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Meta-researcher, Neurologist, Runner ... aspiring to get better at all these and more!
Must be something in the Forth Valley water - knocking it out of the park at
#healthawards25
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Jade Pickering, PhD
14 days ago
Highly recommend this opportunity! I was on the steering committee about 5-6 years ago and it was incredibly rewarding! (P.S. where did the years go?? 😵💫)
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World Conferences on Research Integrity
5 months ago
Abstract submission and travel grant application for the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity are open. Please consider to submit an abstract and to reshare this message.
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Wonkhe
about 2 months ago
NEW on Wonkhe: As universities rely increasingly on international fees, Daniel Sokol asks whether financial pressure is blinding institutions to a growing trade in deception
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JAMES HEATHERS
2 months ago
Hello. The MEP is hiring an intern (a paid one, not an 'ooh ooh think of the experience' one)
retractionwatch.com/job-opportun...
Feel free to direct this to anyone interested. I think it will fill quickly so pitter patter.
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Job opportunities at Retraction Watch
Here are our current open positions: Intern, Medical Evidence Project Editor, Medical Evidence Project Staff reporter, Retraction Watch Learn more about The Center for Scientific Integrity, and abo…
https://retractionwatch.com/job-opportunities/#mepintern
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DORA
3 months ago
"Who controls the scientific literature?" New guest blog post by
@fionahutton.bsky.social
, Damian Pattison and
@drpeterrodgers.bsky.social
explores the
@elife.bsky.social
model and the challenges of driving change in scientific publishing. Read it here 👉
sfdora.org/2025/07/30/s...
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Why are indexers unable to see that peer review can be more than a thumbs up or a thumbs down? | DORA
Journals and peer review are unlikely to change for the better if the companies that operate scientific indexes and citation databases continue to stifle innovation. At eLife we believe that the conte...
https://sfdora.org/2025/07/30/scientific-indexes-citation-databases-innovation/
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PLOS
4 months ago
Want to be part of the change to improve
#research
culture and practice? Join the Responsible Research in Action Unconference 2025 in Berlin, Sept 22-24 ⬇️
#ResponsibleResearch
#ResponsibleResearchInAction
#ResponsibleResearchPractice
#RRiA
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Daniel Lakens
4 months ago
Do you want to go to a metascience conference where AI will not solve all problems, you can ask critical questions, and El$evier is not invited? Sign up for the mailing list for the 8th Perspectives on Scientific Error conference in 2026 in Leiden!
perspectivesonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com
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PSE8
Visit the post for more.
https://perspectivesonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com/
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Peer Review Congress #PRC10
4 months ago
The PRC program is now online! Scientific Retractions and #Democracy Index Scores Across 167 countries from @choxos.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social is part of the #ResearchMisconduct and #ScientificIntegrity session Register at
peerreviewcongress.org
#Democracy
#ResearchMisconduct
#ScientificIntegrity
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International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
Enhancing the quality and credibility of science.
https://peerreviewcongress.org
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Peer Review Congress #PRC10
4 months ago
Meet The Peer Review Congress Plenary Speakers! @maclomaclee.bsky.social of @edinunineuro.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social presents the Douglas G Altman Lecture September 4 Does the Journal Article Have a Future? Register at
peerreviewcongress.org
!
@jama.com
@bmj.com
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JBI
5 months ago
Laura Boeira is at the
#ESIC
Cape Town Consensus Meeting on transforming
#EvidenceSynthesis
to improve lives. She gives an overview of Day 2 in a short video available at:
evidencesynthesis.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/...
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
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Colby Vorland
5 months ago
A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research
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A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research
Nature Metabolism - Clustering and nesting (C&N) arise in many preclinical studies, such as when animals are group-housed or share litters, or in cell culture. Ignoring C&N...
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Dementia Researcher
5 months ago
Join Dr Arpan Mehta's lab at MRC PPU, Dundee, for a 12-month postdoc using CRISPR screens to explore ALS in iPSC-derived motor neurons. Closing date: 18th July
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...
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Postdoc Research Assistant: Mechanisms of the C9ORF72
Join Dr Arpan Mehta's lab at MRC PPU, University of Dundee, for a 12-month postdoc using CRISPR screens to explore ALS in iPSC-derived motor neurons.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-research-assistant-mechanisms-of-the-c9orf72/
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Brian Nosek
6 months ago
An open letter highlighting the co-optation of open science language in the latest Executive Order to justify policies that are, in fact, antithetical to open science principles. Read and consider signing with your support.
www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
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Open Letter in Support of Science — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
https://www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-in-support-of-science?source=peertopeer
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James Thomas
6 months ago
ICASR and DESTINY are holding a meeting in July! If you're interested in automation in evidence synthesis then do take a look - in person and online options available :)
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Lex Bouter
6 months ago
@jclinepi.bsky.social
kindly invited me to express my thoughts on handling
#ConflictsOfInterest
of authors of scholarly publications.
bit.ly/431UYIQ
@nrin-integrity.bsky.social
@opensciencenl.bsky.social
@peerreviewcongress.bsky.social
@davidit.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
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aRukon
6 months ago
🔬 Transparent animal research is ethical, reproducible, and credible. Want to improve your lab's practices? Follow this 🧵 on the 10 essentials from the 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬
#AnimalResearch
#Transparency
#ARRIVEguidelines
#aRukon
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European Commission
6 months ago
Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September →
europa.eu/!fBTMgF
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simine vazire
6 months ago
My editorial on how journals can earn trust. We often use journal names as proxies for quality. This is bad bc it’s not valid. But it could be. Editors could make journal name a valid signal. And we could place value on journals that show us how they do that.
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Darren Dahly
6 months ago
I'm not sure we needed a statistical test here folks.
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Réseau français de la recherche reproductible
6 months ago
Come learn how the
@ukrepro.bsky.social
evolved into a national network promoting open and reproducible research across 80+ institutions. Open to all researchers, support staff, and anyone interested in improving research culture!
#UKRN
#RFRR
#Reproducibility
#OpenScience
#ResearchCulture
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Dan Quintana
6 months ago
Things that we cover: - How the concept of open science is not new - Whether the benefits of open science outweigh the extra time taken to implement these practices - The responsible development of open science practices in psychology - Data sharing considerations - Plus more!
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Amy Orben
6 months ago
I am so excited that this is now out. An absolutely **mammoth** amount of work, please give this thread a read ⬇️💪💪
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Darren Dahly
11 months ago
A few thoughts on what actual leadership looks like (ICYMI)
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Some thoughts on leadership in academia
How my experiences as a young Marine shape my views on academic leadership
https://statsepi.substack.com/p/some-thoughts-on-leadership-in-academia
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The Stage 3
#ESIC
reports - thinking about a range of potential approaches - are now available for consultation at
evidencesynthesis.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/...
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Stage 3 Reports - Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative - Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative
https://evidencesynthesis.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ESE/pages/219217921/Stage+3+Reports
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koenfucius
7 months ago
How likely are Americans to buy “Made in the USA” and pay more for it? Company offered a U.S.-made version of their flagship product at 85% more than the Chinese-made one. 25,650 customers could vote with their wallets. How many bought American?
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Shashank Joshi
7 months ago
Our cover this week.
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Brian Nosek
7 months ago
In a creative use of multiverse analysis to estimate replication success, Amaral and colleagues observe a median replication rate of 26%. Congratulations to Olavo, Clarissa, Kleber, and the entire team. This remarkable work speaks clearly to the Brazilian community's commitment to research quality.
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Shinichi Nakagawa
7 months ago
Here is the original one
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
And a newer version
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
There is a test function to do "confidence distributions" in the latest version
github.com/daniel1noble...
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GitHub - daniel1noble/orchaRd: Extending the Orchard Plot for Meta-analysis
Extending the Orchard Plot for Meta-analysis. Contribute to daniel1noble/orchaRd development by creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/daniel1noble/orchaRd/
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I think integrity in general is in short supply over there …
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eLife
8 months ago
There is plenty of scope for reducing bureaucracy for the benefit of research,
@stuartbuck.bsky.social
argues. However, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are going about this completely the wrong way.
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Jay 🦋
8 months ago
Bluesky is the place for science.
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International Brain Research Organization
8 months ago
🧠 Experienced anxiety, depression or psychosis? Become a Lived Experience Expert for the IBRO-
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
#NCAMH
& share your insights for research
ibro.org/call-for-liv...
#IBROinLatAm
#IBROinAsiaPacific
#IBROinEurope
#IBROinAfrica
#IBROinUSCanada
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Stuart Buck
8 months ago
Yet another piece on NIH and indirect costs:
open.substack.com/pub/goodscie...
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Even More on NIH Indirect Costs
As an initial matter, my friend Santi Ruiz just published “50 Thoughts on DOGE.” Well worth reading for anyone, especially those of us who have long been interested in governmental reforms, reducing b...
https://open.substack.com/pub/goodscience/p/even-more-on-nih-indirect-costs?r=u1i1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Florian Naudet
8 months ago
OSIRIS (Open Science to Improve Reproducibility in Science) is currently conducting several interventional studies on Open Science practices. We invite interested colleagues to register and join a group that may take part in these studies. More info and registration 👇
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Join the OSIRIS Reproducibility Network: A Collaborative Effort to Advance Open Science
Become part of a dynamic network committed to enhancing research transparency and reproducibility through innovative randomized controlled trials. Contribute your expertise, gain valuable training, an...
https://osiris4r.eu/newsevents/2657/
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... all those resources expended on People, and Money (local reference there)
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Katherine Stiles
8 months ago
🎓Higher Education News🎓 “Academics have accused the University of Edinburgh of using UK higher education’s financial crisis as a smokescreen for ‘incredibly arbitrary’ job cuts,” reports
@julietterowsell.bsky.social
.
@timeshighered.bsky.social
#academicsky
#edusky
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Edinburgh staff question rationale for £140 million cuts
Academics ask why university needs to cut jobs when its income hit £1.4 billion last year
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/edinburgh-staff-question-rationale-ps140-million-cuts
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Katharina Schmack
9 months ago
Never ever would I let myself get distracted from a crucial training by making silly memes.
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Nature
9 months ago
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
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Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
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Edinburgh Neuroscience
9 months ago
🧠 Exciting opportunity to join us beautiful Edinburgh to do ground-breaking mental health research! Details below 👇
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Kait Clark
9 months ago
I should mention that the real journal (and Elsevier) were already made aware of this months ago, but nothing has happened. Other people are also listed on the editorial board:
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@maddipow.bsky.social
@robysinatra.bsky.social
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Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist
9 months ago
'Some chapters read like a scientific whodunnit. In one, Mr Piller has to work hard to earn the trust of a reluctant whistleblower. In another, he travels to Prague for a private meeting with a group of image detectives with cryptic pseudonyms.'
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
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Have doctors been wrong about how to treat Alzheimer’s disease?
A new book argues that dogma and bad science led Alzheimer’s research astray
https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/02/05/have-doctors-been-wrong-about-how-to-treat-alzheimers-disease
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Dementia Researcher
10 months ago
The next round of Race Against Dementia Fellowships open for application on the 13th January. Find out more, ask questions and get top tips on applying in our livestream - 27th January 12 noon GMT
youtube.com/live/gB5NzRS...
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YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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Cyrus Samii
10 months ago
Students at Brown have used the Google Maps API to create a live tracker for traffic flows under congestion pricing in NYC. It includes a real-time diff-in-diff type comparison between NYC, Boston, and Chicago:
www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com
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Congestion Pricing Tracker | Benjamin and Joshua Moshes
This project is run by Joshua Moshes and Benjamin Moshes, under the supervision of Brown University Professor Emily Oster
https://www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com/
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Peer Review Congress #PRC10
10 months ago
4 Weeks Until Abstract Submission Deadline! PRC10 abstracts are due January 31. To submit your work and learn more, visit
peerreviewcongress.org
#peerreview
#science
#scientificpublication
#researchethics
#AIinMedicine
@jama.com
@bmj.com
@nejm.org
@thelancet.bsky.social
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International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
Enhancing the quality and credibility of science.
http://peerreviewcongress.org
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Peer Review Congress #PRC10
11 months ago
The PRC10 abstract submission site is now open! Abstracts that report new research & findings w generalizable results that can improve scientific research will be given priority. Submit by Jan 31, 2025 at
abstracts.peerreviewcongress.org
Learn more at
peerreviewcongress.org
@jama.com
@bmj.com
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International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
Enhancing the quality and credibility of science.
http://peerreviewcongress.org
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Nate Breznau
11 months ago
This conference has been incredible for
#metascience
and
#openscience
the past two times. I highly recommend it
@cos.io
metascience.info/call-for-pro...
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Call for Proposals - Metascience
The call for proposals for Metascience 2025 is open with a deadline of 7 February 2025.
https://metascience.info/call-for-proposals/
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11 months ago
***TODAY*** ITRN welcomes Tony Ross-Hellauer, Leader of the Open and Reproducible Research Group at Graz University of Technology 👉
orrg.eu
He will give a talk on: "Large Language Models, Open Science, and Trust in Scholarly Work." Book a virtual place at
bit.ly/ITRN-OSOS2
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Jack Wilkinson
11 months ago
Funding available to do a PhD on statistical methods for assessing the integrity of RCTs, based in Aberdeen, with Alison Avenell, myself, Graeme MacLennan and Mark Bolland. Competitive process, funded by MRC Trials Methodology Research Partnership:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Investigating statistical methods to assess the conduct and integrity of clinical trials at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Investigating statistical methods to assess the conduct and integrity of clinical trials at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/investigating-statistical-methods-to-assess-the-conduct-and-integrity-of-clinical-trials/?p175687
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