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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join us on 16 Nov for our rescheduled webinar on how Narrative CVs are reshaping research evaluation in practice: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-narrat... We'll share empirical findings from inside European funding panels and launch our new practical guide for funders.

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Can applicants serve as effective reviewers for grant competitions? Our study with @volkswagenstiftung.de in Research Integrity and Peer Review evaluates a live trial of Distributed Peer Review (DPR) vs traditional panels. Read the open-access paper: doi.org/10.1186/s410...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Measure the soil before the fruits fail. 🌱 Researcher wellbeing is a leading indicator of research capacity - it moves before outputs fail. A new framework from NISTEP (Japan) maps research culture across 6 dimensions: doi.org/10.31222/osf...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This morning at the OECD Blue Sky Forum in Paris, RoRI convened a session bringing together perspectives from the UK, the US, Austria, Ireland, Japan, and the international research evidence ecosystem to explore the drivers, opportunities, risks, and policy implications of metascience.

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Delighted to welcome a delegation from South Korea’s R&I system to RoRI this week for an engaging discussion on funding allocation and the RoRI model 🇰🇷

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We have expanded RoRI's Atlas of Research Assessment to include expert-curated data on national research assessment systems in Finland 🇫🇮 and South Korea 🇰🇷. Browse the Atlas here: researchonresearch.org/atlas/#atlas...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The MSU’s main shift over the past year is towards a sharper emphasis on AI in & for science / metascience. (Same is broadly true of RoRI’s work at an international level…)

Metascience Unit Annual Cohort Event, 8 July 2026, London — Ben Steyn describes the shift to a sharper focus on AI

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Great to be among friends at the UK Metascience Unit’s annual cohort meeting, where Ben Steyn is kicking us off with a review of progress. @ukri.org

Ben Steyn, co-head of UK Metascience Unit, speaking at the MSU 2026 Cohort event at Wellcome Collection in London, 8 July 2026

Ben Steyn, Metascience Unit cohort event, 8 July 2026

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In a recent piece, @vtraag.bsky.social writes about how finding equal research funding rates between men and women doesn't necessarily mean the academic system is free of gender bias: researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/we-found-n...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A new RoRI study finds no gender differences in funding rates – but warns equal numbers can mask bias, with women representing only 36% of all applicants. Read the paper here: rori.figshare.com/articles/pre...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Is equity in science a beautiful lie? At a high-level summit in Germany, RoRI & British Academy Fellow Similo Ngwenya discussed the structural inequalities embedded in global research systems: researchonresearch.org/equity-in-sc...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📢 New RoRI Report: The Future of Peer Review Peer review is at a breaking point. Strained by hyper-competition & AI, we need system-wide reform. Read here: rori.figshare.com/articles/report/The_Future_of_Peer_Review_A_system-wide_perspective/32685351?file=65684898

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

How much red tape is actually necessary to run the research ecosystem? 📄❌ @scurry.bsky.social's latest post looks at why past attempts to cut funding bureaucracy have seen mixed success & why funders must work harder to defend risk-taking: researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/red-tape-a...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Our new working paper, "Fast and flexible research funding: a review," analyzes the unsustainable time and paperwork required for grant applications, offering key recommendations to help global funders reduce this bureaucratic burden: rori.figshare.com/articles/pre...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Brilliant to be at @unimelb.edu.au to hear @fidlerfm.bsky.social opening a workshop on the future of metascience in Australia, linked to our ‘Meta-Moment’ project researchonresearch.org/rori-launche...

Fiona Fidler, University of Melbourne opening a workshop on metascience in Australia

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🇳🇦 We are delighted to welcome Namibia's NCRST as a new collaborator! At the GRC in Bangkok, we signed a partnership to work together on improving research funding efficiency and strengthening Global South perspectives in metascience: researchonresearch.org/rori-welcome...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Delighted to welcome Budd Hall (UNESCO) to RoRI to present the DECODE project on indigenous science and participatory research. Meanwhile, Co-Chair Rajesh Tandon discussed funding implications at the GRC in Bangkok. 🔗 unescochair-cbrsr.org/decode/

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🌍 RoRI has launched META-MOMENT, the largest comparative study mapping metascience across 21 countries, at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council in Bangkok, where RoRI’s @jameswilsdon.bsky.social joined a panel of international funding leaders: researchonresearch.org/rori-launche...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New RoRI Working Paper: Why generic indicators for research culture don't work The study examines the feasibility of defining & tracking indicators for research culture & environment, exploring the structural data gaps and feedback mismatches in current systems: rori.figshare.com/articles/pre...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

RoRI’s @stephenpinfield.bsky.social talked to @resprofnews.bsky.social (£) about the push to pay peer reviewers. He argues that instead of a "sticking plaster" fix, we need reform that makes review work visible and professionally valued: www.researchprofessional.com/news-article...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🇯🇵 Metascience is gaining serious momentum in Japan. This new report on the Tokyo Metascience Meetup 2026 sheds light on how the field is being formally integrated into policy: researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/the-enthus...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

“If we don’t change our approach, we are probably 18 months away from the system collapsing entirely." RoRI’s @jameswilsdon.bsky.social tells @resprofnews.bsky.social that agentic AI is pushing grant systems to a breaking point: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Is research funding facing an "agentic" collapse? In @nature.com today, RoRI’s @jameswilsdon.bsky.social & @profgeraintrees.bsky.social warn that AI agents are overwhelming a system built for a pre-AI world. We need AI-native funding, not unenforceable bans. Read the piece: tinyurl.com/mtxpcf7k

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Great day in Den Haag with RoRI partners NWO and ZonMw diving into funder experiments, impact pathways, and global metascience movements. International partnerships like this are essential for strengthening the evidence base and networks needed to improve how research is funded and practiced.

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Writing a great Impact Case Study can take as much time as writing a research paper. In today's post, Marta Natalia Wróblewska PhD shares ten practical observations from her experience as "Impact Ninja": researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We’ve added two new countries to RoRI’s Atlas of Assessment: Estonia 🇪🇪 and Sweden 🇸🇪. The Atlas provides an overview of how research is assessed around the world to help policymakers & researchers compare national approaches: researchonresearch.org/atlas/

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

What if we prevented the least competitive 20% of grant applications from being submitted? Adam Golberg (Strategic Research Development Manager at the University of Nottingham) argues this could ease pressure across the funding system: researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/reducing-w...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The time has come for big changes to research funding. New piece by RoRI’s Peter Kolarz on why incremental fixes may no longer be enough: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

💸 India spends as much on journal subscriptions as on funding an entire national research agency. Moumita Koley and Chandan G.Nagarajappa write about India's massive subscription scheme - and why its impact may not match the cost: open.substack.com/pub/research...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

AI reviewed a psychology paper published after human peer review. It was far more rigorous, repeatedly flagging a key unresolved assumption. What happens if AI peer review does its job too well? researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/no-paper-i...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We're launching a new Research on Research seminar series for early career researchers! A space to share your work, brainstorm in-progress projects, or explore fresh ideas for advancing metascience. Stay updated or register to present: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In our latest Substack, RoRI's @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy takes on the question: is there a point where the effort spent applying for and reviewing grants outweighs the value of the funding itself? Read the piece here: researchonresearchinstitute.substack.com/p/the-point-...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

RoRI is now on Substack! With Go Meta!, we’re joining the growing metascience conversation with essays, reflections & provocations on how research is funded and evaluated. Our first post, by @scurry.bsky.social, reflects on his journey into metascience: open.substack.com/pub/research...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

We’ve started work on a new project: PATHWAYS – Advancing Research on Research use to enhance positive impact 🧩 Funders want research to make a difference, but how exactly does research travel from publication to use to impact? Read more: researchonresearch.org/project/path...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

📢 New RoRI Working Paper: Does targeted research funding reshape research landscapes? New RoRI evidence from Norway and Switzerland suggests shifts in research topics are gradual - and similar under both targeted and non-targeted funding: researchonresearch.org/does-targete...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

RoRI’s Seunghyun Lee and @jameswilsdon.bsky.social joined discussions at the OECD Global Science Forum in Paris on rethinking research assessment & incentives. Assessment reform is moving to the centre of research policy debates; read the full write-up here: researchonresearch.org/rethinking-r...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We’re co-organising a Eu-SPRI Forum 2026 track on how research funding instruments support science and innovation policy: their rationales, design and effects. See full details here: euspri2026.webs.upv.es/index.php/ca... Submission deadline: 16 February 2026

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council is doubling down on distributed peer review (DPR). In new applicant-led pilots launching in 2026, ESRC will use DPR for its new Connect scheme, building on earlier UKRI pilots that “worked really well”: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

New country added to the Atlas of Assessment: Slovakia 🇸🇰: researchonresearch.org/observatory/... RoRI's Atlas of Assessment brings together curated, quality-assured information on how research is assessed and funded across countries.

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"Behind the Scenes" is a new online seminar series on how research papers actually get made: from early ideas and methods to revisions and publication. Next up: Nihar Shah on peer review (Wed 4 Feb). More info: www.bts-seminar.net

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

📢 Join RoRI's @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy on 22 Jan for a discussion on how AI is being used in research funding. Tom will share insights from funders’ experiences & discuss principles for making progress in this fast-evolving area. Register here: zonmw.webinargeek.com/funder-exper...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

In a new @wonkhe.bsky.social piece, RoRI fellows Anna Butters and @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy explore distributed peer review - and what it can (and can’t) fix: wonkhe.com/blogs/a-new-...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

⚙️ New RoRI paper: AI and Reviewer Matching in Research Funding How are funders using AI to match grant applications with reviewers? Three case studies from SNSF, Fundación “la Caixa”, and NWO explore real-world approaches and trade-offs: tinyurl.com/y8a6vfdn

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Upcoming RoRI webinar: Do Narrative CVs really change research evaluation? Join us on 13 January as we discuss new data from funding panels at major European funders: tinyurl.com/ms7bkcd9

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

How can science advice remain effective when misinformation spreads rapidly and expertise is increasingly contested? Last week, we explored this in a seminar on communicating science advice in the age of populism, co-hosted by RoRI, UCL STEaPP, and Wellcome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g20H...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

🇬🇧 Big news for UK metascience: the government is trebling the UK Metascience Unit’s budget to £49m. "This represents a resounding vote of confidence in the value and opportunities of metascience to improve the way the UK funds, manages and evaluates research", says RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

RoRI joined colleagues in Pisa to explore stronger coordination across publishing and research assessment reform: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

@metaror.bsky.social is now 1 year old 🎉 In our first year: 28 articles evaluated, 59 expert reviewers, most reviews published ahead of target, 9 partner journals, and growing visibility across conferences & media. A strong start for community-owned, open peer review: metaror.org/metaror-turn...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

UCL’s @geoffmulgan.bsky.social kicks off tonight’s seminar on ‘Science in a populist age’ at @wellcometrust.bsky.social, with a stellar line-up inc @helenpearson.bsky.social @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @alokjha.bsky.social. We’ll post the video online soon. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-ad...

The panel at today’s RoRi and STEaPP seminar at Wellcome on ‘science in a populist age’.

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

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...

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