Lex Bouter
@lexbouter.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus of Methodology and Integrity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
I'm an Amsterdam-based epidemiologist interested in Research Integrity and Open Science, and much more.
ORCID 0000-0002-2659-5482 - Profile page: https://bit.ly/48aE9vI
I'm an Amsterdam-based epidemiologist interested in Research Integrity and Open Science, and much more.
ORCID 0000-0002-2659-5482 - Profile page: https://bit.ly/48aE9vI
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Lex Bouter
@lexbouter.bsky.social
· Dec 23
Short personal reviews of 31 novels on #ResearchIntegrity "Novels can realistically depict the dilemmas scholars need to navigate ... This may help them to reflect on what a good researcher is and what academic scholars can do to stay close to that ideal." bit.ly/409E5ff
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Open science must avoid ‘feeding the machine’ for AI firms.
Academics must set standards for use of artificial intelligence in research, says open science expert.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
Academics must set standards for use of artificial intelligence in research, says open science expert.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Open science must avoid ‘feeding the machine’ for AI firms.
Academics must set standards for use of artificial intelligence in research, says open science expert.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
Academics must set standards for use of artificial intelligence in research, says open science expert.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
Wake up call for funding agencies: "The question is, which costs more: the research being funded, or the application process itself?"
"How can funders avoid crossing the Szilard point?"
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Wake up call for funding agencies: "The question is, which costs more: the research being funded, or the application process itself?"
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A BBC investigation has uncovered claims that essay cheating remains widespread at UK universities despite the introduction of a law designed to stop it.
#AcademicIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI #UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#AcademicIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI #UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Essay cheating at universities an 'open secret' despite new law - BBC News
An essay mill owner says he's made millions, while an ex-lecturer says he quit due to rife cheating.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A BBC investigation has uncovered claims that essay cheating remains widespread at UK universities despite the introduction of a law designed to stop it.
#AcademicIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI #UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#AcademicIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI #UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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45 projects awarded to strengthen Dutch open science infrastructure! From connecting colonial archives to opening telescope data, these initiatives make research infrastructure more accessible, transparent and inclusive.
Read more👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
Read more👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
45 projects strengthen Dutch open science infrastructure | Open Science NL
In its largest funding round to date, Open Science NL awards 45 projects that strengthen infrastructure for open science in the Netherlands. The projects make scholarly data, software and publications more accessible and help make science more accessible, transparent and inclusive.
www.openscience.nl
December 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
45 projects awarded to strengthen Dutch open science infrastructure! From connecting colonial archives to opening telescope data, these initiatives make research infrastructure more accessible, transparent and inclusive.
Read more👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
Read more👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
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Open Science NL is funding 27 replication studies with €5.2M. Projects will reanalyse data, repeat experiments, and explore variations across many fields. Read more 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...
27 studies re-examined | Open Science NL
Open Science NL has awarded funding to 27 applicants to replicate earlier studies. They will reanalyse original data, repeat experiments, and replicate studies with slight variations to the original design. A total amount of 5.2 million euros was granted.
www.openscience.nl
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Open Science NL is funding 27 replication studies with €5.2M. Projects will reanalyse data, repeat experiments, and explore variations across many fields. Read more 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...
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🌞The consultation on the Athens Statement is open until 📅19 December📅, and we thank those who have already responded. To contribute, you simply need to:
👉🏼 click here: comcensus.org/athens_state...
👉🏼 indicate your overall level of agreement
👉🏼 provide a short (or long🙂) explanation of your opinion.
👉🏼 click here: comcensus.org/athens_state...
👉🏼 indicate your overall level of agreement
👉🏼 provide a short (or long🙂) explanation of your opinion.
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🌞The consultation on the Athens Statement is open until 📅19 December📅, and we thank those who have already responded. To contribute, you simply need to:
👉🏼 click here: comcensus.org/athens_state...
👉🏼 indicate your overall level of agreement
👉🏼 provide a short (or long🙂) explanation of your opinion.
👉🏼 click here: comcensus.org/athens_state...
👉🏼 indicate your overall level of agreement
👉🏼 provide a short (or long🙂) explanation of your opinion.
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👀👋🏼Do not lose the opportunity to share your thoughts on the Athens Statement and to have a good look on the innovative way we are applying at this step of the consultation process. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
🌞The consultation on the Athens Statement is open until 📅19 December📅, and we thank those who have already responded. To contribute, you simply need to:
👉🏼 click here: comcensus.org/athens_state...
👉🏼 indicate your overall level of agreement
👉🏼 provide a short (or long🙂) explanation of your opinion.
👉🏼 click here: comcensus.org/athens_state...
👉🏼 indicate your overall level of agreement
👉🏼 provide a short (or long🙂) explanation of your opinion.
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
👀👋🏼Do not lose the opportunity to share your thoughts on the Athens Statement and to have a good look on the innovative way we are applying at this step of the consultation process. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Achal Agrawal is on Nature’s list of 10 people who shaped science in 2025. His work helped change India’s university rankings system to include a penalty for large number of retractions.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This science sleuth revealed a retraction crisis at Indian universities
Achal Agrawal is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Achal Agrawal is on Nature’s list of 10 people who shaped science in 2025. His work helped change India’s university rankings system to include a penalty for large number of retractions.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The global 🌍🌎🌏 consultation on the recommendations from the Athens Statement on Research Integrity is now open. We warmly invite you to join them, read the current draft, propose amendments and discuss with others participants at 👉🏼 lnkd.in/d29Cx-va 👈🏼
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The global 🌍🌎🌏 consultation on the recommendations from the Athens Statement on Research Integrity is now open. We warmly invite you to join them, read the current draft, propose amendments and discuss with others participants at 👉🏼 lnkd.in/d29Cx-va 👈🏼
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We are already receiveing your valuable feedback on the 2nd draft of the Athens Statement. Keep commenting, discussing, and monitoring - in real time - the evolution of the recommendations! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
The global 🌍🌎🌏 consultation on the recommendations from the Athens Statement on Research Integrity is now open. We warmly invite you to join them, read the current draft, propose amendments and discuss with others participants at 👉🏼 lnkd.in/d29Cx-va 👈🏼
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We are already receiveing your valuable feedback on the 2nd draft of the Athens Statement. Keep commenting, discussing, and monitoring - in real time - the evolution of the recommendations! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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The countdown to #WCRI 2026 begins! 🔍
Join global leaders in Vancouver (May 3–6) to discuss the future of #ResearchIntegrity.
✔ Visa info now released—apply early
✔ Travel grants available for Canadian delegates
✔ Sponsorship opportunities now open
Join global leaders in Vancouver (May 3–6) to discuss the future of #ResearchIntegrity.
✔ Visa info now released—apply early
✔ Travel grants available for Canadian delegates
✔ Sponsorship opportunities now open
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The countdown to #WCRI 2026 begins! 🔍
Join global leaders in Vancouver (May 3–6) to discuss the future of #ResearchIntegrity.
✔ Visa info now released—apply early
✔ Travel grants available for Canadian delegates
✔ Sponsorship opportunities now open
Join global leaders in Vancouver (May 3–6) to discuss the future of #ResearchIntegrity.
✔ Visa info now released—apply early
✔ Travel grants available for Canadian delegates
✔ Sponsorship opportunities now open
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New #WCRI updates are out!
✔ Explore how past conferences shaped global research integrity
✔ Share your input on the revised Athens Statement
✔ See new findings on preregistration trends from recent WCRIs
Join the global effort to strengthen responsible research.
✔ Explore how past conferences shaped global research integrity
✔ Share your input on the revised Athens Statement
✔ See new findings on preregistration trends from recent WCRIs
Join the global effort to strengthen responsible research.
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
New #WCRI updates are out!
✔ Explore how past conferences shaped global research integrity
✔ Share your input on the revised Athens Statement
✔ See new findings on preregistration trends from recent WCRIs
Join the global effort to strengthen responsible research.
✔ Explore how past conferences shaped global research integrity
✔ Share your input on the revised Athens Statement
✔ See new findings on preregistration trends from recent WCRIs
Join the global effort to strengthen responsible research.
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Re-sharing this for anyone who missed it — registration for #WCRI2026 is now open!
🚨Join us in Vancouver next May:
🚨Join us in Vancouver next May:
🚨 Registration is OPEN!
Join us in Vancouver for the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity (#WCRI2026), May 3–6, 2026.
🌍 All disciplines, all career stages
📍 Venue: The Westin Bayshore
🔗 Register now + book your stay: wcri2026.org/registration/
Join us in Vancouver for the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity (#WCRI2026), May 3–6, 2026.
🌍 All disciplines, all career stages
📍 Venue: The Westin Bayshore
🔗 Register now + book your stay: wcri2026.org/registration/
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Re-sharing this for anyone who missed it — registration for #WCRI2026 is now open!
🚨Join us in Vancouver next May:
🚨Join us in Vancouver next May:
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🧪 After 25 years, a landmark study claiming the herbicide Glyphosate (and Roundup) was “safe” has been officially retracted — due to ghost-writing and clear conflicts of interest. What was once scientific “proof” now collapses. #Science #Glyphosate #Retracted ☣️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Serious ethical concerns’
Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🧪 After 25 years, a landmark study claiming the herbicide Glyphosate (and Roundup) was “safe” has been officially retracted — due to ghost-writing and clear conflicts of interest. What was once scientific “proof” now collapses. #Science #Glyphosate #Retracted ☣️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Congratulations to @simine.com, editor-in-chief of Psychological Science and professor at @unimelb.bsky.social, for receiving the @einsteinberlin.bsky.social’s Individual Award for promoting quality in research. #AcademicSky #Psychology
Simine Vazire Awarded 2025 Einstein Foundation Individual Award
The editor-in-chief of Psychological Science is recognized for promoting quality in research.
www.psychologicalscience.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations to @simine.com, editor-in-chief of Psychological Science and professor at @unimelb.bsky.social, for receiving the @einsteinberlin.bsky.social’s Individual Award for promoting quality in research. #AcademicSky #Psychology
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A ten-year drive to credit authors for their work — and why there’s still more to do www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A ten-year drive to credit authors for their work — and why there’s still more to do
Information about the roles of each author of a paper can help to build trust, integrity and responsible research assessment. Coordinated efforts are needed to consolidate progress.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A ten-year drive to credit authors for their work — and why there’s still more to do www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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By 2024, #CRediT information was included in nearly 850K pubs (incl preprints, conference papers) — around 22% of the 3.7M pubs for which full text was available that were recorded last year in Digital Science’s Dimensions, a database of scholarly publications.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A ten-year drive to credit authors for their work — and why there’s still more to do
Information about the roles of each author of a paper can help to build trust, integrity and responsible research assessment. Coordinated efforts are needed to consolidate progress.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
By 2024, #CRediT information was included in nearly 850K pubs (incl preprints, conference papers) — around 22% of the 3.7M pubs for which full text was available that were recorded last year in Digital Science’s Dimensions, a database of scholarly publications.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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10 years since CRediT was introduced, >20% adoption (of full text in Dimensions). Now, we need to build on this to comprehensively integrate CRediT in metadata and make sure the taxonomy evolves to remain fit for purpose. doi.org/10.1038/d415...
W/ @sjcporter.bsky.social Liz Allen Ruth Whitman
W/ @sjcporter.bsky.social Liz Allen Ruth Whitman
A ten-year drive to credit authors for their work — and why there’s still more to do
Information about the roles of each author of a paper can help to build trust, integrity and responsible research assessment. Coordinated efforts are needed to consolidate progress.
doi.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
10 years since CRediT was introduced, >20% adoption (of full text in Dimensions). Now, we need to build on this to comprehensively integrate CRediT in metadata and make sure the taxonomy evolves to remain fit for purpose. doi.org/10.1038/d415...
W/ @sjcporter.bsky.social Liz Allen Ruth Whitman
W/ @sjcporter.bsky.social Liz Allen Ruth Whitman
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There is no reason why systematic reviews can't be open. The data used for synthesis is *already* open and there are many excellent open source tools that can facilitate the easy sharing of analysis scripts.
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
There is no reason why systematic reviews can't be open. The data used for synthesis is *already* open and there are many excellent open source tools that can facilitate the easy sharing of analysis scripts.
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
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Congratulations to the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative -- a remarkable effort by a remarkable team. This is a wonderful acknowledgement of an incredible contribution to assessing and improving research quality.
🏆 Institutional: The Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative is a nationwide effort to evaluate research results in laboratory biology & the largest coordinated replication effort in the field worldwide, showcasing the potential of country-level research improvements. @redebrrepro.bsky.social (3/5)
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Congratulations to the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative -- a remarkable effort by a remarkable team. This is a wonderful acknowledgement of an incredible contribution to assessing and improving research quality.
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My amazing friend and MetaMelb co-director @simine.com has won the 2025 Einstein Foundation Award! @unimelb.bsky.social @psychunimelb.bsky.social and @replicats.bsky.social are so lucky to have you
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
My amazing friend and MetaMelb co-director @simine.com has won the 2025 Einstein Foundation Award! @unimelb.bsky.social @psychunimelb.bsky.social and @replicats.bsky.social are so lucky to have you
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🏆 Institutional: The Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative is a nationwide effort to evaluate research results in laboratory biology & the largest coordinated replication effort in the field worldwide, showcasing the potential of country-level research improvements. @redebrrepro.bsky.social (3/5)
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🏆 Institutional: The Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative is a nationwide effort to evaluate research results in laboratory biology & the largest coordinated replication effort in the field worldwide, showcasing the potential of country-level research improvements. @redebrrepro.bsky.social (3/5)
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We summarized the Drain paper in an LSE Impact blog post this week. Please share in your networks, ideally with those we are calling to action: research funders and university leadership
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #ScholComm
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #ScholComm
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We summarized the Drain paper in an LSE Impact blog post this week. Please share in your networks, ideally with those we are calling to action: research funders and university leadership
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #ScholComm
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #ScholComm
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📝 Latest Article Alert! 📝
"Registration of research on research integrity is still not common: Findings from the Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Athens editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity"
Wilco H. M. Emons, Klaas Sijtsma & @lexbouter.bsky.social
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...
"Registration of research on research integrity is still not common: Findings from the Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Athens editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity"
Wilco H. M. Emons, Klaas Sijtsma & @lexbouter.bsky.social
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...
Registration of research on research integrity is still not common: Findings from the Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Athens editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity
This article reports on the prevalence of registration of empirical studies presented at three editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity at the time of abstract submission.During regis...
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
📝 Latest Article Alert! 📝
"Registration of research on research integrity is still not common: Findings from the Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Athens editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity"
Wilco H. M. Emons, Klaas Sijtsma & @lexbouter.bsky.social
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...
"Registration of research on research integrity is still not common: Findings from the Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Athens editions of the World Conference on Research Integrity"
Wilco H. M. Emons, Klaas Sijtsma & @lexbouter.bsky.social
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...