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Partners from the TIER2 project are set to participate in the 19th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing, taking place from 26–28 November 2024 in Tromsø, Norway, and streamed worldwide. As a renowned platform for discussions on open access, open data, and open science, the conference provides an ideal opportunity to advance conversations around reproducibility and research integrity. A key highlight will be a workshop titled "Collabor...

As part of TIER2’s 2023 open call, two consortia—in Georgia and Ukraine—were awarded seed funding to establish Reproducibility Networks (RN) in their respective countries. The Ukrainian Reproducibility Network will be officially launched at the upcoming Ukrainian Open Science Forum (UOSF2024), scheduled for 21-23 November at Lviv Polytechnic National University. This event will be held in a hybrid format, enabling&nbsp...

Following the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity in Athens, the EU sister projects OSIRIS, TIER2, and iRISE held two impactful meetings—in Athens (6–7 June) and Edinburgh (23-26 July). Together, they tackled reproducibility challenges and strategies for a stronger, collaborative future in research integrity. During the General Assembly in Athens, experts shared insights into reproducibility conce...

At the upcoming Computational Social Science Conference: Innovative Methods, Research Workflows, and Data Stewardship taking place on 28-29 October 2024 in Barcelona, TIER2 will be featured in Session 5: Provenance, Lineage, and Reproducibility. Tony Ross-Hellauer, coordinator of the TIER2 Project, will present on 29 October, from 2 PM, with his talk titled "Reproducibility Challenges in Computational Social Science: Insights fro...

TIER2 partners – Friederike Kohrs and Alexandra Bannach-Brown – have developed a guide designed to help organisers foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the events they organise. This resource is part of the project’s ongoing efforts to foster inclusive and accessible scientific collaboration, ensuring that every participant, regardless of background or ability, feels valued and supported. The guide offers practical ...

The Netherlands Reproducibility Network (NLRN) is a national peer-led consortium dedicated to improving research quality and efficiency in the Netherlands by strengthening initiatives on reproducibility and transparency in all scholarly disciplines. On 6 December, the NLRN will host its annual symposium to discuss the Future of Reproducibility. The event, held in Groningen, will feature discussions with experts from various fields and sectors ...

On 17 October, TIER2 is hosting a webinar for funders to present the prototype of the Reproducibility Monitoring Dashboard, developed within the project. The dashboard is designed to track the reproducibility and reusability of research outputs across various fields and funding calls. At the event, participants will have the chance to provide feedback and contribute to its development. The webinar will cover key elements of the dashboard,...

This June, a new preprint titled "Open Science interventions to improve reproducibility and replicability of research: a scoping review" was released. The review is part of TIER2 and its sister project OSIRIS, both of which aim to support open science and improve research practices. The review systematically assesses the literature to identify and evaluate interventions, such as data sharing, methods transparency, an...

TIER2 is launching a new social media campaign #ReproducibilityNetworks. This campaign aims to shine a light on the vital work being done by Reproducibility Networks and to foster a deeper understanding of their role in enhancing the quality and reliability of scientific research. Each week, we will introduce a different Reproducibility Network, explaining what they do and highlighting their upcoming events and initiatives. Our...

The latest edition of TIER2's newsletter is out, packed with updates and project highlights from the second quarter of 2024. In this edition, we announce the result of TIER2's 2024 open call award for establishing a Reproducibility Network. Other highlights include our new animated video on research reproducibility and the release of new publications, offering valuable insights into advancing reproducibility in research. Read the full newsl...

This press release was originally published on EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo. A Serbian consortium receives seed funding to foster research practices and promote Open Science through the creation of a new Reproducibility Network. Building on the success of the 2023 Open Call, where consortia in Georgia and Ukraine were awarded, the EU-funded project TIER2 is excited to announce the winner of the...

A month after the joint General Assembly in Athens, partners from the three sister projects – TIER2, OSIRIS and iRISE, met again in Edinburgh to discuss further the relevant ideas and solve issues related to reproducibility that came up during the assembly. The meeting aimed to pinpoint key challenges, outline essential issues and priorities, and identify clear next steps for the way forward. The four-day meeting began with examining the...