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
Science of science in Shanghai
9 Jul 2024
In late-May 2024, RoRI was one of a handful of international organisations invited to participate in a meeting of the […]
Achieving Global Open Access
1 Jul 2024
Stephen Pinfield, RoRI Senior Research Fellow, has published a new book on the need for scientific, epistemic and participatory openness
Growing together: RoRI’s annual Research Retreat in Kent
28 Jun 2024
RoRI’s researchers, co-chairs and core team gathered at an organic farm in Kent for three days to discuss ideas for the next wave of projects, our values and working culture, and the future of research on research.
Researchers optimistic about Distributed Peer Review
18 Jun 2024
The experiment in Distributed Peer Review by Volkswagen Foundation has been positively received by researchers applying for grants
Meta-research in Canada
16 May 2024
RoRI’s James Wilsdon headed to Ottawa for a round of meetings with our partners
Two foundation partners join the RoRI Consortium
15 May 2024
RoRI welcomes the King Baudouin Foundation from Belgium and “la Caixa” Foundation from Spain to its consortium and Partnership Board
RoRI joins forces with the Center for Open Science to bring Metascience 2025 to London
13 May 2024
A global gathering for knowledge sharing, community building, and opportunities to define a roadmap of research and intervention priorities to accelerate science
Funder experiments catch AFIRE
13 May 2024
RoRI launches its AFIRE accelerator to boost institutional capacity for experiments with research and innovation funding
Embracing uncertainty: UKRI’s Dame Ottoline Leyser in conversation with RoRI’s James Wilsdon on doubt in research culture
2 May 2024
RoRI’s Director James Wilsdon was in conversation with Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on today’s research culture and the values needed for today's science
