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
RoRI welcomes nine new researchers
14 Oct 2025
The RoRI team is growing with new researchers and UKRI AI Metascience fellows
Building a Strategic Brain for UK Research
1 Oct 2025
At UCL, Stian Westlake set out how analytics and experimentation can strengthen UK research funding
NWO shares first-hand experience of publishing on MetaROR
10 Sep 2025
Colleagues from NWO’s Open Science NL share insights into publishing with our open review platform for metaresearch
Recordings from Metascience 2025 Plenary Sessions now available
1 Sep 2025
Catch up on the big conversations shaping the future of research
Democratising funding evaluation can slash the time it takes to deliver a final decision by over 50%
27 Aug 2025
A new RoRI study with the Volkswagen Foundation shows how distributed peer review can make funding decisions more democratic
PLOS Biology joins MetaROR as a partner journal
15 Aug 2025
A new step forward in making metaresearch publishing faster, more transparent
Call for participants to co-create a transparency tool for funders
7 Aug 2025
The BIH QUEST Center is looking for non-commercial funders of clinical trials
Metascience Alliance launches at Metascience 2025 Conference
2 Jul 2025
RoRI is proud to be a founding member of the newly launched Metascience Alliance
New report charts the evolution and future direction of UK metascience
30 Jun 2025
The report was commissioned by the UK Metascience Unit as a contribution to its ongoing analysis and shaping of UK capabilities and priorities in metascience
