Research Assessment as a Tool for Strategic Management

Promoting Interdisciplinarity through Enhancement-Led Evaluation at the University of Helsinki

Abstract

The paper examines the evolution of research assessment as a tool for strategic development and management. At the University of Helsinki, research assessment framework’s enhancement-led approach emphasizes continuous development and quality enhancement, supporting the implementation and planning of the organisation’s strategy. In 2025, the statutory research assessment is harnessed as a tool for promoting multi- and interdisciplinary research by rethinking what and how to evaluate. Integrating interdisciplinarity into comprehensive research assessment exercise is an ambitious attempt in the field of research assessment. To succeed, it requires careful and regenerative planning.