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Metascience is moving to the mainstream – and shaping research worldwide. Since the first gathering in 2019, the biennial Metascience conferences have become the most influential meeting point for researchers, funders, policymakers and innovators committed to studying and improving the science system itself.
From Monday 30th June to Wednesday 2nd July 2025, we will be hosting Metascence 2025, the largest, most exciting and diverse meeting yet — a global metascientific summit bringing together 650 speakers and delegates for three days of discussion, debate and exchange of new evidence and ideas. The meeting will take place at University College London (UCL), in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter.
With a focus on institutions, innovations, and alliances, Metascience 2025 will explore how metascience can drive change: shaping policy, leveraging new methods and AI, and building longer-term infrastructures for open and effective research.
Lord Vallance, UK Minister for Science & Innovation
Maria Leptin, President, European Research Council
Anna Koivuniemi, Head, Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator
Anastasia Gamick, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Convergent Research
John-Arne Røttingen, CEO, Wellcome
Cassidy Sugimoto, Tom and Marie Patton Chair, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sir Peter Gluckman, President, International Science Council
Denys Kurbatov, Deputy Minister of Education & Science, Ukraine
Thandi Mgwebi, Group Executive, National Research Foundation of South Africa
Matt Clancy, Open Philanthropy
Claire Forsyth, Deputy CEO, Australian Research Council
The full programme and speaker lineup will be announced soon.
We are delighted to have received over 500 submissions to our recent Call for Proposals – an incredible response which reflects the growth and dynamism of the global metascience community. Our team of reviewers is now hard at work assessing these and finalising the programme, with multiple parallel tracks covering a wide range of topics to choose from each day.
Metascience 2025 will include a programme of free virtual pre-conference symposia from mid-June, aiming to expand the international conversation on key metascience topics ahead of the conference itself.
Metascience 2025 Conference30 June – 2 July 2025, University College London
Standard Ticket – £90Concession Ticket* – £60
*Concession rates apply for students, early-career researchers, unwaged or low-income participants, and disabled participants
See full details and register here.
Additional tickets will be released soon, so if you’ve submitted a paper or want to apply for a bursary, rest assured that we are reserving ample space and we will be in touch soon.