Kaitlyn Hair
@kaitlynhair.bsky.social
Wellcome Early Career fellow @ UCL |
dementia, evidence synthesis, automation, research integrity 🧠👩🏻💻
dementia, evidence synthesis, automation, research integrity 🧠👩🏻💻
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Kaitlyn Hair
@kaitlynhair.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Connecting the dots in neuroscience research: The future of evidence synthesis
Making progress in neuroscience research involves learning from existing data. In this perspective piece, we explore the potential of a data-driven ev…
www.sciencedirect.com
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
📢 New preprint: osf.io/preprints/me...
We outline a sample characteristics table for metaresearch studies + our vision for an automated workflow to make it easier to see who & what is represented in study samples, supporting generalisability & #EDI
To be continued at #RRiA2025 next week! 🚀
We outline a sample characteristics table for metaresearch studies + our vision for an automated workflow to make it easier to see who & what is represented in study samples, supporting generalisability & #EDI
To be continued at #RRiA2025 next week! 🚀
September 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📢 New preprint: osf.io/preprints/me...
We outline a sample characteristics table for metaresearch studies + our vision for an automated workflow to make it easier to see who & what is represented in study samples, supporting generalisability & #EDI
To be continued at #RRiA2025 next week! 🚀
We outline a sample characteristics table for metaresearch studies + our vision for an automated workflow to make it easier to see who & what is represented in study samples, supporting generalisability & #EDI
To be continued at #RRiA2025 next week! 🚀
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Metascience 2025 recordings are now available! #Metascience25 gathered researchers, funders, policymakers & more to explore how the research process can improve. The program included preconference symposia & plenary sessions on topics from policy change to AI in research.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Metascience 2025 recordings are now available! #Metascience25 gathered researchers, funders, policymakers & more to explore how the research process can improve. The program included preconference symposia & plenary sessions on topics from policy change to AI in research.
🎥 cassyni.com/s/metasc...
🎥 cassyni.com/s/metasc...
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
🇨🇭🇪🇺 Just Published in Royal Society Open Science!
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
July 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🇨🇭🇪🇺 Just Published in Royal Society Open Science!
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Shape research culture + practices! Join the Responsible Research in Action Unconference 2025, Sept 22–24, Berlin, to collaborate on innovative solutions – from reproducibility checks to researcher-driven funding models.
rr-in-action2025.org
@dfg.de @ucoimbra.bsky.social @berlinualliance.bsky.social
rr-in-action2025.org
@dfg.de @ucoimbra.bsky.social @berlinualliance.bsky.social
Responsible Research | In Action -
An Unconference exploring the world of responsible research with Responsible Research in Action. Learn about ethical practices, principles, and innovations in impactful science
rr-in-action2025.org
July 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Shape research culture + practices! Join the Responsible Research in Action Unconference 2025, Sept 22–24, Berlin, to collaborate on innovative solutions – from reproducibility checks to researcher-driven funding models.
rr-in-action2025.org
@dfg.de @ucoimbra.bsky.social @berlinualliance.bsky.social
rr-in-action2025.org
@dfg.de @ucoimbra.bsky.social @berlinualliance.bsky.social
We’ve heard lots about improving #reproducibility at #MetaScience2025 - but how do we stay on top of the evidence for what works? Don’t miss Sean Smith’s talk today (T4.5, 2pm) on building a living, curated, interactive summary of interventions to improve reproducibility @irise-eu.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We’ve heard lots about improving #reproducibility at #MetaScience2025 - but how do we stay on top of the evidence for what works? Don’t miss Sean Smith’s talk today (T4.5, 2pm) on building a living, curated, interactive summary of interventions to improve reproducibility @irise-eu.bsky.social
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
iRISE is at Metascience 2025! The Opening Plenary was an engaging session, featuring diverse perspectives on how metascience can power policymaking.
For those attending, don't miss Sean Smith presenting iRISE’s innovative work tomorrow at 2pm in Session 4, T4.5.
#Metascience2025 #Reproducibility
For those attending, don't miss Sean Smith presenting iRISE’s innovative work tomorrow at 2pm in Session 4, T4.5.
#Metascience2025 #Reproducibility
June 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
iRISE is at Metascience 2025! The Opening Plenary was an engaging session, featuring diverse perspectives on how metascience can power policymaking.
For those attending, don't miss Sean Smith presenting iRISE’s innovative work tomorrow at 2pm in Session 4, T4.5.
#Metascience2025 #Reproducibility
For those attending, don't miss Sean Smith presenting iRISE’s innovative work tomorrow at 2pm in Session 4, T4.5.
#Metascience2025 #Reproducibility
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
The inaugural entry of our iRISE Reproducibility Discussion Series features Dr. Rachel Heyard, who will delve into the complex yet critical topic of "Defining reproducibility: challenges and opportunites of a shared vocabulary": irise-project.eu/news/#!/Deta...
Let us know your thoughts!
Let us know your thoughts!
June 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The inaugural entry of our iRISE Reproducibility Discussion Series features Dr. Rachel Heyard, who will delve into the complex yet critical topic of "Defining reproducibility: challenges and opportunites of a shared vocabulary": irise-project.eu/news/#!/Deta...
Let us know your thoughts!
Let us know your thoughts!
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
There is still time to register for our Train-the-Trainer session on Reproducibility!
#Reproducibility #Metascience2025
#Reproducibility #Metascience2025
Join us in London, following the Metascience 2025 Conference, for a Train-the-Trainer Session on Reproducibility!
Thursday 3 July 2025| 10:00-4:30pm
Free| In-person workshop
Where: UCL, Chandler House, London.
Find out more & register: irise-project.eu/news/#!/Deta...
Thursday 3 July 2025| 10:00-4:30pm
Free| In-person workshop
Where: UCL, Chandler House, London.
Find out more & register: irise-project.eu/news/#!/Deta...
June 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
There is still time to register for our Train-the-Trainer session on Reproducibility!
#Reproducibility #Metascience2025
#Reproducibility #Metascience2025
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Just published - updated guidance and recommendations for the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis (RAISE): osf.io/fwaud/
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
Responsible AI in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE): guidance and recommendations
The RAISE guidance is currently written in three documents. The first document, ‘RAISE 1’, provides tailored recommendations for eight of the distinct roles in the evidence synthesis ecosystem: eviden...
osf.io
June 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Just published - updated guidance and recommendations for the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis (RAISE): osf.io/fwaud/
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
The BNA Credibility Prizes🎉 Nomination Categories include the Student Researcher Prize, the Individual Researcher Prize, and the Team Prize. 🗓️Deadline: 28th Feb. bnacredibility.org.uk/prizes
#BeInCredible #CredibleNeuroscience #Reproducibility #ResearchExcellence #NeuroscienceAwards
#BeInCredible #CredibleNeuroscience #Reproducibility #ResearchExcellence #NeuroscienceAwards
January 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The BNA Credibility Prizes🎉 Nomination Categories include the Student Researcher Prize, the Individual Researcher Prize, and the Team Prize. 🗓️Deadline: 28th Feb. bnacredibility.org.uk/prizes
#BeInCredible #CredibleNeuroscience #Reproducibility #ResearchExcellence #NeuroscienceAwards
#BeInCredible #CredibleNeuroscience #Reproducibility #ResearchExcellence #NeuroscienceAwards
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Doing evidence synthesis and grappling with the ever-widening range of promises about using new Large Language Models to speed up the process?
Perhaps you’re worried about how such tools may be misused?
Yeah, we (the #EPPI-Reviewer team) feel the same.
A thread on our journey so far.
🧵 1/n
Perhaps you’re worried about how such tools may be misused?
Yeah, we (the #EPPI-Reviewer team) feel the same.
A thread on our journey so far.
🧵 1/n
February 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Doing evidence synthesis and grappling with the ever-widening range of promises about using new Large Language Models to speed up the process?
Perhaps you’re worried about how such tools may be misused?
Yeah, we (the #EPPI-Reviewer team) feel the same.
A thread on our journey so far.
🧵 1/n
Perhaps you’re worried about how such tools may be misused?
Yeah, we (the #EPPI-Reviewer team) feel the same.
A thread on our journey so far.
🧵 1/n
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Do you have an idea to improve research culture and practice? Submit a proposal to lead a project during the Responsible Research in Action Unconference (September 22-24, Berlin) by January 26: rr-in-action2025.org/info-for-app.... 20 person teams will collaborate on selected projects.
January 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Do you have an idea to improve research culture and practice? Submit a proposal to lead a project during the Responsible Research in Action Unconference (September 22-24, Berlin) by January 26: rr-in-action2025.org/info-for-app.... 20 person teams will collaborate on selected projects.
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
✨Research positions for the new Wellcome-Trust DESTINY project in automating evidence synthesis! (destiny-evidence.github.io/website/) 🌍✨
🔬Two at EPPI-Centre, UCL: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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🔬Two at EPPI-Centre, UCL: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
✨Research positions for the new Wellcome-Trust DESTINY project in automating evidence synthesis! (destiny-evidence.github.io/website/) 🌍✨
🔬Two at EPPI-Centre, UCL: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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🔬Two at EPPI-Centre, UCL: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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So excited to get started today in London @eppicentre.bsky.social but I couldn’t quite leave #CAMARADES behind 🥲
January 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
So excited to get started today in London @eppicentre.bsky.social but I couldn’t quite leave #CAMARADES behind 🥲
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
What's the moment of luck that's had the biggest impact for your academic career? For me, it was how I wouldn't have gotten a PhD fellowship if it wasn't for the 1st-ranked person declining, which meant that I was awarded the fellowship as 2nd-ranked applicant. That was my last shot at a PhD.
December 12, 2024 at 2:01 PM
What's the moment of luck that's had the biggest impact for your academic career? For me, it was how I wouldn't have gotten a PhD fellowship if it wasn't for the 1st-ranked person declining, which meant that I was awarded the fellowship as 2nd-ranked applicant. That was my last shot at a PhD.
🚀 New feature in the #ASySD R package: a Shiny pop-up to speed up manual deduplication. Huge thanks to the brilliant @lukaswallrich.bsky.social for adding this to the package! Latest version available at github.com/camaradesuk/... #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReviews
December 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM
🚀 New feature in the #ASySD R package: a Shiny pop-up to speed up manual deduplication. Huge thanks to the brilliant @lukaswallrich.bsky.social for adding this to the package! Latest version available at github.com/camaradesuk/... #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReviews
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Happy Advent! I created a special Advent calendar designed to highlight problems and inconsistencies in academic papers and scientific journals. Each day, a new case will be published, and your task is to spot the problem.
Day 1. Enjoy!
papermills.tilda.ws/advent
Day 1. Enjoy!
papermills.tilda.ws/advent
Advent Calendar 2024
Add some interesting details about your company
papermills.tilda.ws
December 1, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Happy Advent! I created a special Advent calendar designed to highlight problems and inconsistencies in academic papers and scientific journals. Each day, a new case will be published, and your task is to spot the problem.
Day 1. Enjoy!
papermills.tilda.ws/advent
Day 1. Enjoy!
papermills.tilda.ws/advent
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
A growing problem --- fake papers polluting systematic reviews. And interesting point that the gold-standard protocols that Cochrane is developing to weed out untrustworthy studies, are too much of an effort for systematic-review authors looking at 100s of papers. www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say
www.science.org
November 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM
A growing problem --- fake papers polluting systematic reviews. And interesting point that the gold-standard protocols that Cochrane is developing to weed out untrustworthy studies, are too much of an effort for systematic-review authors looking at 100s of papers. www.science.org/content/arti...
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
Connecting the dots in neuroscience research: The future of evidence synthesis
Making progress in neuroscience research involves learning from existing data. In this perspective piece, we explore the potential of a data-driven ev…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 29, 2024 at 11:04 AM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
deevybee.blogspot.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:36 AM
For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Funded #PhD Opportunity
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
VIDA DTC: Systematic evidence-based approach to identifying and tailoring inflammation modulating treatments to improve clinical outcomes including cognition for patients with intracerebral haemorrhag...
PhD Project - VIDA DTC: Systematic evidence-based approach to identifying and tailoring inflammation modulating treatments to improve clinical outcomes including cognition for patients with intracereb...
www.findaphd.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Funded #PhD Opportunity
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
Cool! Very interested to see how this works…
Introducing RegCheck: a tool which uses Large Language Models to automatically compare preregistered protocols with their corresponding published papers and highlights deviations.
@malte.the100.ci @ianhussey.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci @bjoernhommel.bsky.social
regcheck.app
@malte.the100.ci @ianhussey.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci @bjoernhommel.bsky.social
regcheck.app
RegCheck.app
RegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly.
regcheck.app
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Cool! Very interested to see how this works…
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
Wishing the Elsevier editors who desk-accepted this all the best for their next career moves.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
November 22, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Wishing the Elsevier editors who desk-accepted this all the best for their next career moves.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
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🧪"A call for research to address the threat of paper mills"
5 key research questions needing resourcing & support
Proof: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
💙 @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social @saraheaton.bsky.social @nhwise.bsky.social, United2Act co-authors and members, COPE & STM
5 key research questions needing resourcing & support
Proof: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
💙 @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social @saraheaton.bsky.social @nhwise.bsky.social, United2Act co-authors and members, COPE & STM
A call for research to address the threat of paper mills
Research paper mills are covert organizations that provide low quality or fabricated manuscripts to paying clients. This Perspective, written by members of the United2Act Research Working Group, propo...
journals.plos.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:18 PM
🧪"A call for research to address the threat of paper mills"
5 key research questions needing resourcing & support
Proof: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
💙 @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social @saraheaton.bsky.social @nhwise.bsky.social, United2Act co-authors and members, COPE & STM
5 key research questions needing resourcing & support
Proof: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
💙 @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social @saraheaton.bsky.social @nhwise.bsky.social, United2Act co-authors and members, COPE & STM
Reposted by Kaitlyn Hair
PhD opportunity as part of the MRC Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme. Repurposing for Intracerebral Haemorrhage, with systematic approach to drug selection.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Systematic evidence-based approach to identifying and tailoring inflammation modulating treatments for patients with intracerebral haemorrhage
Precision Medicine Project - Systematic evidence-based approach to identifying and tailoring inflammation modulating treatments for patients with intracerebral haemorrhage
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 13, 2024 at 8:49 PM
PhD opportunity as part of the MRC Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme. Repurposing for Intracerebral Haemorrhage, with systematic approach to drug selection.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...