This is RoRI Cast, a podcast all about the science of how research is funded, conducted and evaluated, brought to you by the Research on Research Institute.In each episode we’ll be examining the important and ceaselessly fascinating debates which orbit and animate the world of research, including questions like:How can we minimise and mitigate the biases of peer reviewers? How can we structure the academy such that it’s a healthy place for science and scientists?And will the advent of AI and Machine Learning make theory obsolete?"
In Episode 4 of RoRICast Adam Dinsmore and Suze Kundu speak to some of their colleagues at RoRI working on projects that look to make the world of research more equitable, diverse and inclusive. On today’s episode:Tunde Agbalaya, Diversity & Inclusion Project Manager at the Wellcome Trust.Matt Thakur, Project lead for the RoRI CRITERIA project.Anne-Marie Coriat, Project lead for the RoRI PATHWAYS project.
In Episode 3 of RoRICast - Adam Dinsmore and Suze Kundu speak to a star-studded panel all about efforts to make the world of research more equitable, diverse and inclusive. Our panellists are:Lilian Hunt, Programme Lead for EDIS (www.edisgroup.org).Felicity Boardman, Professor of Social Science in Medicine & Genomics, Wellcome Genome Campus.Alfredo Carpineti, Founder, PRIDE in STEM.Helen Keen, science comedian, radio presenter, and PhD researcher in neurodiversity.Tune in again next week when we’ll be talking you through some of the projects at RoRI which look to build on the themes of this week’s episode. (And apologies for a couple of funny audio moments!).
In Episode 2 of RoRICast - Adam Dinsmore and Suze Kundu speak to Karim Lakhani about the ways that Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are changing the way that research is conducted, evaluated and disseminated. Karim is the Charles E. Wilson Professor of Business Administration and the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Fellow at Harvard Business School.
In Episode 1 of RoRICast - Adam Dinsmore and James Wilsdon speak to Brian Nosek, co-Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science, all about his hopes and expectations for the Open Science movement in the coming decade.