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
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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
Shaping next-generation research assessment
17 Jul 2026
RoRI hosts international summit in Cambridge
New RoRI study finds no gender differences in funding rates – but warns equal numbers can mask bias
6 Jul 2026
Global data shows balanced success rates, but women still account for just 36% of applicants
AI agents pose existential threat to research funding
29 Jun 2026
James Wilsdon (RoRI/UCL) and Geraint Rees (UCL) speak at LERU seminar
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
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
Why generic indicators for research culture don’t work
11 May 2026
New RoRI Working Paper explores the complexities of monitoring research culture and environment
Open research information must be the new norm
29 Apr 2024
Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information has been launched
UK Launches National Chapter of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA)
15 Apr 2024
RoRI joins the new UK National Chapter of CoARA
DORA announces new online tool to explore responsible academic career assessment
2 Feb 2024
Reformscape is a new online resource to explore and share examples of how to make hiring, promotion and tenure fairer, more robust and more diverse
Volkswagen Foundation introduces experimental Distributed Peer Review
31 Jan 2024
Supported by RoRI researchers, the Foundation will run an experiment in parallel to its standard selection of proposals
RoRI announces new partners and a new project
26 Jan 2024
RoRI announces new AFIRE project, as well as new core partners and members of the core team
RoRI consortium annual meeting in Hannover, December 2023
24 Jan 2024
RoRI’s partners and researchers met at the Volkswagen Foundation in Germany to exchange ideas and work on our new projects
Restoring the social sciences to their rightful place
18 Jan 2024
New report co-authored by RoRI’s James Wilsdon highlights the importance of social science to UK research and innovation
RoRI is hiring! Join our core team based at UCL
27 Oct 2023
The Research on Research Institute (RoRI) was founded in 2019 by an international group of research funders and researchers with […]
RoRI announces new partners and projects – and a new website
28 Sep 2023
The second phase of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) is now fully underway.
