Our resources supply the evidence and data that you need to change research for the better

Funding by Algorithm: Insights and Recommendations

20 Jun 2025

Key lessons, guidance and directions from RoRI’s GRAIL (Getting responsible about AI and machine learning in research fundingand evaluation) project.

Applicants as reviewers – a Guide to Distributed Peer Review

10 Jun 2025

A practical guide for funders exploring or refining Distributed Peer Review, with checklists, setup tips, and lessons from real-world trials.

Implementing Narrative CVs – Five recommendations for Funders

3 Mar 2025

Practical recommendations to help research funders create a supportive environment for the effective implementation of Narrative CVs.

Funding Transdisciplinary Research

17 Jan 2025

Practical recommendations for research funders on funding transdisciplinary research, based on findings from RoRI’s UNDISCIPLINED Project

‘Excellence’ in the Research Ecosystem: A Literature Review. (RoRI Working Paper No. 5)

1 Jun 2026

Good practice in the use of machine learning & AI by research funding organisations: insights from a workshop series

1 Jun 2026

Experiments with randomisation in research funding: scoping and workshop report (RoRI Working Paper No.4)

1 Jun 2026

Supporting priority setting in science using research funding landscapes

1 Jun 2026

The RoRI Atlas of Assessment

16 May 2025

A global map of national research assessment systems

A checklist for funder experiments with partial randomisation

2 Jun 2022

The checklist is intended as a support tool for research funders looking to experiment with partial randomisation.

Research Funding Landscape Tool

29 Sep 2019

This landscape shows 2,890 research fields across all sciences. By changing the size and colour coding, the contribution of a specific research funder to the different fields can be made visible.

Health Research Funding Landscape Tool

29 Sep 2019

This landscape shows 1,313 research fields in the health sciences. By changing the size and colour coding, the contribution of a specific research funder to the different fields can be made visible

Jong, L., Franssen, T., & Pinfield, S. (2025). Transforming excellence? From ‘matter of fact’ to ‘matter of concern’ in research funding organizations. Science & Technology Studies. https://doi.org/10.23987/sts.149512

4 Sep 2025

Newman-Griffis, D. (2025). AI Thinking: a framework for rethinking artificial intelligence in practice. Royal Society Open Science 12:241482

8 Jan 2025

Stafford T, Rombach I, Hind D et al. Where next for partial randomisation of research funding? The feasibility of RCTs and alternatives. Wellcome Open Research 2023, 8:309

30 May 2024

Rzayeva N, Henriques SO, Pinfield S, Waltman L. 2023. The experiences of COVID-19 preprint authors: a survey of researchers about publishing and receiving feedback on their work during the pandemic. Peer J 11:e15864

22 Aug 2023

Demand management: findings from a multi-funder workshop

17 Apr 2026

Workshop notes on a demand management session held at the Wellcome Trust on 28 January 2025, which convened 11 UK and European funders

The Research on Research Institute Impact Report (2023-2025)

27 Jun 2025

Funding by Algorithm – A handbook for responsible uses of AI and machine learning by research funders (ISBN 978-1-7397102-2-4)

20 Jun 2025

Transforming Assessment: the 2025 Global Research Council survey of funder approaches to responsible research assessment

16 May 2025