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I built the UK government’s metascience unit — here’s what countries need to know

NatureFriday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Nature, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03502-4 To find evidence-backed ways to improve grant-funding processes, metascientists need freedom and money to experiment, as well as leaders who are willing to make change.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03502-4 To find evidence-backed ways to improve grant-funding processes, metascientists need freedom and money to experiment, as well as leaders who are willing to make change.
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Nature, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03502-4 To find evidence-backed ways to improve grant-funding processes, metascientists need freedom and money to experiment, as well as leaders who are willing to make change.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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  1. Nature published: I built the UK government’s metascience unit — here’s what countries need to know

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