Working papers

21st Century PhDs: Why we need better methods of tracking doctoral access, experiences and outcomes (RoRI Working Paper No.2)

1 Jun 2026

Transforming excellence? From ‘matter of fact’ to ‘matter of concern’ in research funding organizations

1 Jun 2026

The pandemic veneer: COVID-19 research as a mobilisation of collective intelligence by the global research community

1 Jun 2026

Innovations in peer review in scholarly publishing: a meta-summary

1 Jun 2026

Why draw lots? Funder motivations for using partial randomisation to allocate research grants (RoRI Working Paper No.7)

1 Jun 2026

Where next for partial randomisation of research funding? The feasibility of RCTs and alternatives (RoRI Working Paper No.9)

1 Jun 2026

Supporting priority setting in science using research funding landscapes

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

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

1 Jun 2026

The changing role of funders in responsible research assessment: progress, obstacles and the way ahead (RoRI Working Paper No.3)

1 Jun 2026

Career pathways in research

1 Jun 2026

Report prepared by a research team at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, presenting the results of the first phase of the Career Pathways in Research RoRI project.

Innovating peer review, reconfiguring scholarly communication

1 Jun 2026

An analytical overview of ongoing peer review innovation activities

Indicators of research culture and environment (RoRI Working Paper No. 19)

11 May 2026

Targeted funding and changing research landscapes (RoRI Working Paper No. 18)

16 Feb 2026

AI and Reviewer Matching in Research Funding: Three Case Studies

16 Dec 2025

The Matthew effect and early-career setbacks in research funding—a replication study

13 Oct 2025

Applicants as Reviewers: Evaluating the Risks, Benefits, and Potential of Distributed Peer Review for Grant Funding Allocations(RoRI Working Paper No. 17)

27 Aug 2025

The Matthew effect and early-career setbacks in research funding – a replication study (RoRI Working Paper No. 16)

12 Jun 2025

A new typology of national research assessment systems: continuity and change in 13 countries (RoRI Working Paper No.15)

16 May 2025

Understanding the importance of SHAPE to the UK research ecosystem

28 Jan 2025

Taming complexity: narrative CVs in grant funding evaluations (RoRI Working Paper No. 14)

29 Nov 2024

GRAIL: Codesigning responsible uses of AI in research funding and evaluation(RoRI Working Paper No. 13)

24 Oct 2024

UNDISCIPLINED: How do research funders define transdisciplinary research? (RoRI Working Paper No. 12)

27 Sep 2024