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 […]
11 Jul 2024
As RoRI is growing, we are welcoming new colleagues to our operational, research and leadership teams. Dr Amanda Kvarven joined […]
9 Jul 2024
In late-May 2024, RoRI was one of a handful of international organisations invited to participate in a meeting of the […]
1 Jul 2024
Stephen Pinfield, RoRI Senior Research Fellow, has published a new book on the need for scientific, epistemic and participatory openness
28 Jun 2024
RoRI’s researchers, co-chairs and core team gathered at an organic farm in Kent for three days to discuss ideas for the next wave of projects, our values and working culture, and the future of research on research.
18 Jun 2024
The experiment in Distributed Peer Review by Volkswagen Foundation has been positively received by researchers applying for grants
16 May 2024
RoRI’s James Wilsdon headed to Ottawa for a round of meetings with our partners
15 May 2024
RoRI welcomes the King Baudouin Foundation from Belgium and “la Caixa” Foundation from Spain to its consortium and Partnership Board
13 May 2024
A global gathering for knowledge sharing, community building, and opportunities to define a roadmap of research and intervention priorities to accelerate science
13 May 2024
RoRI launches its AFIRE accelerator to boost institutional capacity for experiments with research and innovation funding