"The conference offered a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with international scholars, receive insightful feedback, and contribute to important discussions on the implications of EDI for fairness and inclusion. A truly rewarding and enriching experience." -Siddhartha
Distributed peer review ‘good but no holy grail’, Dsit official says.
Dsit-UKRI metascience unit also plans survey of how and why researchers use AI. #ARMA2026
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PRESTIGE EFFECTS CAN PERSIST DESPITE EFFORTS TO AVOID BIAS
‘You go through a process where you are trying very hard to ensure that there’s no bias…you still have the usual suspects at the top.’ (Frida)
5/5
IN BORDERLINE CASES, REPUTATION CAN TIP THE DISCUSSION
When there's a borderline application and the respected institution hasn't made a good application, some reviews may say "we know that centre and they've done good work before... don't worry about that."
4/5
When we talk about equality, diversity & inclusion... we're not just talking about race and gender.
We're also talking about UK geographical diversity. We're talking more than half of research funding going to 24 unis.
"Large, well-resourced institutions can be read as a signal of quality."EDICa
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UNEQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SHAPES HOW APPLICATIONS ARE READ
‘If you don’t have the support to write a decent proposal, you’re not going to be able to manage the project if you win it. I think it’s an implicit assumption’ (Ben)
3/5
AFFILIATION CARRIES ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT CREDIBILITY AND CAPACITY
‘People make a lot of assumptions. We’re a very class-ridden society in the UK about worth being in the Russell Group and lack of worth being elsewhere.’ (Susan)
2/5