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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 […]

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 […]

AI in Funding: AFIRE Experimental Funders Group

12 May 2026

Join us for the first session in the latest series of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group. These workshops provide a dedicated space for research funders to delve into current issues, share experimental approaches, and discuss the future of research and innovation (R&I) funding. The session focuses on the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence in […]

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 […]

Distributed Peer Review: AFIRE Experimental Funders Group

12 May 2026

This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into Distributed Peer Review (DPR) – a reciprocal model where applicants themselves participate in the review 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 future of research and […]

‘Lottery First’ methods: AFIRE Experimental Funders Group

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The value of RoRI really lies in the projects… RoRI is a living example of transdisciplinary research.

Jon Holm, Research Council of Norway (RCN)