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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
14 Oct 2026, 3pm–4pm
October 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Details Date: October 14 Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into Desk Rejection, the practice whereby staff at a funding agency screen applications early in the process and remove those that are unlikely to succeed, without sending […]
16 Dec 2026, 8am–9am
December 16 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Details Date: December 16 Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am This session of the AFIRE Experimental Funders Group will dive into ‘Lottery First’ methods, exploring the idea of allocating research grants where random selection replaces part of the traditional ranking process. The AFIRE Experimental Funders Group series […]
12 Dec 2022, 8am–5pm
December 12, 2022 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm The use of quantitative indicators and metrics in research assessment continues to generate a mix of enthusiasm, hostility and critique. To these possibilities, we can add growing interest in uses of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to automate assessment processes, and reduce the cost and […]
21 Jul 2022, 4pm–5pm
July 21, 2022 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mental ill-health and well-being are increasingly recognised as being intimately linked to a wide range of environmental and social factors. As such, the ways in which researchers approach, understand, and engage with mental health must be broad, ranging from the biophysiological mechanisms underpinning brain function, to […]
16 Jun 2022, 3:30pm–4:30pm
June 16, 2022 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Around the world, the good, the bad and the ugly in research cultures are the focus of unprecedented scrutiny and debate. Imperatives of equality, diversity, inclusion, impact, integrity and sustainability are forcing overdue change to institutions, policies and practices. But there is still a long way […]
