Mitigating Bias in Scientific Evaluation and Decision-Making Processes (Audio Description)
Channel: DFG bewegt
Date: 12/12/2023

Accessible version with audio description, i.e. with a description of the visual content for people with visual impairment. You can find a short version here: https://youtu.be/yNdFVV3jAII

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) funds research projects of the highest quality. The decision on funding is competitive. All proposals undergo a three-stage process that strictly separates review, evaluation and decision. 
The DFG considers it a matter of course that no one should be disadvantaged in their scientific career because of non-scientific factors, such as gender, origin, age or state of health. It is therefore also committed to raising awareness of (unconscious) bias in the decision-making process on funding applications. 

This film is a contribution to this awareness raising and addresses the issue of bias in the decision-making and review process. How can review, evaluation and decision-making be as fair and open as possible? In the film, reviewers report on what they consider to be good reviews, and they point out ways to avoid bias.

Further Information on Equal Opportunities in Research Funding by the DFG: https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/principles_dfg_funding/equal_opportunities

Further Information on Bias in Scientific Evaluation and Decision-Making Processes:
https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/principles_dfg_funding/equal_opportunities/bias

How does the DFG decide on funding proposals?: https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/proposal_funding_process/decision_making_process

Production: Sterntaucher Filmproduktion GmbH, Hamburg