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By the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). We publish timely essays, reflections and signals from across metascience, research policy and reform. Expect original thinking, reactions to live debates, and practical insights from people studying research
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Illuminating neglected uncertainties
How metascience can help rather than hinder democracy
Funding high-risk research
What changes when the funding rules change?
I am because we are
Ubuntu and what it means for metascience
We found no gender differences in research funding rates
But a clean sheet doesn’t mean a fair system
The Doughnut is not Enough
But it can still teach us valuable lessons about reforming research evaluation
From hyper-competition to strategic leadership
The role of funders and research institutions in 21st-century science
Did you know this study was replicated?
Tracking and disseminating replications and reproductions
Can national research assessment systems survive the AI storm?
Different types of national assessment systems face different threat levels
Red tape and research funding
How much research bureaucracy is enough?