

Evaluation

Hcéres publishes the CNES evaluation report

On Thursday 7 January, Hcéres published the evaluation report on the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), covering the 2015-2019 period. Drafted by a panel of renowned experts, this report provides analysis and recommendations on the institutional positioning and strategy of the CNES, its governance and its various activities.

Published on 7 January 2021

Wishes

Best wishes for 2021!

Hcéres wishes you the best for 2021!

Published on 4 January 2021

Nomination

Nelly Dupin appointed advisor to the President of Hcéres

Nelly Dupin, Secretary General of Hcéres since 2016, has been appointed Advisor to the President of the High Council as of 1st December 2020.

Published on 7 December 2020

Nomination

Thierry Coulhon appointed Hcéres President

By decree of the President of the Republic, dated 30 October 2020, Thierry Coulhon has been appointed President of the Board of the French High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres). Chosen from the shortlist of qualified candidates, he will serve on the Board with 29 other members appointed on the same date.

Published on 2 November 2020

Science and Technology Observatory (OST)

Measuring open access to scientific publications: taking account of national and institutional disciplinary profiles

In its study, “Mesurer le taux d’accès ouvert des publications scientifiques : le cas de la France” (Measuring the share of open access scientific publications: The case of France), published today, the Science and Technology Observatory (OST) proposes a normalised open-access indicator to take account of disciplinary biases and enable more reliable comparisons. This publication inaugurates the new Points OST (OST Reviews) collection launched by the Observatory.

Published on 9 July 2020

Evaluation, Indicators and analyses, Research integrity, Europe

In 2019, Hcéres rose to meet new challenges

2019, a year of taking stock and exploration, was marked by the end of Michel Cosnard's term of office as Hcéres President. The Annual Report published today bears witness to the strong recognition earned by the High Council after his four years of presidency.

Published on 26 June 2020