Dr Mennicken’ project, “Between Economy and Democracy: Reorganizing Research Evaluation through Metadata in the Digital Era,” provides a new perspective into the effects of commercial versus open data analytics on local research evaluation practices and research cultures and develops policy recommendations for universities, other research organizations, funders, and higher education ministries. Dr Mennicken is the Principal Investigator and leads an international team from MinesTech Paris, York University, DZHW and the Weizenbaum Institute.