UK Reproducibility Network

Help DORA shape their “Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment in Scholarly Communication!” Join us for the upcoming Community Call to hear about DORA's efforts to create this resource for the scholarly communication ecosystem and share your thoughts! buff.ly/I7psktJ

This year’s International 3Rs Prize recognises pioneering human-relevant approaches across immunotherapy, oncology and gene therapy, which enable the replacement of animals and generate new insights into human disease. Read about the winning and highly commended papers: nc3rs.org.uk/news/pioneer...

🔎 Registration is now open for the online series Good practice in research software development in the age of AI, running from 24 November to 3 December.

Forthcoming @alpsp.bsky.social webinar Experiences of Open Peer Review: From Concept to Practice 17 November 2026, 3pm UK time Open to all - an opportunity to deepen understanding of how open peer review is evolving across the disciplines. Details/booking: www.alpsp.org/events/event...

Great to see economists realize that, they too, need Registered Reports. Funny how each field goes through the same movements, but sometimes a decade apart. If everyone would work more with medical researchers, we would collectively win a decade or 2 in these discussions.

⏰ One week to go until our Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys workshop! For more information and to book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 27 October 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...

It's #OAWeek and the final day to register to attend our @ukrepro.bsky.social webinar on open research planning & review (registration link below👇). For a preview of the session, you can find Neil Jacobs' presentation on Zenodo already: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

We welcome UKRI's new research data policy - there's still time to register to attend our @ukrepro.bsky.social webinar next week on research data planning & review - we'll be joined by UKRI to set the policy in the broader landscape of best practice and institutional support for open research 1/2

Register for @ukrepro.bsky.social's webinar 'Research data planning and review', Thurs 22 Oct 2026, 13:00-15:00 to hear more from UKRI & UKRN on the future of open research data in UK universities forms.gle/PQ9H7RYZMaug..., hosted by @openresshef.bsky.social

⏰ One week to go until our Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data workshop. This free workshop will take you through the process of a secondary analysis project. 📅 15 October 2026 ⏰ 10.00-11.30 💻 Online 🔗 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/disse...

#statstab #633 The Well-Adjusted Statistician: Analysis of Covariance Explained Thoughts: Randomization +ANCOVA. Inc prognostic covariates improves precision #ancova #randomization #confidenceintervals #experiment #inference #precision #covariates www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/view/well-ad...

Still upset about that highly cited paper in Psych Science you consider deeply flawed? Now is your time to shine ✨

🚨📢 WE’RE HIRING! Junior Research Assistant for PPBS at Utrecht University 🗳️🔬 💅 R + Quarto + reproducible survey pipelines ✨ Post-Master’s experience desirable, not required 📍 20–24 h/week | 2.5–3.5 months (pay step dependent) 📅 Apply by Sun 11 Oct 👉 lnkd.in/e7FZGFaK 🌐 ppbs.science

Delighted to announce the Irish Reproducibility Network's latest online event . Prof. Lai Ma (UCD) will talk about "JD Bernal's Preprint Proposal at the 1948 Royal Society Scientific Information Conference" Oct 20th, 1200. Registration is free, via EventBrite www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-repr...

Great to see @nickyjgarland.bsky.social @ads-update.bsky.social lined up for a @ukrepro.bsky.social talk as part of UEA Library Open Access Week 2026 'Trowels to Terabytes: Accessibility and Re-use of Heritage Data at the Archaeology Data Service (ADS)' 20 October, 2-3pm, online 📆

New Open Research Event 🎓📆 - Beyond Visibility: How Do We Make Peer Review Truly Valued? [EN] held Online on 07/10/2026. For more info, view the event in our calendar.

🧬 How is technology shaping and being reshaped within the research library? In an era of rapid technological change, how can we keep human needs, values & relationships at the centre of infrastructural developments? 🧬 #RLUK27 will explore this & more ⏳ #CFP open is open at rlukconference.com

Our annual Open and Engaged 2026 Conference is coming up on Tuesday, 20 October - online during #OAWeek. Hope some of you can join us! Find out more about #OpenEngaged, check out the programme and register events.bl.uk/events/open-...

📣 Join us for the next #ReproTea on 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, with Prof. Jennifer M. Heemstra! She’ll be discussing: 💡 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 (𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲) 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫, based on her book 'Labwork to Leadership'. 📅 Wed, 7th October, 4pm (CEST) 💻 Join online here: surl.li/tqccjv

We welcome applications for grants of up to £400 to cover the cost of running a small meeting within the fields of our journals. This would normally be a local meeting taking place on one day and with a maximum budget of £1,000. Find out more www.biologists.com/grants/small...

Slow #epidemiology 'This means clearer questions, more rigorous designs, more transparent reporting, and more thorough sensitivity analyses. In other words, embracing the cutting edge of practice, not regurgitating the past.' #research #AI #health zenodo.org/records/2308...

A bruhahah over re-granting of devolved funds forces UKRI to clarify their policy : AI may *not* be used in grant proposal review https://www.science.org/content/article/u-k-funder-uses-ai-triage-reject-grant-proposals-leaving-researchers-dismayed Also has some general lessons on deploying AI […]

As new technologies reshape how people find health information, trusted evidence matters more than ever. Fellows Prof Dame Angela McLean and Prof Sir Chris Whitty explore how the medical sciences community can help people find answers they can trust. ➡️ bit.ly/4dMGlPL

In 2026, ASAPbio Cell Biology Crowd worked really hard to publicly review preprints! You can visit one of their reviews here 👉️ buff.ly/VFRvX1X Want to learn how to review preprints and contribute to Open Science practices? Join this group! buff.ly/eI0JpxS

In a new @plos.org blog post for our 20th anniversary series, Senior Editor @joannatindall.bsky.social looks at research published in @plosone.org that explores the changes associated with the Anthropocene, from species distributions to regime shifts to direct risks for people. plos.io/4ylGjGL

Applications are open for the 2027 summer school on statistical methods for linguistics and psychology: All details are here: smlp.science

⏰There's still time to register for our rescheduled Exploring census microdata workshop on 6 October. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 6 October 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/explo...

📧 October Newsletter https://openresearchcalendar.org/email-newsletter/archive/26_10_October_Newsletter.html - Want future newsletters in your inbox? Subscribe here: https://openresearchcalendar.org/email-subscribe/

We had an amazing time at the University of Münster. Our replicators covered papers across psychology, public health and political science! Huge thanks to @bschlipphak.bsky.social, Katrin Schmietendorf, @aufdroeseler.bsky.social and Oliver Kamps for organizing.

Join our new ChemSpider webinar, sponsored by Merck KGaA, JMP and CDD, to empower your data management, discover the importance of good data management, touch relevant standards and hear from expert speakers. Register now: https://rsc.li/4iUY7no #ChemSky

#statstab #627 Elegant theories and the problems of social psychology Thoughts: Why do we expect theories in psych to be "elegant"? #theory #research #debate #perspective #psychology #socialpsychology #metapsychology #parsimony #evidence #critique www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

💻 One week to go until our next Code Anxiety Club session! Code anxiety club is a series of free sessions where we work through common beginner coding topics while coding live for a quick half hour. 📅 6 October 2026 ⏰ 13:30-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/code-...

"As long as the "publish-or-perish" incentive lives on in academic medicine, journals are likely to continue to be bombarded with mediocre AI-created work," www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

We support the goal of improving workplace equality, but good policy needs good methodology. In our letter to Bridget Phillipson, we share three key recommendations to help ensure reporting is meaningful, robust and avoids unintended consequences. Read more 👇

Applications are open for our new fellowship programme with @lifearc.bsky.social 🚀 The scheme supports clinician scientists to build the skills, networks and experience needed to turn innovations in rare diseases into real-world impact. See eligibility and apply: bit.ly/4z1bUNQ

New Open Research Event 🎓📆 - Rembrandt & Rubens Revisited- ReproducibiliTea UniBasel [EN] in Switzerland on 22/10/2026. For more info, view the event in our calendar.

📢 COS seeks new members for its Preregistration & Outcome Reporting Advisory Group! The group will review community-developed templates & recommend for inclusion; they will also advise COS on how OSF can support outcome reporting. Honorarium: $1,250. Apply by Oct. 30, 2026:

more on reproducibility and Bhattacharya! New initiative announced. Immediate thought is it’s good in principle, but not sure if this model will work in practice www.science.org/content/arti... but I’ll be interested to dig into details

"If medical schools and universities don't want the literature to be overwhelmed with garbage," Oransky said, "then they should probably stop giving every applicant ... an incentive to publish a lot of crap."

Latest #trendingmusicresearch2026 @tandfresearch.bsky.social Jazz Perspectives The Shitposting of Jazz to Come: Virtual Communities, Internetworks, and the Dank Jazz Meme Liam Gesoff doi.org/10.1080/1749... jazzwise.bsky.social

Our comment on “Raising Health Awareness in Rural Communities” is finally published in REStat (MIT Press). But the retraction we had been told was coming never happened. Can lawyers derail a retraction? This case raises that uncomfortable question. 🧵

#statstab #622 Some notes on probability judgement Thoughts: The position of an answer can be more informative than it's correctness. #probability #psychology #bias #surveys #calibration #error blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2025-0...

Why do inequalities endure, and what does “fairness” really mean? A Focus issue published by Nature Human Behaviour — Inequality and Fairness in a Complex World — explores these questions and their implications for research and policy. go.nature.com/4rr87ae 🧪

To seize the North's growth moment, we need the partnerships, brokerage and leadership to turn ideas into investment and adoption. Join us in Liverpool on Mon 28 Sept for panel discussion on how universities, industry and mayors can turn Northern strengths into investment and prosperity.

@the-hsa.bsky.social's upcoming conference in Newcastle will explore humane slaughter across a range of animals, including invertebrates. Topics will include consciousness, pain, and practical welfare improvements during killing and transport.

🎉 ReproducibiliTea 2026 Conference | 25 September 2026 “A decade on & decades ahead” 🌟 Spotlight: Keynote Speakers & Closing Remarks We are thrilled to spotlight our opening and closing keynotes.