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Landmark China Fundamental Research Report launches in Beijing
20 Oct 2026
Major 40-year study of China’s basic research system released, with International Review Committee co-chaired by RoRI’s James Wilsdon and Ludo Waltman


New RoRI study evaluates two-year trial of Distributed Peer Review (DPR) at the Volkswagen Foundation
20 Oct 2026
Study reveals high applicant satisfaction and streamlined individual reviewing, alongside limited overlap in final funding decisions between DPR and traditional panel review

Don’t be dazzled by fools’ gold
16 Oct 2026
If science is to have a new age, it should be constructed from plural perspectives

Research Careers & Research Funding
15 Oct 2026
11th November 12-1pm GMT/ 1-2pm CET Part of the ECR Research on Research Seminar Series. ‘Opening up’ evaluations of research(er) quality: the case of narrative-style CVs in Dutch research funding Marta Sienkiewicz In their commitment to responsible research assessment, many research funders experiment with narrative-style CV formats in their grant funding evaluations. These new evaluative […]

How Narrative CVs reshape research assessment in practice
24 Sep 2026
Narrative CVs promise reform – but do they work? Join us for a webinar discussing evidence from funding panels at major European funders

RoRI convenes global metascience panel at OECD Blue Sky Forum
24 Sep 2026
The panel also marked the first public appearance of Jason Gallo, newly appointed Director of the NSF Office of Metascience



Replication
16 Sep 2026
Exploring the real-world impact of failed replications across science and AI

Disruption eruption
1 Sep 2026
Dispute about the validity of a metric for scientific innovation highlights the need for open research approaches in metascience
News

Landmark China Fundamental Research Report launches in Beijing
20 Oct 2026
Major 40-year study of China’s basic research system released, with International Review Committee co-chaired by RoRI’s James Wilsdon and Ludo Waltman

New RoRI study evaluates two-year trial of Distributed Peer Review (DPR) at the Volkswagen Foundation
20 Oct 2026
Study reveals high applicant satisfaction and streamlined individual reviewing, alongside limited overlap in final funding decisions between DPR and traditional panel review

RoRI convenes global metascience panel at OECD Blue Sky Forum
24 Sep 2026
The panel also marked the first public appearance of Jason Gallo, newly appointed Director of the NSF Office of Metascience
Events

ECR Research on Research Seminar Series (ECR RoRSS)
1 Mar – 31 Dec 2026
We’re launching a new series of online talks by early career researchers (ECRs) on metascience / research on research topics (in their broadest senses). Each talk could be focused on completed research you want to share, work in progress you want to brainstorm with colleagues, or ideas for advancing metascience or future research you’d like […]

Research Careers & Research Funding
11 Nov 2026, 12pm–1pm
11th November 12-1pm GMT/ 1-2pm CET Part of the ECR Research on Research Seminar Series. ‘Opening up’ evaluations of research(er) quality: the case of narrative-style CVs in Dutch research funding Marta Sienkiewicz In their commitment to responsible research assessment, many research funders experiment with narrative-style CV formats in their grant funding evaluations. These new evaluative […]

How Narrative CVs reshape research assessment in practice
16 Nov 2026, 2pm–3:15pm
Narrative CVs promise reform – but do they work? Join us for a webinar discussing evidence from funding panels at major European funders
Viewpoints



Don’t be dazzled by fools’ gold
16 Oct 2026
If science is to have a new age, it should be constructed from plural perspectives
The value of RoRI really lies in the projects… RoRI is a living example of transdisciplinary research.
