Short abstract

This session will offer an introduction to the use of experimental approaches in metascience, giving participants the opportunity to reflect on how they could set up experiments within their own organisations to improve the design of its programmes and activities.

Long abstract

There is growing recognition of the role that experimentation can play to identify the most effective approaches to accelerate scientific progress, yet adoption remains very low.

This session will offer an introduction to the use of experimental approaches in metascience, drawing on the Experimental Research Funder’s Handbook and the Accelerator for Innovation and Research Experiments (AFIRE), a joint collaboration between RoRI and IGL.