@helenajambor won the ECR #EinsteinFoundationAward for advancing scientific image standards.
@Nature is now piloting the checklists in 4 journals. Individual #EinsteinFoundationAward winner
@ElisabethBik sees the focus on image integrity as a win for research integrity.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01299-2

The do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing

Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But researchers say journals and funders could help scientists by standardizing policies.

3 weeks to go! The #EinsteinFoundationAward 2025 is presented in 3 categories to projects, researchers, or institutions. Our Individual Award winner in 2024 was @ElisabethBik . Find out more about her work as a 'science detective’ in our podcast: https://www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/podcast/podcast?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=1436&cHash=a00c136c89404662e742fc7a88082356
Podcast – Einstein Foundation Berlin

Einstein-Stiftung Berlin
#Reminder: The €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward aims to provide recognition and publicity for outstanding efforts that enhance the rigor, reliability, robustness and transparency of research in three categories. The #CallForEntries closes 30/04/2025: award.einsteinfoundation.de

A big congratulations to our 2024 #EinsteinFoundationAward winners:

🏆 €100K Early Career Award Winners @helenajambor & Christopher Schmied are co-leaders of PixelQuality, a community-driven initiative aimed at enhancing image data quality and reproducibility.

✨ On March 14, we presented the #EinsteinFoundationAward 2024

🐻 Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Senator for Higher Education & Research, Health & Long-Term Care Ina Czyborra underscored the important role of research in Berlin’s position as a leading science hub and emphasized how crucial it is in these challenging times.

🎤 Robbert Dijkgraaf, former Minister of Education, Culture & Science of the Netherlands and President-elect of the International Science Council, honored us with a keynote.

🎧 #EinsteinFoundationAward 2024 Gewinnerin @ElisabethBik im Interview mit
@deutschlandfunk über ihre Arbeit als Datendetektivin auf der Suche nach Betrug in der Wissenschaft und ihren unermüdlichen Einsatz für Forschungsintegrität.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/einsteinpreis-elisabeth-bik-eine-ikone-der-scientific-integrity-100.html

Einsteinpreis: Elisabeth Bik - eine Ikone der Scientific Integrity

Deutschlandfunk
🏆​ For her work,
@elisabethbik.bsky.social was awarded the 2024 #EinsteinFoundationAward. Join our Winners' Colloquium on Thursday, 4pm at Charité or via Livestream with Elisabeth Bik, Brandon Stell from @PubPeer, Helena Jambor & Christopher Schmied from PixelQuality
https://www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/events/award/2024-einstein-foundation-award-winners-colloquium
2024 Einstein Foundation Award Winners Colloquium – Einstein Foundation Berlin

Einstein-Stiftung Berlin

Important read on the devastating impact of fraud in Alzheimer's research, highlighting the work of 2024 #EinsteinFoundationAward winners
@elisabethbik.bsky.social and
@PubPeer in cleaning up the scientific record. For those inspired to do better, check out our #EarlyCareerAward winner PixelQuality @chrischmied @helenajambor, tackling image doctoring with clear guidelines.
#ResearchIntegrity

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/opinion/alzheimers-fraud-cure.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE4.yPph.s6jo5WizTnAT&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | The Long Shadow of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research

Fraud in research needs to end.

The New York Times
Call for entries 📣 The international €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward honors researchers and institutions across all scientific disciplines working to advance #research quality. Deadline: 30 April 2025 - please share! 🌍
➡️ http://award.einsteinfoundation.de
#OpenScience #reproducibility (1/2)
Einstein Foundation Award

🆕 Das BIH QUEST Center fördert den #EinsteinFoundationAward
ab 2025 mit 100.000 Euro jährlich! Der „Early Career Award“ würdigt #EarlyCareerResearcher, die die Qualität, Transparenz & Reproduzierbarkeit in der Wissenschaft verbessern. Call 2025 coming soon!
https://www.einsteinfoundation.de/presse/2025/23012025-03/25
23.01.2025_03/25 – Einstein Stiftung Berlin

Das QUEST Center am Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) unterstützt in den kommenden fünf Jahren den Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research mit jährlich 100.000 Euro in der Kategorie „Early Career Award“. Dieser Preis, der gemeinsam mit der Einstein Stiftung Berlin verliehen wird, würdigt innovative Ansätze von Nachwuchsforschenden, die die Qualität, Transparenz und Reproduzierbarkeit in Wissenschaft und Forschung nachhaltig verbessern.

Einstein-Stiftung Berlin