Sam Westwood
@samwestwood.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology at King’s College London
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Sam Westwood
@samwestwood.bsky.social
· Jun 11
We're back, with a fresh new lineup of talks and workshops!
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
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Never-before-seen footage of me and @jamesheathers.bsky.social working on GRIM, unearthed by @samwestwood.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Never-before-seen footage of me and @jamesheathers.bsky.social working on GRIM, unearthed by @samwestwood.bsky.social
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Hands down my favourite slide and biggest takeaway from @steamtraen.eu's talk, made possible by @samwestwood.bsky.social and Nick's 2-hour sacrifice albeit on holiday.
#grim #sprite on #rstats
#grim #sprite on #rstats
July 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Hands down my favourite slide and biggest takeaway from @steamtraen.eu's talk, made possible by @samwestwood.bsky.social and Nick's 2-hour sacrifice albeit on holiday.
#grim #sprite on #rstats
#grim #sprite on #rstats
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Super stoked to have delivered a workshop on automation and scalability in research reviews at the Open Research Summer School @kingsioppn.bsky.social
My GitHub repository is available if you want to give it a go
github.com/kameleonjour...
My GitHub repository is available if you want to give it a go
github.com/kameleonjour...
July 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Super stoked to have delivered a workshop on automation and scalability in research reviews at the Open Research Summer School @kingsioppn.bsky.social
My GitHub repository is available if you want to give it a go
github.com/kameleonjour...
My GitHub repository is available if you want to give it a go
github.com/kameleonjour...
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Massive shoutout to @samwestwood.bsky.social for organising such a valuable event year after year! 🙌
July 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Massive shoutout to @samwestwood.bsky.social for organising such a valuable event year after year! 🙌
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🚨Summer School Alert!🚨
Join the FREE Open Research Summer School (in-person or online) to learn about good quality science.
I'll be talking about a practical four-step robustness check to assess and improve quality of findings. Check out the full program for many more fantastic speakers!
Join the FREE Open Research Summer School (in-person or online) to learn about good quality science.
I'll be talking about a practical four-step robustness check to assess and improve quality of findings. Check out the full program for many more fantastic speakers!
Join @michelenuijten.bsky.social for “A Four-Step Robustness Check” at the King’s Open Research Summer School on Tues 22nd July for a practical guide to assessing how solid your findings really are.
Register: tinyurl.com/yt8udeyk
Register: tinyurl.com/yt8udeyk
June 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🚨Summer School Alert!🚨
Join the FREE Open Research Summer School (in-person or online) to learn about good quality science.
I'll be talking about a practical four-step robustness check to assess and improve quality of findings. Check out the full program for many more fantastic speakers!
Join the FREE Open Research Summer School (in-person or online) to learn about good quality science.
I'll be talking about a practical four-step robustness check to assess and improve quality of findings. Check out the full program for many more fantastic speakers!
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Very much looking forward to talking about RegCheck at the KCL Open Research Summer School on Thursday.
Not so much looking forward to the current task at hand: preparing the presentation and workshop on a 20 hour journey from Tokyo to London 🥲
Not so much looking forward to the current task at hand: preparing the presentation and workshop on a 20 hour journey from Tokyo to London 🥲
Ever wondered how closely a paper matches its preregistration?
Join @jamiecummins.bsky.social for an intro to RegCheck, a practical tool for better transparency in deviations from pre-registered protocols
Registere for free: tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
Join @jamiecummins.bsky.social for an intro to RegCheck, a practical tool for better transparency in deviations from pre-registered protocols
Registere for free: tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
July 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Very much looking forward to talking about RegCheck at the KCL Open Research Summer School on Thursday.
Not so much looking forward to the current task at hand: preparing the presentation and workshop on a 20 hour journey from Tokyo to London 🥲
Not so much looking forward to the current task at hand: preparing the presentation and workshop on a 20 hour journey from Tokyo to London 🥲
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If you'd like to chat about Papercheck with some of our team members, @debruine.bsky.social will be at the Metascience conference, @crist14n.bsky.social will be at the open research summer school by @samwestwood.bsky.social , and @raphaelmerz.bsky.social will be at SIPS!
New blog post: Checking Data and Code in Repositories with Papercheck daniellakens.blogspot.com/2025/06/chec... We show how our Papercheck tool can automatically check and list files in data repositories linked to in a scientific manuscript.
June 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
If you'd like to chat about Papercheck with some of our team members, @debruine.bsky.social will be at the Metascience conference, @crist14n.bsky.social will be at the open research summer school by @samwestwood.bsky.social , and @raphaelmerz.bsky.social will be at SIPS!
Ever wondered how closely a paper matches its preregistration?
Join @jamiecummins.bsky.social for an intro to RegCheck, a practical tool for better transparency in deviations from pre-registered protocols
Registere for free: tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
Join @jamiecummins.bsky.social for an intro to RegCheck, a practical tool for better transparency in deviations from pre-registered protocols
Registere for free: tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
June 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ever wondered how closely a paper matches its preregistration?
Join @jamiecummins.bsky.social for an intro to RegCheck, a practical tool for better transparency in deviations from pre-registered protocols
Registere for free: tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
Join @jamiecummins.bsky.social for an intro to RegCheck, a practical tool for better transparency in deviations from pre-registered protocols
Registere for free: tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
Can we normalise error detection in science?
Join @ianhussey.mmmdata.io as he explores how we assess trustworthiness and challenge misconduct in academic work.
Register free here tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
Join @ianhussey.mmmdata.io as he explores how we assess trustworthiness and challenge misconduct in academic work.
Register free here tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
June 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Can we normalise error detection in science?
Join @ianhussey.mmmdata.io as he explores how we assess trustworthiness and challenge misconduct in academic work.
Register free here tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
Join @ianhussey.mmmdata.io as he explores how we assess trustworthiness and challenge misconduct in academic work.
Register free here tinyurl.com/4un95jwp
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I really enjoyed joining this online last year! Learnt a lot from some fab people 😊
Signed up again and ready for this year!
Signed up again and ready for this year!
We're back, with a fresh new lineup of talks and workshops!
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
June 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I really enjoyed joining this online last year! Learnt a lot from some fab people 😊
Signed up again and ready for this year!
Signed up again and ready for this year!
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Looking forward to presenting at the King's Open Research Summer School and meeting the London Open Science crowd! Thanks @samwestwood.bsky.social for the invitation!
Excited to welcome @ephemeralidea.bsky.social to King’s Open Research Summer School on Mon 21st July.
She’ll be sharing new reflections since Big Little Lies, a standout in the growing movement to detect and challenge questionable research practices misconduct.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/j7y9962r
She’ll be sharing new reflections since Big Little Lies, a standout in the growing movement to detect and challenge questionable research practices misconduct.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/j7y9962r
June 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Looking forward to presenting at the King's Open Research Summer School and meeting the London Open Science crowd! Thanks @samwestwood.bsky.social for the invitation!
Can you publish a non-significant result and say something meaningful?
Find out with @mzloteanu.bsky.social, in his talk and workshop on "Publishing Non-Significant Results: An Intro to Equivalence Tests"
Register here: tinyurl.com/ORSS2025
#OpenScience #EquivalenceTesting
Find out with @mzloteanu.bsky.social, in his talk and workshop on "Publishing Non-Significant Results: An Intro to Equivalence Tests"
Register here: tinyurl.com/ORSS2025
#OpenScience #EquivalenceTesting
June 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Can you publish a non-significant result and say something meaningful?
Find out with @mzloteanu.bsky.social, in his talk and workshop on "Publishing Non-Significant Results: An Intro to Equivalence Tests"
Register here: tinyurl.com/ORSS2025
#OpenScience #EquivalenceTesting
Find out with @mzloteanu.bsky.social, in his talk and workshop on "Publishing Non-Significant Results: An Intro to Equivalence Tests"
Register here: tinyurl.com/ORSS2025
#OpenScience #EquivalenceTesting
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Thanks @samwestwood.bsky.social for your words:
"The LNL network isn’t about perfection. It’s about persistence, creativity, and community. This year’s retreat more than ever proved that when those ingredients come together, positive change doesn’t just feel possible – it feels certain."
"The LNL network isn’t about perfection. It’s about persistence, creativity, and community. This year’s retreat more than ever proved that when those ingredients come together, positive change doesn’t just feel possible – it feels certain."
2025 UKRN Local Network Leads Retreat – London School of Economics | UK Reproducibility Network
www.ukrn.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Thanks @samwestwood.bsky.social for your words:
"The LNL network isn’t about perfection. It’s about persistence, creativity, and community. This year’s retreat more than ever proved that when those ingredients come together, positive change doesn’t just feel possible – it feels certain."
"The LNL network isn’t about perfection. It’s about persistence, creativity, and community. This year’s retreat more than ever proved that when those ingredients come together, positive change doesn’t just feel possible – it feels certain."
We're back, with a fresh new lineup of talks and workshops!
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
June 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We're back, with a fresh new lineup of talks and workshops!
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud!
This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm
Join @michelenuijten.bsky.social for “A Four-Step Robustness Check” at the King’s Open Research Summer School on Tues 22nd July for a practical guide to assessing how solid your findings really are.
Register: tinyurl.com/yt8udeyk
Register: tinyurl.com/yt8udeyk
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Join @michelenuijten.bsky.social for “A Four-Step Robustness Check” at the King’s Open Research Summer School on Tues 22nd July for a practical guide to assessing how solid your findings really are.
Register: tinyurl.com/yt8udeyk
Register: tinyurl.com/yt8udeyk
Excited to welcome @ephemeralidea.bsky.social to King’s Open Research Summer School on Mon 21st July.
She’ll be sharing new reflections since Big Little Lies, a standout in the growing movement to detect and challenge questionable research practices misconduct.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/j7y9962r
She’ll be sharing new reflections since Big Little Lies, a standout in the growing movement to detect and challenge questionable research practices misconduct.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/j7y9962r
June 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Excited to welcome @ephemeralidea.bsky.social to King’s Open Research Summer School on Mon 21st July.
She’ll be sharing new reflections since Big Little Lies, a standout in the growing movement to detect and challenge questionable research practices misconduct.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/j7y9962r
She’ll be sharing new reflections since Big Little Lies, a standout in the growing movement to detect and challenge questionable research practices misconduct.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/j7y9962r
Reposted by Sam Westwood
Neurofeedback has been touted as a promising non-pharmaceutical treatment for ADHD, but does it actually work?
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
December 12, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Neurofeedback has been touted as a promising non-pharmaceutical treatment for ADHD, but does it actually work?
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
Neurofeedback has been touted as a promising non-pharmaceutical treatment for ADHD, but does it actually work?
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
December 12, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Neurofeedback has been touted as a promising non-pharmaceutical treatment for ADHD, but does it actually work?
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
No.
Current forms of NF did not significantly improve blinded reports of symptoms or performance on task based measures of cognition.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/neurofe...
Reposted by Sam Westwood
What are you favourite PubPeer comments/exchanges?
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
November 15, 2024 at 9:06 AM
What are you favourite PubPeer comments/exchanges?
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
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www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
excellent overview of Gino case from start to finish
excellent overview of Gino case from start to finish
It's Over - Gino vs Harvard Fake Data Scandal
YouTube video by Pete Judo
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2024 at 8:45 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
excellent overview of Gino case from start to finish
excellent overview of Gino case from start to finish
What are you favourite PubPeer comments/exchanges?
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
November 15, 2024 at 9:06 AM
What are you favourite PubPeer comments/exchanges?
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
I'm planning on writing a companion (or "Hitchhiker's") guide for academics, one section will be on how to evaluate papers.
Reposted by Sam Westwood
Remarkable sleuthing.
Authors reply to state that the reported results do differ and were from separate samples. Sleuth extracts vector graphics from pdf and makes this a to show they are definitely the same data (see pubpeer comment for moving gif)
Don’t double down!
pubpeer.com/publications...
Authors reply to state that the reported results do differ and were from separate samples. Sleuth extracts vector graphics from pdf and makes this a to show they are definitely the same data (see pubpeer comment for moving gif)
Don’t double down!
pubpeer.com/publications...
November 13, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Remarkable sleuthing.
Authors reply to state that the reported results do differ and were from separate samples. Sleuth extracts vector graphics from pdf and makes this a to show they are definitely the same data (see pubpeer comment for moving gif)
Don’t double down!
pubpeer.com/publications...
Authors reply to state that the reported results do differ and were from separate samples. Sleuth extracts vector graphics from pdf and makes this a to show they are definitely the same data (see pubpeer comment for moving gif)
Don’t double down!
pubpeer.com/publications...
For a second there I thought @hertzpodcast.bsky.social were hiring!
November 13, 2024 at 9:16 AM
For a second there I thought @hertzpodcast.bsky.social were hiring!
Reposted by Sam Westwood
First post here! 👀🧠🫀
With my wonderful colleagues we showed that self-regulation of pupil size through pupil-based biofeedback modulates various markers of cortical excitability and arousal.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence #eeg #neuroscience
With my wonderful colleagues we showed that self-regulation of pupil size through pupil-based biofeedback modulates various markers of cortical excitability and arousal.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence #eeg #neuroscience
Pupil self-regulation modulates markers of cortical excitability and cortical arousal
The brain’s arousal state (i.e., central arousal) is regulated by multiple neuromodulatory nuclei in the brainstem and significantly influences high-level cognitive processes. By exploiting the mechan...
www.biorxiv.org
November 13, 2024 at 8:11 AM
First post here! 👀🧠🫀
With my wonderful colleagues we showed that self-regulation of pupil size through pupil-based biofeedback modulates various markers of cortical excitability and arousal.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence #eeg #neuroscience
With my wonderful colleagues we showed that self-regulation of pupil size through pupil-based biofeedback modulates various markers of cortical excitability and arousal.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#neuroskyence #eeg #neuroscience
Reposted by Sam Westwood
*taps mic*
Would really appreciate if folks from my X community who have found me here (a) let me know, and (b) share my Bluesky handle with others. To make this transition I need a community here!
Would really appreciate if folks from my X community who have found me here (a) let me know, and (b) share my Bluesky handle with others. To make this transition I need a community here!
November 12, 2024 at 12:22 PM
*taps mic*
Would really appreciate if folks from my X community who have found me here (a) let me know, and (b) share my Bluesky handle with others. To make this transition I need a community here!
Would really appreciate if folks from my X community who have found me here (a) let me know, and (b) share my Bluesky handle with others. To make this transition I need a community here!