renebekkersMar 22, 2025

As a PhD student, you will try to publish your work in peer reviewed academic journals. But how does peer review work? What things do you have to do, what can you do, and what should you not do? Here are some meta science insights on peer review in science. https://renebekkers.wordpress.com/peer-review/

I hope this is helpful! Do you miss anything? Let me know.

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Peer review

As a PhD student, you will try to publish your work in peer reviewed academic journals. This page describes how peer review generally works. a. Authors prepare a manuscript for submission To begin …

Rene Bekkers
renebekkersDec 16, 2024
Causalingofication - describing an association as if it is causal, without a research design allowing for causal inference.
https://detectingbadscience.wordpress.com/2024/12/16/causalingofication/
Correlation is not causation. Yet research reports often make causal claims, even when the research design does not allow for them. Researchers regularly describe the results of a regression as if the correlates have “effects” on the outcome.
#badscience #betterscience #causality #causalinference #credibility #experiment #regression
Causalingofication

Describing an association as if it is causal, without a research design allowing for causal inference. A common problem in research reports is the use of causal claims when the research design does…

Detecting Bad Science
renebekkersDec 14, 2024
Not everything works right away... With great enthusiasm I had developed materials for a Winter School "Detecting Bad Science" https://detectingbadscience.wordpress.com/
Despite the encouragements of many of you here, the number of enrolments in the course remained below the minimum break-even point. So I won't be teaching the course in January.
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#betterscience #badscience #peerreview #research #openeducation #openscience
Detecting Bad Science

How can you tell the difference between good and bad science?

Detecting Bad Science
renebekkersNov 3, 2024
Today in Detecting Bad Science: Replication Failure. When independent researchers repeat a study, the results may be quite different. The hallmark of reliable knowledge is a successful independent replication. If another team of researchers repeat the study and find results in the same direction, with a similar effect size, you can be confident that the original result is a robust and generalizable finding.
https://detectingbadscience.wordpress.com/2024/11/03/replication-failure/
#replication #betterscience #reliability #science
Replication Failure

When the original study is repeated, the findings turn out differently. Science should be reliable. Ideally, results should hold across data and methods (Freese & Peterson, 2017). When independ…

Detecting Bad Science
VPOD SchweizAug 23, 2023

Wahnsinn! Jon Hegerty🔥 von @ucu ist dabei bei unserem Livestream-Event "UCU Rising - so are we?!"

Mit Jon sprechen wir über die gewerkschaftliche Organisation, über Methoden und Stärketests, Gegenwind und Widerstände, über pink lipsticks und natürlich: Streik‼️

Also, #savethedate.Public screenings am 10. Oktober 23 an eurer Universität in 🇨🇭.
Weitere Infos folgen.
#stablejobs #betterscience #mittelbau #prekarität #universität

VPOD SchweizAug 23, 2023

We are thrilled to have Jon Hegerty🔥 from @ucu in our Livestream event "UCU Rising - so are we?!"

So, #savethedate. 10th of October 2023, exclusively at your university in 🇨🇭.
More information to follow. Be there🔥#stablejobs #betterscience @ucu

CurvenoteApr 19, 2023

📢 Curvenote Hires @mikemorrison to help redesign science communication

Mike is the founder of the #betterposter movement and has helped millions of researchers improve poster presentations. All of us Curvenote are excited to see what Mike can do when he has a team behind his designs. What comes next is #betterpaper's and #betterscience. 🚀

Read the press release:
https://curvenote.com/news/curvenote-hires-morrison-creator-of-betterposter

Curvenote Hires Mike Morrison to Redesign Science Communication - Curvenote News

Curvenote hires Mike Morrison as their newest team member focused on user experience research. Mike is a well-known science communication advocate with a background in UX design and a PhD in psychology.

Hugues AbrielApr 15, 2023
The new advice of @Nature about #RaceAndEthnicity is "also meant to keep research from inadvertently perpetuating harm, and to avoid creating more negative experiences for people for whom #racism is a daily lived reality."
Let's work toghether #BetterScience & #InclusiveAcademia
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RT @Nature
Editorial: Why Nature is updating its advice to authors on reporting race or ethnicity https://go.nature.com/3o4zpGT
https://twitter.com/Nature/status/1645833025253408774
Why Nature is updating its advice to authors on reporting race or ethnicity

Nature’s updated advice is a small step towards ensuring that research does not inadvertently end up harming under-represented groups.

Hugues AbrielMar 31, 2023
A very insightful 16:04-minute video addressing the critical issue of #GenderEquity in academia, focusing on the challenges faced in Switzerland. Join us in promoting #BetterScience @BetterScienceCH. Commending @LabFaso & @kalchhauser, and @scnatCH for an excellent video summary
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RT @kalchhauser
The #leaky #pipeline is particularly visible in the natural #sciences. A short video based on the webinar series "Achieving #Gender Equali…
https://twitter.com/kalchhauser/status/1641790373897854976
Adrian-Kalchhauser on Twitter

“The #leaky #pipeline is particularly visible in the natural #sciences. A short video based on the webinar series "Achieving #Gender Equality and Diversity in the Natural Sciences" by @scnatCH Platform Biology covers the reasons and explores solutions. https://t.co/lsKKZ26OO7.”

Twitter
Hugues AbrielFeb 13, 2023
I know I am a privileged scientist in a very privileged country 🇨🇭. This (see picture) is something I need to remind myself of regularly. Thanks to the @BetterScienceCH team for helping us to shape a better academic community at @unibern!
#BetterScience