About Us
What is grios?
GRIOS, the Global Research Initiative on Open Science, aims to review the existing evidence and ongoing research on Open Science and provide stakeholders with in-depth analysis of the state of the art of our knowledge on Open Science. This will enable funders, research organisations, and policymakers to increase the efficiency and maximize the impact of their Open Science strategies. In addition, GRIOS aims to identify important knowledge gaps and federate the global research-on-Open Science communities around a common research programme. GRIOS is focusing on meta-level knowledge, which is currently lacking in the global Open Science community.
The Need
Why are evidence-based open science policies important?
Open Science is hailed as a more inclusive, equitable, and effective form of performing science, offering increased benefits to both the global research community and society. While many research funders, research organisations, as well as national and international authorities have adopted Open Science policies, implementing Open Science strategies remains challenging, particularly when deciding among different models for funding, monitoring, evaluation, and infrastructure.
To overcome these hurdles and identify key barriers towards the global adoption of Open Science, stakeholders require the implementation of Open Science strategies to be based on evidence provided by existing scientific knowledge. This evidence-driven approach not only helps identify and fill crucial knowledge gaps but also plays a vital role in demonstrating the merits of Open Science to political decision-makers, the broader public, and the research community—ultimately boosting its widespread adoption.
our objectives
What will GRIOS DELIVER?
- Produce in-depth reviews of existing research on Open Science worldwide, in order to synthesize current knowledge and identify opportunities and challenges.
- Formulate recommendations for Open Science policies based on the results of the scientific research highlighted by the reviews.
- Propose a research agenda to fill gaps in current knowledge on Open Science and promote new research on the subject.
founders and partnerships
Who initiated GRIOS?
GRIOS was launched in September 2025 responding to the call by the G7 Science and Technology Ministers for initiatives that leverage the results of scientific research to inform Open Science public policy.
Initiated by the French National Open Science Fund, GRIOS is also supported by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Gates Foundation and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ).
How does GRIOS operate?
The initiative is led by a consortium of research funders and policy makers, who partner with researchers and practitioners in the metascience field to generate the reviews and recommendations.
Scientific quality, relevance and rigour are ensured by GRIOS’s Academic Advisory Board. The Board plays a central role in identifying priority research topics and guiding the work of the initiative.
How does GRIOS align with other Open Science initiatives?
GRIOS complements and aligns with existing Open Science efforts, by focusing on meta-level knowledge, which is currently lacking in the global Open Science community. Rather than producing primary research, GRIOS synthesizes existing knowledge into recommendations that are useful to all those who need to implement Open Science strategies.
How can organisations contribute to GRIOS?
The initiative is open to any organisation committed to implementing evidence-based Open Science policies. Contributing partners participate in the governance of GRIOS, help shape its agenda and priorities, and ensure uptake of the recommendations that result from its work. Because its success depends on truly global reach, we welcome partners from every part of the world.
Core funding to sustain the initiative through 2028 is secured by a 200,000 EUR/year contribution from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space, through the French Open Science Fund, with CNRS, NWO, Gates Foundation, and FRQ each contributing a further 50,000 EUR/year. New contributions will support additional evidence synthesis reports and secretariat costs and enable the work of the Open Science review task forces and other activities. We welcome contributions ranging from 6,250 to 200,000 EUR/year, depending on each organisation’s capacity.
milestones
2024-2025
Secretariat established at ESF
CNRS and NWO join
Public launch at the Metascience Conference
Steering Committee established
2026
Academic Advisory Board established
1st open call for evidence synthesis
Gates Foundation and FRQ join
First two reviews commissioned
2027-2028
2nd open call for evidence synthesis
Publication of first results
Get in touch
Nóra Papp-Le Roy
Coordinator
Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS)
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