Review of the Food-borne Zoonoses Research ... - ARCHIVE: Defra

Review of Defra’s FBZ Research Programme, 26 th – 27 th November 2007
ASSESSMENT FORM – EXTERNAL REFEREES
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The scores and comments you provide will be used for a range of purposes, including (1) to inform Defra
personnel (2) for feed back to the project leader(s) and (3) for possible inclusion in the review output
document (which will be published on the Defra website). Please note that while a list of the review panel
members will be publicly available, with reference to points 2 and 3, the scores and comments provided by
each referee will not be directly attributed to them, but rather referee 1, referee 2 etc. However, you should
be aware that Departmental correspondence, including peer review processes, fall within the remit of
regulations that permit greater access to information, including Freedom of Information, Environmental
Information Regulations and the code of practise on access to government information. In the event that
peer review information (such as the names of peer reviewers and the comments they made) should
become the subject of such a request, the Department will seek to protect the interests of peer reviewers in
the light of legal requirements.
Instructions: Please assign a score and provide written comments where necessary.
Scores should be based on a 1-5 scale, where:
1 = Not at all 2 = Partial 3 = Satisfactory 4 = Good 5 = Very Good
1. Relevance and appropriateness for R&D funding by Defra
2. Soundness and appropriateness of the scientific approaches
and methods
3. Appropriateness of the contractors, sub-contractors and
collaborators (e.g. personnel and facilities)
4. Rate of progress to date in achieving the aims and objectives
of the research
5. Probability of success (if the research is ongoing)
6. Conclusions based on sound evidence
7. Dissemination of findings
8. Quality of science
9. Value for money
10. Overall rating (it is important to provide a score here)
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