Partners

RoRI has 20 core partners from 13 countries, who are responsible for the co-design and delivery of the RoRI programme

ANVUR, through its evaluation activities, aims to enhance the quality of higher education and research, with the objective of increasing its presence and visibility on the international stage, particularly within the European context. Through its initiatives, it contributes to ensuring the quality of the higher education system, promoting the achievement of increasingly high standards, guiding the allocation of public resources, and enhancing the international standing of institutions.  

Claire Forsyth
Ke Zhang

An independent body reporting to the Australian Government Minister for Education and Youth. The ARC administers a significant component of Australia’s investment in research and development, provides advice to the Minister on matters related to research, and assesses the quality, engagement and impact of university research.

Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Falk Reckling

Funds and supports outstanding researchers and their teams in their work at the cutting edge of research. They are given the freedom they need to conduct independent research and take unexpected directions. The international peer review process ensures quality in the selection of the best researchers and ideas from all disciplines.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Alison Bourgon
Sarah Passmore
Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)

Studies scientific research and its connections to technology, innovation, and society. Their research, bibliometric and scientometric tools, and evaluation expertise provide a solid basis for supporting research assessment and strategic decision making and for developing science policy.

DORA

DORA is a global initiative that campaigns for and supports improving ways to assess research and researchers.

DORA started as the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. The idea to write the declaration was developed in 2012 during at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Francisco. Since 2018, it has become a worldwide initiative covering all scholarly disciplines and all key actors in the global scholarly system including researchers, funders, publishers, academies and professional societies, and research performing institutions.

Design Science is a communication design studio working on global challenges in science, research, health and ecology. They develop systems and environments that bring knowledge to life.

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

Jurgen Ganzevles
Puck Wildschut

The national research council of the Netherlands, ensuring quality and innovation in science. NWO selects and funds research proposals based on the advice of experts from science and society from the Netherlands and abroad. NWO encourages national and international collaboration, invests in large-scale research facilities, promotes knowledge utilisation, and manages research institutes.

The French National Research Agency (ANR) is a public administrative institution under the authority of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The agency funds project-based research carried out by public operators cooperating with each other or with private companies.

Projects

The Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) is a global policy lab that drives policy impact through experimentation, evidence and data.

IGL aims to increase the impact of innovation and productivity policies through novel ideas, experimentation, data and evidence.

To do so, we bring together policymakers, researchers, practitioners and funders to address key policy challenges and contribute to more productive, inclusive and sustainable economies.

JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) is a national research and development agency that plays a central role in the Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan and aims to promote science and technology.

In order to promote science and technology and provide solutions to social issues, JST comprehensively implements diverse projects in collaboration with universities, research institutions, and industries in Japan and overseas, and makes contributions to the sustainable development of society and the creation of science, technology, and innovation.

Projects

JS2 is a firm of chartered accountants providing a specialist accounting service to the not for profit sector in London and the South East.

King Baudouin Foundation

Laetitia Aerts
Sofie Bekaert

An independent and pluralist foundation for the public interest. For over 45 years, the King Baudouin Foundation has been acting for the common good together with numerous partners, experts and donors. Their activities aim to foster sustainable and positive change in society, in Belgium, Europe and around the world.

Board representatives
Laetitia Aerts
Sofie Bekaert
Projects
"la Caixa" Foundation

Carla Carbonell Cortés
Patricia Nadal

The major philanthropic institution in Spain and, with an annual budget of 600 million euros in 2024, one of the biggest in Europe. Its mission is to contribute to building a better and fairer society, giving more opportunities to those most in need, with the values of trust, excellence and social commitment. With 120 years of existence, the “la Caixa” Foundation main areas of action are social welfare, education, research and innovation and culture.

Board representatives
Carla Carbonell Cortés
Patricia Nadal
Projects

The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is the main funder of research activities in Luxembourg. We invest public funds and private donations into research projects in various branches of science and the humanities, with an emphasis on selected core strategic areas. Furthermore, we support and coordinate activities to strengthen the link between science and society and to raise awareness for research. We also advise the Luxembourg government on research policy and strategy.

Michael Smith Health Research BC

Ellie Griffith
Kevin Sauve

An integrated health research organisation created from the consolidation of Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) and British Columbia Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN) to support the growth and evolution of BC’s vibrant health research system and life sciences sector.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine’s goal is to build a sustainable system where everyone has equal opportunities for developing their talent throughout life.

MES creates and implements state policy to increase the nation’s education, develop science and technology, and ensure the EU standards and practices are being implemented in education in Ukraine.

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) was established on February 14, 1986, with the approval of the State Council of China.

As the main funding source for basic research in China, NSFC has developed a review system guided by the principles of reliance on experts, collective decision, merit-based selection, fairness and appropriateness to select the best proposals for funding.

NSFC has contributed to the enhancement of China’s innovative capability and social and economic development by supporting basic research, talent training and research infrastructure while equally emphasizing international cooperation and interdisciplinary research.

Projects

The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) is the primary governmental organization responsible for funding and managing academic, scientific, and R&D activities across South Korea.

Projects
National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF-SA)

Gugu Moche
Nosisa Dube

The primary public sector agency tasked with providing funding across the research system in South Africa. As the single largest funder of human capital development in the country, through its Research, Innovation and Impact Support and Advancement (RIISA) programme, the NRF offers funding opportunities along the entire research pipeline – from the next-generation researchers to emerging researchers and established researchers.

Novo Nordisk Foundation

An independent Danish foundation with corporate interests. Their aims are to provide a stable basis for the commercial and research activities of the companies in the Novo Group (Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S (Novonesis), and to support scientific, humanitarian and social causes.

The Research Council of Norway (RCN) is the national funding agency for research and experimental development (R&D) and R&D-supported innovation of Norway. Our task is to make the best research and innovation possible. The Research Council works to foster new ideas, promote ground-breaking research and radical innovation and cultivate a society in which research is created, used and shared, and thus contributes to restructuring and enhanced sustainability.

Steven Hill

We are responsible for funding and engaging with English higher education providers, to create and sustain the conditions for a healthy and dynamic research and knowledge exchange system in the higher education sector.

Board representative
Steven Hill

Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland is the national research and innovation agency. Research Ireland supports the contribution of research and innovation to Ireland’s economic, social, cultural, and environmental development and sustainability, as well as strengthen the engagement between the research and innovation system and enterprise, Government and public bodies, the voluntary sector and society.

Projects
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Dominique Roche
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Srdjan Perko
The British Academy

Molly Morgan Jones
Alex Lewis

The UK’s National Academy for the humanities and social sciences. It invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas, engages the public with fresh thinking and debates, and brings together scholars, government, business and civil society to influence policy for the benefit of everyone.

Board representatives
Molly Morgan Jones
Alex Lewis
Projects
UK Research and Innovation

University College London (UCL)

London’s leading multidisciplinary university and London’s research powerhouse, with a commitment to transforming lives in the capital, across the UK and around the world. 

Board representative
Volkswagen Foundation

Johanna Brumberg
Antje Tepperwien
Wellcome

Alyson Fox
Kirsten Bound
ZonMw

Pauline Goense
Leonie van Drooge

A leading Dutch organisation in the field of health research and healthcare innovation. It funds knowledge development ranging from fundamental scientific research to practical implementation and evaluation research, knowledge utilisation and infrastructures, including consortia, (learning) networks, living labs, academic workplaces, partnerships and data infrastructures. 

Board representatives
Pauline Goense
Leonie van Drooge
Projects

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