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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 […]
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
16 Sep 2026
Exploring the real-world impact of failed replications across science and AI
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 […]
12 May 2026
This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into ‘Lottery First’ methods, exploring the idea of allocating research grants where random selection replaces part of the traditional ranking process. The AFIRE Experimental Funders Group series provides a dedicated space for research funders to delve into current issues, share experimental approaches, and discuss the […]
12 May 2026
Speakers from across the research funder community discuss their experiences of Distributed Peer Review (DPR). Jessica Biddinger (American Heart Foundation), Svenja Vandertol (NWO), Tom Stafford/Stephen Pinfield (VWS) and Sampsa Kaataja (NordForsk) share insights from DPR use at their organisations. About AFIRE RoRI’s AFIRE project aims to increase the volume and quality of funder experiments. By […]
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 […]
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 […]
17 Apr 2026
Tuesday 26 May at 9:00 (EDT) / 14:00 (BST) / 15:00 (CEST) Speaker: Yian Yin, Cornell University, USA About the seminar The rapid adoption of AI across disciplines is reshaping the landscape of scientific production. While both enthusiasm and concern about generative AI in research are rising, systematic empirical evidence on the impact of large […]
17 Apr 2026
Finn Luebber, Universität Lübeck, Germany About the seminar Institutionally organised research funding is a rather new development that has its roots in the beginnings of the last century. A marked increase in funding during and after World War II in the US led to an era of increased research productivity and popularized project-based peer-reviewed research […]
27 Feb 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 […]
6 Aug 2025
The European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (ENRESSH) in partnership with the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) is proud to present the next webinar in its series on research evaluation as it is practiced across disciplines and countries. This is the second event in a thematic line on AI in research assessment. This time we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
16 Dec 2026, 8am–9am
This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into ‘Lottery First’ methods, exploring the idea of allocating research grants where random selection replaces part of the traditional ranking process. The AFIRE Experimental Funders Group series provides a dedicated space for research funders to delve into current issues, share experimental approaches, and discuss the […]
24 Feb 2027, 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 […]
12 Oct 2026, 3pm–4pm
Exploring the real-world impact of failed replications across science and AI
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 […]
17 Jun 2026, 3pm–4pm
Speakers from across the research funder community discuss their experiences of Distributed Peer Review (DPR). Jessica Biddinger (American Heart Foundation), Svenja Vandertol (NWO), Tom Stafford/Stephen Pinfield (VWS) and Sampsa Kaataja (NordForsk) share insights from DPR use at their organisations. About AFIRE RoRI’s AFIRE project aims to increase the volume and quality of funder experiments. By […]
17 Jun 2026, 12pm–1pm
Finn Luebber, Universität Lübeck, Germany About the seminar Institutionally organised research funding is a rather new development that has its roots in the beginnings of the last century. A marked increase in funding during and after World War II in the US led to an era of increased research productivity and popularized project-based peer-reviewed research […]
26 May 2026, 2pm–3pm
Tuesday 26 May at 9:00 (EDT) / 14:00 (BST) / 15:00 (CEST) Speaker: Yian Yin, Cornell University, USA About the seminar The rapid adoption of AI across disciplines is reshaping the landscape of scientific production. While both enthusiasm and concern about generative AI in research are rising, systematic empirical evidence on the impact of large […]
13 May 2026, 3pm–4pm
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 […]
30 Jun – 2 Jul 2025
June 30 – July 2, 2025University College London From 30 June to 2 July 2025, the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) and the Center for Open Science (COS) welcomed over 800 researchers, funders, policymakers, and innovators from 65 countries to explore the future of science and research systems. Metascience 2025 marked one of RoRI’s biggest […]
20 Jun 2025, 12pm–1pm
Join us for the launch of Funding by Algorithm: A handbook for responsible uses of AI and machine learning by research funders – a major new publication from the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). AI is already transforming research systems around the world. But how can funders make informed, ethical, and effective choices about using AI in […]
27 May 2025, 4pm–6pm
Think we’re transitioning to green energy? Think again. Join us for a talk on the history, mythology and politics of energy transitions. Join us for a compelling discussion with Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, historian and researcher at CNRS & the Alexandre Koyré Center of EHESS in Paris, as he forensically dissects the past and future potential for energy […]
