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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 Research on Research Institute (RoRI) is launching META-MOMENT, the largest comparative study to date of developments in metascience across 21 countries. The initiative was introduced at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) in Bangkok, where RoRI’s James Wilsdon joined a panel of funding leaders from UKRI (UK), ARC (Australia), SSHRC […]

Why generic indicators for research culture don’t work

11 May 2026

While research culture and environment have long been priorities for research funders and policymakers, they remain among the most complex and contested areas of science policy. As global initiatives like CoARA and DORA accelerate the reform of research assessment, debate continues over whether (and how) indicators can be used to monitor these shifts. A new […]

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ECR Research on Research Seminar Series (ECR RoRSS)

1 Mar – 31 Dec 2026

We’re launching a new series of online talks by early career researchers (ECRs) on metascience / research on research topics (in their broadest senses). Each talk could be focused on completed research you want to share, work in progress you want to brainstorm with colleagues, or ideas for advancing metascience or future research you’d like […]

Past and Future of Research Funding: From Beginnings to New Developments

17 Jun 2026, 12pm–1pm

June 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Details Date: June 17 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Website: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3XO13zn1Ts-HHidin4MFTw Wednesday 17 June 2026 13:00 (CEST) / 12:00 (BST) / 07:00 (EDT) Finn Luebber, Universität Lübeck, Germany About the seminar Institutionally organized research funding is a rather new development that has its roots in the […]

Distributed Peer Review: AFIRE Experimental Funders Group

17 Jun 2026, 3pm–4pm

June 17 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Details Date: June 17 Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into Distributed Peer Review (DPR) – a reciprocal model where applicants themselves participate in the review process. The AFIRE Experimental Funders Group series provides a dedicated space […]

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The value of RoRI really lies in the projects… RoRI is a living example of transdisciplinary research.

Jon Holm, Research Council of Norway (RCN)