metascience

KMi secured a new UKRI Metascience project to assess UK’s competitiveness in research

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KMi secured a new UKRI Metascience project to assess UK’s competitiveness in research

KMi secured a new research project “Tracking Stars and Unicorns” funded by the UKRI Metascience unit, with an award of £310,646, to look at successful and unsuccessful proposals within all UKRI councils to track research trends, assess UK competitiveness against global competitors, and understand appropriate funding mechanisms to better support the development of Early Career…

KMi nets £106k UKRI grant to put AI in the grant-review driving seat

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KMi nets £106k UKRI grant to put AI in the grant-review driving seat

KMi researchers have secured £106,078 from UKRI’s Metascience Unit to explore how large language models can streamline grant peer review without diluting fairness. The 12-month project, led by Prof Petr Knoth and Dr Francesco Osborne in partnership with Sheffield and Salford universities, will test four AI roles: triaging low-quality proposals, acting as a third reviewer,…