by Gary McDowell | May 28, 2018 | Data, Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy, Rigor and Reproducibility, Surveys & Forums
Data from an eLife Early Career Researcher Group survey At a recent meeting about journal peer review, one of the key outcomes was the realization that there needs to be a greater effort to recognize the scholarly contributions of graduate students and...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 23, 2018 | Ideas for change, Rigor and Reproducibility
There are numerous efforts under way by a variety of stakeholders to make research more reproducible, through increased transparency and data- and resource-sharing initiatives. What tools are available, what experiments are currently under way, and what best practices...
by Gary McDowell | Jan 5, 2018 | Data, Grad school curriculum, Rigor and Reproducibility
This is a guest post by Adriana Bankston, who participated in the pilot phase of this course along with fellow Future of Research board member, Calvin Ho. Training in research data management is critical for early career scientists. Proper data...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 17, 2017 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, Policy, Rigor and Reproducibility
Should we change science? What are the barriers to making change? Whose responsibility is it to change science and how do we engage all scientists and other stakeholders? Join us and the Union of Concerned Scientists for a Twitter chat on “Changing science”, as...
by Gary McDowell | May 9, 2017 | Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, Rigor and Reproducibility
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. The AAAS meeting is a useful platform in which to discuss many important issues plaguing science today. Fundamental to the integrity of the scientific enterprise is being able to...