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The UK launched a metascience unit. Will other countries follow suit?

Tasked with finding better ways to conduct, distribute and fund research, the unit could set the standard for government-led ‘science of science’ initiatives.
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  1. Dalmeet Singh Chawla

    1. Dalmeet Singh Chawla is a freelance science journalist based in London.

With the launch of a metascience unit late last year, the United Kingdom became one of the first countries to formalize the practice of using scientific methodology to study how research is done. The question now is whether it will produce insights to help elevate UK research and, if so, whether this will influence other countries to launch their own metascience initiatives.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02469-4

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