James Wilsdon

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Director, @RoRInstitute. Professor of research policy at UCL STEaPP. Transdisciplinary metascience for the win.
RoRIhttps://researchonresearch.org/
Orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5395-5949
Publicationshttps://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=DQlScvcAAAAJ&hl=en
UCL webpagehttps://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JRWIL35
James WilsdonDec 12, 2024

The call for proposals for Metascience 2025 is open! We’re after ideas for sessions, talks, posters & online symposia. Deadline 7 February https://metascience.info/call-for-proposals/

And if you haven’t already, save the date! 30 June to 2 July #Metascience25

@briannosek @StephenCurry @RoRInstitute

Call for Proposals - Metascience

The call for proposals for Metascience 2025 is open with a deadline of 7 February 2025.

Metascience
James WilsdonNov 19, 2024
Ludo WaltmanNov 8, 2024

Excited to share that later this month @RoRInstitute and @aimos will launch the new #MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) platform, offering open peer review of articles in the field of metaresearch.

Together with Kathryn Zeiler, I will serve as Editor-in-Chief of the platform. Other collaborators include @aidybarnett, @alexh, @andrebrasil, @jameswilsdon, @jasonchin, @stephenpinfield, among others.

See https://researchonresearch.org/metaror-launch/ for information about our launch events on November 21 and 26.

@cwts

Join us for the launch of MetaROR: A new peer review  platform for metaresearch - Research on Research

RoRI and AIMOS are launching the MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) platform

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Show threadJames WilsdonApr 30, 2024
Summary of priorities for the call here. This should be a game changer for UK work in this arena. Congratulations to all those involved in getting it over the line.
James WilsdonApr 30, 2024
Go meta! Delighted to see the new £5M metascience funding call has hit the streets from UKRI, ESRC, DSIT & Open Philanthropy. Projects up to £300K each. Deadline 16 July. https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-metascience-research-grants/
UKRI Metascience research grants

The Metascience Grants Programme funds cutting-edge research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting Research and Development (R&D).

James WilsdonJan 20, 2024
Research on Research InstituteJan 19, 2024

The social sciences act as a ‘secret sauce’ in wider recipes for R&D, says RoRI's
@jameswilsdon 🌶️ 🔥

New report published by UK’s Academy of Social Sciences & Sage Publishing highlights the importance of social science to UK research and innovation: https://researchonresearch.org/restoring-the-social-sciences-to-their-rightful-place/

Restoring the social sciences to their rightful place - Research on Research

New report co-authored by RoRI’s James Wilsdon highlights the importance of social science to UK research and innovation

Research on Research
James WilsdonDec 12, 2023
Dalmeet Singh ChawlaDec 11, 2023
I spoke to @calebwatney about the new partnership between @NSF and the Institute for Progress, which will conduct a series of economic and social experiments based on data provided by the NSF to find more innovative ways of funding research: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03933-3
US agency launches experiments to find innovative ways to fund research

Caleb Watney explains how the National Science Foundation’s ‘science of science’ programme will find efficiencies and support ‘high-risk, high-reward’ studies.

James WilsdonNov 27, 2023
As the UK’s new Department of Science, Innovation & Technology goes meta, here’s me in Wonkhe on why we should seize this metascientific moment to make research work better & smarter https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-government-discovers-metascience/
Government adoption of metascience can make UK research work better and smarter | Wonkhe

The science of science policy is a new priority for government. But, as James Wilsdon explains, it is a mature field and a lot of important work is already under way

Wonkhe
James WilsdonOct 27, 2023

The Research on Research Institute is hiring! Four roles available in our core team @RoRInstitute, based at UCL.

We’re seeking an Operations Manager; a Research Fellow in Metascience; a Communications & Impact Manager; and an Administrator. More here: https://researchonresearch.org/rori-is-hiring-join-our-core-team-based-at-ucl/

RoRI is hiring! Join our core team based at UCL - Research on Research

The Research on Research Institute (RoRI) was founded in 2019 by an international group of research funders and researchers with […]

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Show threadJames WilsdonOct 20, 2023
@yaxu @StephenCurry sorry try this link https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-political-science-blog-2023-10-plans-for-ref-2028-should-be-debated-not-throttled/
Plans for REF 2028 should be debated, not throttled - Research Professional News

Moves against emphasis on culture are mistaken, say Stephen Curry, Elizabeth Gadd and James Wilsdon

Research Professional News
James WilsdonOct 20, 2023
Plans for REF 2028 should de debated, not throttled. New OA piece by @StephenCurry Lizzie Gadd & me on debates now hotting up over the place of research culture in assessment https://www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/news/political-science-blog/2023/10/Plans-for-REF-2028-should-be-debated--not-throttled.html
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