New RoRI Working Paper examines the bureaucratic burdens of research funding
2 Jun 2026
A new review evaluates global efforts to reduce grant bureaucracy
2 Jun 2026
A new review evaluates global efforts to reduce grant bureaucracy
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 […]
19 May 2026
The initiative was introduced at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) in Bangkok
11 May 2026
New RoRI Working Paper explores the complexities of monitoring research culture and environment
27 Apr 2026
RoRI’s James Wilsdon and UCL’s Geraint Rees argue in Nature that the rise of agentic AI threatens to collapse traditional research funding systems
15 Apr 2026
RoRI's James Wilsdon shares insights on the global metascience surge at Tokyo metascience meetup
26 Feb 2026
We are pleased to announce two new Core Partners: ZonMw, the Dutch Organisation for knowledge and innovation in health, healthcare and well-being; and The British Academy, the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. This brings the tally of RoRI’s Core Partners to 21 organisations across 13 countries. RoRI’s work programme is shaped […]
23 Feb 2026
RoRI has begun work on a new project in partnership with the Impact Funders Forum
16 Feb 2026
New evidence from Research Council Norway (RCN) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
11 Feb 2026
RoRI Research Fellow Seunghyun Lee attended the OECD Global Science Forum (GSF) in Paris with RoRI’s Executive Director, James Wilsdon
29 Jan 2026
Metascience explained: research on research, open science and AI
17 Dec 2025
Matthew Lucas (on left) with James Wilsdon, Nosisa Dube and other RoRI colleagues in Hannover, Germany for the December 2023 RoRI Consortium Meeting We are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Lucas as RoRI’s new Co-Chair, and to thank Gert Balling as he comes to the end of his term in the role. Matthew […]
9 Apr 2025
From Stellenbosch to Pretoria, RoRI’s March visit to South Africa deepened partnerships and sparked new conversations on transforming research systems
7 Mar 2025
Metascience is moving to the mainstream – and shaping research worldwide. Since the first gathering in 2019, the biennial Metascience […]
5 Mar 2025
New RoRI Insights report with practical recommendations to help funders effectively implement Narrative CVs
20 Feb 2025
Set to launch at the Metascience 2025 Conference, this new cross-sector network is fostering collaboration to better understand and improve the research system
30 Jan 2025
Dr Similo Ngwenya will be based at RoRI and STEaPP-UCL for two years
27 Jan 2025
New research published by RoRI's Denis Newman-Griffis in Royal Society Open Science presents new AI framework
24 Jan 2025
RoRI’s partners and researchers met at the Research Council of Norway in October to exchange ideas and project updates
21 Jan 2025
Contributions to the conference will be shared with open reviews
12 Dec 2024
Metascience 2025 will be a global summit for 650 speakers and participants, hosted by RoRI in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter