Research on Research Institute (RoRI)
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RoRI’s mission is to accelerate transformational research on research systems, cultures & decision-making.
Join RoRI Co-Chair @ludowaltman.bsky.social in Cambridge on 3 Dec, where he'll be a keynote at a forum exploring the Publish, Review, Curate model.
The event will showcase initiatives and discuss how this model can shape the future of scholarly communication: coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
The event will showcase initiatives and discuss how this model can shape the future of scholarly communication: coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Join RoRI Co-Chair @ludowaltman.bsky.social in Cambridge on 3 Dec, where he'll be a keynote at a forum exploring the Publish, Review, Curate model.
The event will showcase initiatives and discuss how this model can shape the future of scholarly communication: coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
The event will showcase initiatives and discuss how this model can shape the future of scholarly communication: coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
We’ve added 4 new countries to RoRI’s Atlas of Assessment: Latvia 🇱🇻, Portugal 🇵🇹, the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and Namibia 🇳🇦.
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We’ve added 4 new countries to RoRI’s Atlas of Assessment: Latvia 🇱🇻, Portugal 🇵🇹, the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and Namibia 🇳🇦.
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
The Atlas is designed to help compare national approaches, understand emerging trends, and support responsible assessment reform: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
RoRI’s AFIRE Sprints are back! 🌏 Join our Asia/Pacific-friendly sprint on AI in research funding, starting on 12 November. Funders and AI enthusiasts welcome.
Find out more: docs.google.com/presentation...
Find out more: docs.google.com/presentation...
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
RoRI’s AFIRE Sprints are back! 🌏 Join our Asia/Pacific-friendly sprint on AI in research funding, starting on 12 November. Funders and AI enthusiasts welcome.
Find out more: docs.google.com/presentation...
Find out more: docs.google.com/presentation...
Representing RoRI at #AIS25, Denis Newman-Griffis shares insights from our Handbook on Responsible AI for Research Funders at the first European AI in Science Summit.
You can access the handbook here: rori.figshare.com/articles/boo...
You can access the handbook here: rori.figshare.com/articles/boo...
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Representing RoRI at #AIS25, Denis Newman-Griffis shares insights from our Handbook on Responsible AI for Research Funders at the first European AI in Science Summit.
You can access the handbook here: rori.figshare.com/articles/boo...
You can access the handbook here: rori.figshare.com/articles/boo...
RoRI's Helen Buckley Woods reflects on the growing push to regulate research security in response to geopolitical tensions, sharing insights from the European Flagship Conference on Research Security: researchonresearch.org/research-sec...
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
RoRI's Helen Buckley Woods reflects on the growing push to regulate research security in response to geopolitical tensions, sharing insights from the European Flagship Conference on Research Security: researchonresearch.org/research-sec...
"Could there be a risk of research becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy if we make decisions based on algorithms?" asks RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social in Chemistry World, discussing Funding the Frontier, a new AI tool mapping how funding shapes science: www.chemistryworld.com/news/ai-tool...
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"Could there be a risk of research becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy if we make decisions based on algorithms?" asks RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social in Chemistry World, discussing Funding the Frontier, a new AI tool mapping how funding shapes science: www.chemistryworld.com/news/ai-tool...
🌍 The Atlas of Assessment maps national research evaluation systems worldwide: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
Curated by RoRI with input from policymakers & funders in 13 countries, it helps researchers and leaders explore trends, compare systems, and see how different nations assess research.
Curated by RoRI with input from policymakers & funders in 13 countries, it helps researchers and leaders explore trends, compare systems, and see how different nations assess research.
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🌍 The Atlas of Assessment maps national research evaluation systems worldwide: researchonresearch.org/atlas/
Curated by RoRI with input from policymakers & funders in 13 countries, it helps researchers and leaders explore trends, compare systems, and see how different nations assess research.
Curated by RoRI with input from policymakers & funders in 13 countries, it helps researchers and leaders explore trends, compare systems, and see how different nations assess research.
European grant applications are at record highs, success rates below 10%: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Time to rethink how we fund, assess and support research - not just increase competition.
Time to rethink how we fund, assess and support research - not just increase competition.
October 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
European grant applications are at record highs, success rates below 10%: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Time to rethink how we fund, assess and support research - not just increase competition.
Time to rethink how we fund, assess and support research - not just increase competition.
Help shape how policy experimentation is supported across Europe. The European Commission is gathering insights from people working in policy and research & innovation.
Survey closes in 1 week: eu.mar.medallia.com?e=461456&d=l...
Survey closes in 1 week: eu.mar.medallia.com?e=461456&d=l...
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Help shape how policy experimentation is supported across Europe. The European Commission is gathering insights from people working in policy and research & innovation.
Survey closes in 1 week: eu.mar.medallia.com?e=461456&d=l...
Survey closes in 1 week: eu.mar.medallia.com?e=461456&d=l...
32% of peer reviewers now use AI tools.
RoRI’s Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner and Denis Newman-Griffis discuss the rise of AI in peer review and why it may be a “sticking plaster” for deeper systemic problems: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
RoRI’s Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner and Denis Newman-Griffis discuss the rise of AI in peer review and why it may be a “sticking plaster” for deeper systemic problems: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
32% of peer reviewers now use AI tools.
RoRI’s Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner and Denis Newman-Griffis discuss the rise of AI in peer review and why it may be a “sticking plaster” for deeper systemic problems: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
RoRI’s Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner and Denis Newman-Griffis discuss the rise of AI in peer review and why it may be a “sticking plaster” for deeper systemic problems: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
🌟 RoRI is growing! We’re delighted to welcome nine new colleagues across UCL and CWTS (Leiden University), strengthening our work in metascience, AI, research assessment, and science policy.
Read more about our new team members and their work here: researchonresearch.org/rori-welcome...
Read more about our new team members and their work here: researchonresearch.org/rori-welcome...
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🌟 RoRI is growing! We’re delighted to welcome nine new colleagues across UCL and CWTS (Leiden University), strengthening our work in metascience, AI, research assessment, and science policy.
Read more about our new team members and their work here: researchonresearch.org/rori-welcome...
Read more about our new team members and their work here: researchonresearch.org/rori-welcome...
“When there’s so much misinformation around and distrust about science, it’s more important than ever that we are transparent about how exactly science goes on” - RoRI's @scurry.bsky.social calls on the research sector to end the “publication bias” against negative results: tinyurl.com/ux5xtm4d
October 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“When there’s so much misinformation around and distrust about science, it’s more important than ever that we are transparent about how exactly science goes on” - RoRI's @scurry.bsky.social calls on the research sector to end the “publication bias” against negative results: tinyurl.com/ux5xtm4d
Australia’s universities are rethinking how they assess learning and research in the age of AI.
The Australian reports that AI “cheats” are almost impossible to detect - and RoRI partner Australian Research Council is reviewing its AI policy for grant assessment.
Read more(£): tinyurl.com/3tzfvvpk
The Australian reports that AI “cheats” are almost impossible to detect - and RoRI partner Australian Research Council is reviewing its AI policy for grant assessment.
Read more(£): tinyurl.com/3tzfvvpk
October 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Australia’s universities are rethinking how they assess learning and research in the age of AI.
The Australian reports that AI “cheats” are almost impossible to detect - and RoRI partner Australian Research Council is reviewing its AI policy for grant assessment.
Read more(£): tinyurl.com/3tzfvvpk
The Australian reports that AI “cheats” are almost impossible to detect - and RoRI partner Australian Research Council is reviewing its AI policy for grant assessment.
Read more(£): tinyurl.com/3tzfvvpk
“Using metrics to assess researchers can be ‘very dodgy terrain,’” says @jameswilsdon.bsky.social.
Great overview of how research assessment is changing worldwide in @nature.com , featuring recent work by RoRI with the Global Research Council: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Great overview of how research assessment is changing worldwide in @nature.com , featuring recent work by RoRI with the Global Research Council: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
October 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Using metrics to assess researchers can be ‘very dodgy terrain,’” says @jameswilsdon.bsky.social.
Great overview of how research assessment is changing worldwide in @nature.com , featuring recent work by RoRI with the Global Research Council: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Great overview of how research assessment is changing worldwide in @nature.com , featuring recent work by RoRI with the Global Research Council: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At our UCL seminar, ESRC Exec Chair @stianwestlake.bsky.social said UKRI’s analytic capacity is “pretty limited” and “geared towards compliance need.” Better use of data will be key for stronger investment decisions and to act as the UK’s “strategic brain” for R&D: tinyurl.com/5n742x5w
October 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
At our UCL seminar, ESRC Exec Chair @stianwestlake.bsky.social said UKRI’s analytic capacity is “pretty limited” and “geared towards compliance need.” Better use of data will be key for stronger investment decisions and to act as the UK’s “strategic brain” for R&D: tinyurl.com/5n742x5w
New in @nature.com: Funding the Frontier, an AI tool to map & predict research impacts.
The piece cites RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, who warns such algorithms risk reinforcing past successes over future potential: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The piece cites RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, who warns such algorithms risk reinforcing past successes over future potential: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
October 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
New in @nature.com: Funding the Frontier, an AI tool to map & predict research impacts.
The piece cites RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, who warns such algorithms risk reinforcing past successes over future potential: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The piece cites RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, who warns such algorithms risk reinforcing past successes over future potential: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yesterday, we hosted Stian Westlake (@ukri.org ESRC) for a seminar at UCL on how analytics & experimentation can strengthen research funding and UKRI’s role as a “strategic brain” for UK R&D. With great responses from Molly Morgan Jones (British Academy) & Sarah Chaytor (UCL).
October 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Yesterday, we hosted Stian Westlake (@ukri.org ESRC) for a seminar at UCL on how analytics & experimentation can strengthen research funding and UKRI’s role as a “strategic brain” for UK R&D. With great responses from Molly Morgan Jones (British Academy) & Sarah Chaytor (UCL).
DOIs may seem like a technical detail, but they’re central to how research outputs are recognised.
In a new blog post, RoRI's @ludowaltman.bsky.social & @andre-brasil.bsky.social discuss why we need good practices for DOI registration for publish-review-curate platforms: tinyurl.com/y632m7kz
In a new blog post, RoRI's @ludowaltman.bsky.social & @andre-brasil.bsky.social discuss why we need good practices for DOI registration for publish-review-curate platforms: tinyurl.com/y632m7kz
September 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
DOIs may seem like a technical detail, but they’re central to how research outputs are recognised.
In a new blog post, RoRI's @ludowaltman.bsky.social & @andre-brasil.bsky.social discuss why we need good practices for DOI registration for publish-review-curate platforms: tinyurl.com/y632m7kz
In a new blog post, RoRI's @ludowaltman.bsky.social & @andre-brasil.bsky.social discuss why we need good practices for DOI registration for publish-review-curate platforms: tinyurl.com/y632m7kz
🧠 Does STI policy need a strategic brain?
Join us next Tuesday at UCL for a talk by @stianwestlake.bsky.social (Executive Chair, @ukri.org ESRC) on the future of UK R&D, with responses from @britishacademy.bsky.social's Molly Morgan Jones & UCL’s Sarah Chaytor: tinyurl.com/vekzka23
Join us next Tuesday at UCL for a talk by @stianwestlake.bsky.social (Executive Chair, @ukri.org ESRC) on the future of UK R&D, with responses from @britishacademy.bsky.social's Molly Morgan Jones & UCL’s Sarah Chaytor: tinyurl.com/vekzka23
September 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🧠 Does STI policy need a strategic brain?
Join us next Tuesday at UCL for a talk by @stianwestlake.bsky.social (Executive Chair, @ukri.org ESRC) on the future of UK R&D, with responses from @britishacademy.bsky.social's Molly Morgan Jones & UCL’s Sarah Chaytor: tinyurl.com/vekzka23
Join us next Tuesday at UCL for a talk by @stianwestlake.bsky.social (Executive Chair, @ukri.org ESRC) on the future of UK R&D, with responses from @britishacademy.bsky.social's Molly Morgan Jones & UCL’s Sarah Chaytor: tinyurl.com/vekzka23
🧠 Does STI policy need a strategic brain?
Join us at UCL on 30 Sep for a discussion with @stianwestlake.bsky.social, Executive Chair of @ukri.org's ESRC, with responses from Molly Morgan Jones (@britishacademy.bsky.social) and Sarah Chaytor (@uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/vekzka23
Join us at UCL on 30 Sep for a discussion with @stianwestlake.bsky.social, Executive Chair of @ukri.org's ESRC, with responses from Molly Morgan Jones (@britishacademy.bsky.social) and Sarah Chaytor (@uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/vekzka23
September 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🧠 Does STI policy need a strategic brain?
Join us at UCL on 30 Sep for a discussion with @stianwestlake.bsky.social, Executive Chair of @ukri.org's ESRC, with responses from Molly Morgan Jones (@britishacademy.bsky.social) and Sarah Chaytor (@uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/vekzka23
Join us at UCL on 30 Sep for a discussion with @stianwestlake.bsky.social, Executive Chair of @ukri.org's ESRC, with responses from Molly Morgan Jones (@britishacademy.bsky.social) and Sarah Chaytor (@uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/vekzka23
“The discipline of Sociology has taught me that systems usually don’t want to change, and will often resist change even if their longevity depends on it. For the grant-funding system, change is here."
RoRI's Peter Kolarz on the future of research funding: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/grant-f...
RoRI's Peter Kolarz on the future of research funding: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/grant-f...
September 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“The discipline of Sociology has taught me that systems usually don’t want to change, and will often resist change even if their longevity depends on it. For the grant-funding system, change is here."
RoRI's Peter Kolarz on the future of research funding: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/grant-f...
RoRI's Peter Kolarz on the future of research funding: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/grant-f...
📢 New RoRI paper out in Science & Technology Studies
The study explores how 8 research funders navigate the ambiguous role of “excellence” - not simply as a matter of fact, but increasingly as a matter of concern requiring reconfiguration: sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view...
The study explores how 8 research funders navigate the ambiguous role of “excellence” - not simply as a matter of fact, but increasingly as a matter of concern requiring reconfiguration: sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view...
September 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📢 New RoRI paper out in Science & Technology Studies
The study explores how 8 research funders navigate the ambiguous role of “excellence” - not simply as a matter of fact, but increasingly as a matter of concern requiring reconfiguration: sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view...
The study explores how 8 research funders navigate the ambiguous role of “excellence” - not simply as a matter of fact, but increasingly as a matter of concern requiring reconfiguration: sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view...
🔓 It's great to see authors sharing their experiences with publishing on MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) — our open review platform for metascience using the publish–review–curate model: www.openscience.nl/en/cases/the...
September 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🔓 It's great to see authors sharing their experiences with publishing on MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) — our open review platform for metascience using the publish–review–curate model: www.openscience.nl/en/cases/the...
"Much of what shapes a scientific paper never sees the light of day."
RoRI's André Brasil writes about MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) and opening the black box of peer review in the inaugural issue of REACH by @sci-integrity.com: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...
RoRI's André Brasil writes about MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) and opening the black box of peer review in the inaugural issue of REACH by @sci-integrity.com: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...
September 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
"Much of what shapes a scientific paper never sees the light of day."
RoRI's André Brasil writes about MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) and opening the black box of peer review in the inaugural issue of REACH by @sci-integrity.com: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...
RoRI's André Brasil writes about MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) and opening the black box of peer review in the inaugural issue of REACH by @sci-integrity.com: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...
🇦🇹 How are researchers in Austria doing?
RoRI partner @fwf-at.bsky.social has just published Austria’s largest survey of the research community.
Over 3,300 researchers shared their views on careers, working conditions, and funding: www.fwf.ac.at/en/news/deta...
RoRI partner @fwf-at.bsky.social has just published Austria’s largest survey of the research community.
Over 3,300 researchers shared their views on careers, working conditions, and funding: www.fwf.ac.at/en/news/deta...
September 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🇦🇹 How are researchers in Austria doing?
RoRI partner @fwf-at.bsky.social has just published Austria’s largest survey of the research community.
Over 3,300 researchers shared their views on careers, working conditions, and funding: www.fwf.ac.at/en/news/deta...
RoRI partner @fwf-at.bsky.social has just published Austria’s largest survey of the research community.
Over 3,300 researchers shared their views on careers, working conditions, and funding: www.fwf.ac.at/en/news/deta...