Eighteen ways of looking at metascience
3 Nov 2026
Today in Barcelona we launch Seize the Meta-Moment: the most comprehensive account yet of how the science of science is organised, funded and governed around…
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Seize the Meta-Moment
3 Nov 2026
In the biggest project RoRI has ever undertaken, a new 18-nation study maps the high-stakes rise and fragility of metascience
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
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Seize the Meta-Moment
3 Nov 2026
In the biggest project RoRI has ever undertaken, a new 18-nation study maps the high-stakes rise and fragility of metascience
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
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
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Eighteen ways of looking at metascience
3 Nov 2026
Today in Barcelona we launch Seize the Meta-Moment: the most comprehensive account yet of how the science of science is organised, funded and governed around…
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