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On 25 March, TIER2 is hosting a workshop as part of the Berlin University Alliance’s event “Yes, we are open! Designing Artificial Intelligence Responsibly”. This interactive two-hour session, conducted in English, will examine the role of reproducibility and Open Science in responsible AI research. The workshop is aimed at starting a discussion on balancing innovation with transparency and exploring AI’s potential to enhance reproducibility...

TIER2 partners from GESIS and Know Center are hosting a workshop as a part of The International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) forum. Happening on 23 June, it will bring together researchers from multiple disciplines to share knowledge, discuss ideas, and learn about research in diverse fields with the common theme of investigating the interplay of web and society. The workshop calls for theoretical and practical researc...

The upcoming ENRIO 2025 Congress, set to take place from 22 to 24 September 2025, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, encourages those interested in participating to submit abstracts online by 31 March 2025. Organised by the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO) in collaboration with the University of Ljubljana, this congress aims to build upon the foundation laid by previous biennial events that address crucial issues surroun...

A new preprint from TIER2 partners examines the reproducibility and replicability of qualitative research, focusing on how these concepts are understood and their relevance to qualitative methodologies. Sample description of included sources. (A) Overview. (B) Number by publication year with median line indicated. (C) Sources as classified by their disciplinary orientation. For the integrative review, 248 papers from both peer-revie...

A new publication from the TIER2 partners delves deeper into the potential positive and negative impacts of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) on Open Science (OS), offering a more nuanced perspective. The paper focuses specifically on the research-related dimensions of OS, omitting elements related to teaching and education. It examines how GenAI is transforming research by providing tools for text refinement, code generation, and dat...

The 9th World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI) will be held from May 3 to 6, 2026, in Vancouver, Canada. The еvent is open to all disciplines, all professional ranks, and all career stages, and involves all stakeholders in research integrity, including universities, research institutes, research funders, publishers, and governments. The call for session proposals is open until 14 April. WCRI 2026 will focus on themes of critical i...

A workshop with representatives of major publishers indicated that strengthening their journals’ data policies and training their in-house editorial staff were among the key priorities to improve the availability of data underpinning publications, and foster good practices for sharing data, ultimately advancing open research. Fast forward two years, the Editorial Reference Handbook informs and assists journals to operationalise a s...

The “Unconference” is a format that encourages the type of networking that takes place during breaks at traditional conferences. It facilitates a participant-driven, interactive meeting designed to engage stakeholders in collaborative activities and conversations. The Responsible Research In Action Unconference 2025, hosted by the QUEST Center for Responsible Research, at Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité, the Einstein Foundati...

TIER2 partner Nicki Lisa Cole from the Know Center Research will be speaking at the Ninth Annual Qualitative Research Symposium 2025 on 28 January. The symposium focuses on transparency, openness and rigour, with Niki’s talk being part of Session 3A ‘Critical Discussion on Open Research’ happening on 28 January at 15:30. Nicki will be drawing on results of a review study she led on reproducibility, open science and qua...

The 23rd Annual STS Conference Graz 2025, themed "Critical Issues in Science, Technology, and Society Studies," will take place as a hybrid event on 5-7 May 2025. The Call for Abstracts is now open until 20 January 2025 TIER2 invites abstracts for the session "Advancing Open Qualitative Research through Theory, Research, and Action. " Building on last year’s successful session and workshop, this year’s session will explore evidence an...

On 1 January 2025, TIER2 celebrated its anniversary, marking two years of efforts to increase research reproducibility. This date also marked the start of our final project year. Some highlights from the past year include: We successfully conducted our second open call award for establishing a Reproducibility Network, won by a consortium in Serbia. Learn more about the three new Reproducibility Networks established throug...

The Metascience 2025 Conference, taking place in London from 30 June to 2 July 2025, is now accepting proposals. The event will convene 650 participants aiming to advance metascience by fostering a culture of continuous experimentation and learning. The conference will unite researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from diverse fields to share evidence, ideas, and methodologies. Proposals are invited for pre-conference symposia, in-p...