About
Many scholarly fields conduct descriptive research about the research process. Advocates and reformers have prescriptive ideas about how the research process might be improved. Policymakers, funders, publishers, and other stakeholders enact changes to the social and technical infrastructure of research. All have an interest in whether changes and reforms have their intended effects or unintended consequences that might accelerate or inhibit advancement, translation, and application of research. Together, these researchers and stakeholders are the research and development pipeline for improving the system and practice of research. The Metascience 2025 Conference will bring these communities together to share ideas, evidence, and foster a culture of continuous experimentation and improvement.
The Center for Open Science and the Research on Research Institute have partnered to bring the Metascience Conference to London!
Metascience 2025 will occur in London’s Knowledge Quarter, with a unique and rich mix of research, scientific, and cultural partners, facilities, and opportunities centered on a half-mile stretch of London’s Euston Road. The Research on Research Institute (RoRI), based at University College London (UCL), will be the lead local coordinating body for a collaborative effort by a consortium of London-based scientific and research institutions.
Events
Virtual Symposia
60- to 90-minute virtual events in April and May on topics related to metascience, featuring presentations, panel discussions, and community discussions with the attendees.
DISCUSSIONS
Submitted topics for informal, active conversations about the state of research and how to improve.
PANELS
60-minute invited panels addressing pressing topics for improving research culture and practice.
Talks
Invited and submitted presentations addressing research on research, culture change, initiatives to improve the system and practice, policy reform, and more.
POSTERS
Submitted research reports to stimulate informal engagement during the conference.
Program Committee
Tracey Weissgerber
University of Coimbra
Lin Zhang
Wuhan University
Ben Steyn
UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Moumita Koley
DST – Centre for Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science
Anna Dreber Almenberg
Stockholm School of Economics
Juan Mateos Garcia
DeepMind
Cameron Neylon
Curtin University
Adrian Barnett
Queensland University of Technology
Misha Teplitskiy
University of Michigan
Mario Malicki
Stanford University
Jonathan Grant
King’s College London
Sergio Salles-Filho
University of Campinas
Thandi Mgwebi
The National Research Foundation of South Africa
Taisuke Imai
Osaka University
Simine Vazire
University of Melbourne
Marcus Munafo
University of Bristol
Ronit Kanwar
Renaissance Philanthropy
Anastasia Gamick
Convergent Research
Tamarinde Haven
Tilburg University
James Wilsdon
Research on Research Institute
Stephen Curry
Research on Research Institute
Amanda Kvarven
Research on Research Institute
Ludo Waltman
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University
Alex Rushforth
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University
Tim Errington
Center for Open Science
Brian Nosek
Center for Open Science
Organizing Team
Terry Foor
Center for Open Science
Doreen Roma
Center for Open Science
Whitney Wissinger
Center for Open Science
Deborah Farmer
Research on Research Institute
Leo Garbutt
Research on Research Institute
Geanina Beres
Research on Research Institute
Peter Kolarz
Research on Research Institute