Equity in science
25 Jun 2026
RoRI and British Academy Research Fellow Dr. Similo Ngwenya recently joined international science funders and foundations in Germany to discuss the structural inequalities embedded in global research systems
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From hyper-competition to strategic leadership
23 Jun 2026
The role of funders and research institutions in 21st-century science
The Future of Peer Review
22 Jun 2026
A major new RoRI report reveals that peer review is at a breaking point and outlines an ambitious blueprint for system-wide reform
Interdisciplinarity & Transdisciplinarity (ECR RoRSS)
16 Jun 2026
Wednesday 8 July 2026 07:00 (EDT) / 12:00 (BST) / 13:00 (CEST) / 21:00 (AEST) Part of the ECR Research on Research Seminar Series. Anne-Sophie Schaltegger, ETH Zürich A social and cultural perspective on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research assessment: learning from three Swiss funding schemes Research assessment mechanisms are still considered one of the main […]
Did you know this study was replicated?
12 Jun 2026
Tracking and disseminating replications and reproductions
Can national research assessment systems survive the AI storm?
10 Jun 2026
Different types of national assessment systems face different threat levels
New RoRI Working Paper examines the bureaucratic burdens of research funding
2 Jun 2026
A new review evaluates global efforts to reduce grant bureaucracy
RoRI welcomes Namibia’s NCRST as a new project partner
21 May 2026
RoRI is delighted to have Namibia’s National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) join us on two project initiatives. As Namibia’s lead agency for advancing science, technology, and innovation (STI), NCRST coordinates and promotes research across the country to drive national development and build an equitable research ecosystem. At the 14th Annual Meeting of […]
RoRI launches META-MOMENT: the largest comparative global study of metascience
19 May 2026
The initiative was introduced at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) in Bangkok
AI in Funding: AFIRE Experimental Funders Group
12 May 2026
Andrés F. Rodríguez, Impact and Learning Manager at Stanford Impact Labs (SIL), an impact-oriented research funder, spoke on “The role of evaluations on responsible AI use for research grant-making” Ben Steyn, Head of Metascience at DSIT and co-head of the DSIT/UKRI Metascience Unit spoke about a portfolio of UKRI projects to test the feasibility and effectiveness of AI […]
Desk Rejection: AFIRE Experimental Funders Group
12 May 2026
This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into Desk Rejection, the practice whereby staff at a funding agency screen applications early in the process and remove those that are unlikely to succeed, without sending them out for external peer review. The AFIRE Experimental Funders Group series provides a dedicated space for research […]
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Equity in science
25 Jun 2026
RoRI and British Academy Research Fellow Dr. Similo Ngwenya recently joined international science funders and foundations in Germany to discuss the structural inequalities embedded in global research systems
The Future of Peer Review
22 Jun 2026
A major new RoRI report reveals that peer review is at a breaking point and outlines an ambitious blueprint for system-wide reform
New RoRI Working Paper examines the bureaucratic burdens of research funding
2 Jun 2026
A new review evaluates global efforts to reduce grant bureaucracy
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 […]
Interdisciplinarity & Transdisciplinarity (ECR RoRSS)
8 Jul 2026, 12pm
Wednesday 8 July 2026 07:00 (EDT) / 12:00 (BST) / 13:00 (CEST) / 21:00 (AEST) Part of the ECR Research on Research Seminar Series. Anne-Sophie Schaltegger, ETH Zürich A social and cultural perspective on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research assessment: learning from three Swiss funding schemes Research assessment mechanisms are still considered one of the main […]
Desk Rejection: AFIRE Experimental Funders Group
14 Oct 2026, 3pm–4pm
This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into Desk Rejection, the practice whereby staff at a funding agency screen applications early in the process and remove those that are unlikely to succeed, without sending them out for external peer review. The AFIRE Experimental Funders Group series provides a dedicated space for research […]
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From hyper-competition to strategic leadership
23 Jun 2026
The role of funders and research institutions in 21st-century science
Did you know this study was replicated?
12 Jun 2026
Tracking and disseminating replications and reproductions
Can national research assessment systems survive the AI storm?
10 Jun 2026
Different types of national assessment systems face different threat levels
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