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The new Danish Reproducibility Network (DKRN) was officially launched at an event in Copenhagen on 24th of August. DKRN is now part of the growing international network of Reproducibility Networks, peer-led consortia which work at a national level to promote, facilitate and educate about open, reproducible and robust research through collaboration on projects and events. The packed programme was bookended by two invited talks from members of TIER...

Joeri Tijdink (VUmc) and Serge Horbach (Aarhus University) represented TIER2 and took part in the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO) 2023 Congress on Research Integrity Practice in Paris last week (06.09 - 08.09). They discussed TIER2 with researchers from other projects, held a symposium on funding reforms and innovating funding practices with transparency, and Joeri also presented on topics related to the importance of ...

Is ‘Reproducibility’ For All?Sven Ulpts and Jesper Wiborg SchneiderIntroduction Recently talk about reproducibility and replication seems to be everywhere, due to concerns and crisis claims mainly in some behavioral and biomedical sciences (Fidler & Wilcox, 2021)[1].  However, it does not just remain talk. A reform movement has come up with the goal to ‘improve’ the credibility of science. Pivotal are demands for ‘reproducibility’ n...

The first research article published with the support of the TIER2 project is now out on ArXiv. TIER2's Dominik Kowald and Tony Ross-Hellauer alongside three of their colleagues (Harald Semmelrock, Simone Kopeinik and Dieter Theiler) co-authored the article titled "Reproducibility in Machine Learning-Driven Research".The mini-review focuses on assessing the state of machine learning (ML) reproducibility in different research areas, identifying th...

We are excited to announce TIER2's first social media campaign, focused on our team of researchers. "Faces of the project" aims to present our consortium of accomplished professionals in all the diverse fields our project covers.To highlight the invaluable contributions made by the consortium members, we will feature different project partners on a weekly basis, giving them the floor to present their academic background and roles within TIER2. &n...

TIER2 is happy to announce that our open call for establishing a reproducibility network is live. Applicants can win one of three €5000 awards to be used for holding an initial meeting to establish a Reproducibility Network in their "Widening Participation" countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia). The allocated award money may be u...

TIER2 and OSIRIS leaders met to discuss synergies between the two Horizon projects. TIER2 Coordinator Tony Ross-Hellauer shares: “All of us in TIER2 are delighted to collaborate with OSIRIS. Not only because it makes sense to join forces and the spirit of collaboration we already have makes it great fun but also because, in pooling our range of perspectives and activities, we think both projects really stand to benefit! ” OSIRIS aims to faci...

A new TIER2 introductory video has been uploaded to the project YouTube channel. Filmed during the project kick-off meeting, the partners present key knowledge gaps in the field of reproducibility, and TIER2’s role in addressing them. The video also features the main project goals and methodologies, as well as the different actors which will play a role, presenting an ideal short-form introduction to the project. Watch below....

The TIER2 partners at VUmc share an exciting job opening for a Junior Researcher who will work to investigate reproducibility across domains. The job will include close involvement in the project and cooperation with the entire international consortium for the co-development of reproducibility tools, future studies and pilot testing of existing tools across domains. The researcher will be part of the Research Integrity group within the department...

The first project video is up on TIER2's YouTube channel - "What is TIER2? Project Introduction by dr.Tony Ross-Hellauer". The video featuring Tony's introductory presentation from the project's kick-off meeting goes over what is reproducibility and epistemic diversity, what reproducibility issues exist in different science fields and how TIER2 aims to investigate and improve trust, integrity and efficiency of research processes through next-leve...

Consortium members gathered on the 1st and 2nd of February 2023 for TIER2’s official kick-off meeting. The two-day event was hosted at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam and featured insightful presentations of the five work packages, lively discussions and planning of specific tasks and outcomes, and of course – spending the time connecting with like-minded colleagues in person (and online).Consortium members at Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe k...

A new article titled "Toward equitable open research: stakeholder co-created recommendations for research institutions, funders and researchers" was published in Royal Society Open Science on the 1st of February. The article, authored by TIER2's Tony-Ross Hellauer and Nicki Lisa Cole, together with their TU Graz colleague Stefan Reichmann is based on the results from the previous ON-MERRIT project investigating how and if open and respo...

F1000 is an open-access publishing platform that offers a range of publishing solutions to researchers, editors, reviewers and larger partners such as research institutions and associations. Their unique publishing model prioritizes transparency, reproducibility and editorial rigor - values that all strongly align with the mission and vision of TIER2. F1000 works to advance the understanding and impact of scientific research and to make sure that...

TIER2 will launch in January 2023 and run until December 2025, with total funding of 2 million Euros provided by the EU’s Horizon Europe program and UK Research & Innovation.TIER2 will study reproducibility across diverse contexts by selecting three broad research areas and two cross-disciplinary stakeholder groups. The areas are the social, life, and computer sciences; meanwhile, the cross-disciplinary stakeholder groups are research publish...