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UK Reproducibility Network
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The UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) is a national peer-led consortium that aims to promote and enable rigorous, robust, transparent, and reproducible research in the UK.
https://www.ukrn.org/ #AcademicSky #OpenResearch #Research
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pwgtennant.bsky.social
"The most ambitious thing we could do... is to meaningfully invest in metascientific research"

Hopefully more metascience funding will come from @ukri.org that isn't tied to narrow aims or definitions of metascience.
rmcelreath.bsky.social Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 18d
The Max Planck Society has begun an exploratory round table for open science. We are drafting some recommendations to leadership. Still a long way to go! But here are my notes on the most recent draft, just so you all know how I am trying to steer things.
Richard McElreath: It must not be overlooked that junior researchers DO NOT TRUST US. We, the directors, are a big part of the problem. We made this system, we remake it every year, and we benefit from it. What can we do to credibly signal our commitment to reform a corrupt research culture? My conversations with junior scientists in the society has taught me that directors are too often either indifferent or hostile to science reform. We cannot hope to convince our prize winning colleagues. Their egos are immune. But we can replace retirements with researchers who care more about integrity than their own prestige. This is important both for earning the trust of the junior researchers who really do the research in the MPG and for attracting excellent future directors and starting to earn the trust of the public. So I suggest two strong signals to our junior researchers (and the public): (1) we will reform recruitment and promotion at all levels to eliminate proxies like citation counts and journal brands in favor of reliability and sustainability; (2) we will make open science skills a core part of scientific training, through the graduate schools at a minimum, as conditions for the central funding. The most ambitious thing we could do, as hinted at in item 5 above, is to meaningfully invest in metascientific research. As the largest basic research organization in the world, the MPG is uniquely suited to studying research and its products from a broad perspective that includes the humanities, the sciences, and policy. Governments are already involved in science reform. Someone should study it in an organized and sustained way.
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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lakens.bsky.social
Very happy to have received a replication grant from NWO! We will be reproducing power analyses of large scale replication projects, to learn how to improve power analyses, and increase quality control in large team Science projects! 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…
www.openscience.nl
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
ukrepro.bsky.social
How can universities make better, evidence-informed decisions about research strategy and culture?

Our new COMET blog explores this question!

comet.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/12/10/w...
Welcome to the COMET blog! | Comet Blog | UK Reproducibility Network
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December 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
ukrepro.bsky.social
UKRN welcomes REF’s renewed focus on collaboration and strategy. Institutions can now highlight partnerships in their REF statements to promote responsible research. Read more:
www.ukrn.org/2025/12/16/r...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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asapbio.bsky.social
The second interview in our series "Preprints and the Global South" features Prof. To Thi Mai Huong from the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, interviewed by the 2025 ASAPbio Fellow Jimeng Li, a PhD student from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Preprints and the Global South: An Interview with To Thi Mai Huong
Jimeng Li, a PhD student from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, interviews Prof. To Thi Mai Huong from the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (also called Vietnam – France…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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i4replication.bsky.social
We're thrilled to open registration for our 1st 2026 Replication Games. The event will be at the University of Zurich on January 19th.

Psych, public health, pol sci and econ studies will be reproduced! Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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scientificdiscovery.dev
Big new blogpost!

My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.

--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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mzloteanu.bsky.social
#statstab #478 Stuck between Zero and One: Modelling Non-Count Proportions with Beta and Dirichlet Regression

Thoughts: A few resources for proportion data.

#Dirichlet #proportions #betareg #count #tutorial

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Stuck between Zero and One: Modelling Non-Count Proportions with Beta and Dirichlet Regression
Post provided by JAMES WEEDON & BOB DOUMA Chinese translation provided by Zishen Wang 這篇博客文章也有中文版 Imagine the scene: you’re presenting your exciting research results at an important internation…
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December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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cos.io
Rapidly-growing research and data demands have prompted many institutions to develop cross-functional models that combine the strengths of libraries, IT, research computing, and research administration.

🏛️ Four institutions reflect on building cross-campus collaborations:
It Takes a Campus: Building Cross-Campus Collaborations to Support Research Computing and Data Needs
The Center for Open Science brought together librarians and research professionals for a webinar on how institutions develop cross-campus models to meet evolving research and computing data needs. The event featured speakers from OSF Institutions members Duke University, Princeton University, and UC Berkeley, as well as NC State University.
www.cos.io
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
ukrepro.bsky.social
Today we hit 500 followers!

So what better time to showcase our wonderful community of researchers, research enablers, institutions, and research sector stakeholders, with the UK Reproducibility Network starter pack. Give them a follow too!

#AcademicSky #Research #OpenResearch
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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daryloconnor.bsky.social
Such a great @ukrepro.bsky.social meeting yesterday in Manchester. Hugely productive, focused, and what an outstanding example of collaborative working for the greater good! Sorry I cannot be there for day 2
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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i4replication.bsky.social
🚨New blog post: Replicators, rejoice! Episode 1 of the new series is out: “A New README.” A practical guide to transforming messy project folders into clear, well-structured documentation that strengthens transparency and reproducibility.

See more at
i4replication.org/dont-panic-a...
Don’t Panic: A Researcher’s Guide to Replication Packages
Episode 1: A New README Who Needs a README? Imagine coming across a really cool paper in a top journal. The kind of paper you wish you wrote yourself; the…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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rorinstitute.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Big news for UK metascience: the government is trebling the UK Metascience Unit’s budget to £49m.

"This represents a resounding vote of confidence in the value and opportunities of metascience to improve the way the UK funds, manages and evaluates research", says RoRI's @jameswilsdon.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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openresearchuoa.bsky.social
For Day 9 we see: The Copim Compass! This comprehensive and continuously updated guide from our friends @copim.bsky.social provides resources for anyone wanting to get involved in Open Access book production be you a: author, publisher, editor, software designer or library
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December 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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n8research.bsky.social
Zosia Beckles, Research Information Analyst in Library Research Support @bristoluni.bsky.social recently joined a @n8cir.bsky.social workshop to share her insights from a decade of managing sensitive data releases.

More at: n8cir.org.uk/training-and...

#sensitivedata
Ship shape and Bristol fashion: Lessons learnt through 10 years of sensitive data release
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December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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openbookcollective.bsky.social
In the past few months we have welcomed some new library supporters to the Open Book Collective, so we'd love to take the opportunity over the next few days to introduce and publicly thank them for their support of open access book publishing.
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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reproducibilitea.org
💡 Lessons learned from two early career reviewer workshops / with Rachel Heyard
youtu.be/Qufa6GzxoBc?...

🔗 New website
ECR Reviewers Platform ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
Rachel Heyard - Lessons learned from two early career reviewer workshops
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December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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statsepi.bsky.social
Just a reminder about the new all-island Irish Reproducibility Network. There are already lots of great people involved. You can sign up and find local site leads with the link, and if you are based in Cork feel free to reach out to me directly.

irishrn.org
Home - Irish Reproducibility Network
My WordPress Blog
irishrn.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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reproducibilitea.org
💡 The editorial process and the role of peer review / with Marcus Munafò

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Marcus Munafò - The editorial process and the role of peer review
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December 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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cos.io
Over the past decade, COS has worked closely with partners across Europe. We’re now starting the process of establishing a formal presence in the EU to deepen that collaboration while continuing to support researchers worldwide.

Read more: www.cos.io/blog/expandi...
Expanding Our Work in the EU: An Update on COS's Next Steps
Today, we’re sharing an update on the steps we’re taking to establish a formal presence in the European Union in Brussels, Belgium and how we hope to collaborate with partners in the EU, Europe, and b...
www.cos.io
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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cornwall.exeter.ac.uk
Funding organisations can fix the science publishing system – which currently puts profit first and science second – according to new research.

@uniexecec.bsky.social
Funding agencies can end profit-first science publishing
Funding organisations can fix the science publishing system – which currently puts profit first and science second – according to new research. The new paper says the current relationship between rese...
news.exeter.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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i4replication.bsky.social
🚨New blog post: The Reproducibility Gap in Tropical Disease Research

Tropical diseases remain one of the greatest global health challenges, yet much of the evidence guiding interventions may not be as reliable as we assume...
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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magdalenaskipper.bsky.social
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer. This stand first says it all…
A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro

🧪 #academicSky
@nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI reviewers are here — we are not ready
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer.
www.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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annayahprosser.bsky.social
If you're an ECR who has done great work to promote open research, please consider applying for this excellent award! I recieved this earlier this year and my minifig sits proudly in my office 😊 A great way to recognise ECR contributions!
ukrepro.bsky.social UK Reproducibility Network @ukrepro.bsky.social · Dec 3
Nominations for the UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2026 have opened!

Named after @deevybee.bsky.social, the prize, first awarded in 2022, celebrates the contributions of early career researchers to research improvement.

Nominations close 18 January 2026.

#AcademicSky #Research
Dorothy Bishop Prize 2026
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December 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
ukrepro.bsky.social
Nominations for the UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2026 have opened!

Named after @deevybee.bsky.social, the prize, first awarded in 2022, celebrates the contributions of early career researchers to research improvement.

Nominations close 18 January 2026.

#AcademicSky #Research
Dorothy Bishop Prize 2026
www.ukrn.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM