Are scientific publications always right? Not necessarily.
That is why we teach students to critically assess every study. In our Plant Bioinformatics course, students tried to reproduce research on quinoa leaf pigmentation.
Read our preprint:
โLack of evidence for anthocyanins contributing to pigmentation of Chenopodium quinoaโ
https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.07.717023
#OpenScience #Preprint #PlantScience #Bioinformatics #Reproducibility
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Open Software powers reproducible and transparent research
๐ 32% of EU countries have policies supporting Open Software, highlighting room for growth.
With EOSC Track, we monitor how software practices are evolving across Europe.
๐ Explore the latest insights: https://www.eoscobservatory.eu/explore/open-science-by-area
#EOSCTrack #OpenSoftware #OpenSource #Reproducibility #OpenScience #EOSC
We are delighted to announce the summer 2026 edition of ReproducibiliTea in the HumaniTeas @UniKoeln with tea-rrific guest speakers from as close as Cologne and as far as Brazil, bringing us new insights into how to improve the way we do research! โ๏ธ
Find the full schedule on our homepage (https://ub.uni-koeln.de/en/courses-consultations/specials/reproducibilitea-in-the-humaniteas) with topics spanning the entire research cycle from registered reports, achieving reproducibility (with sensitive data), doing big team science, and open peer review, to sustainable research and education for sustainable development, and science communication.
Join us in person at the University Library @unibibkoeln (room 4.006, access via Kerperner Str.) where we serve a range of teas (including our signature cardamon tea!) and biscuits. Alternatively, brew your own tea and join us via Zoom. The Zoom links are shared via our mailing list (https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/reproducibilitea-humaniteas). Come to network and join the discussions! ๐ค ๐ซ ๐ช
#ReproducibiliTea #humanities #SocialScience #academia #research #OpenScience #reproducibility
A study of reproducibility in a stratified random sample of 600 papers published from 2009 to 2018 in 62 journals spanning the social and behavioural sciences finds higher reproducibility among more recent papers and papers from journals that require data sharing.
Interested in contributing to @turingway.bsky.social?
On 20 May 2026, the Book Dash NL Hub takes place at DANS in The Hague! During this collaborative event, you will work with others to improve The Turing Way book and become part of its community.
Only thing that is needed is filling out this short google form by 4 May: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7HM-o0nJTs6MkTyhSDRsWaon4xxe8n59-jjCHvtWrWGES0Q/viewform
And yes, I should be there in person to meet you! (pending WWIII situation of course...)
The Turing Way NL Hub invites you to submit your application to participate in the NL Hub on 20 May 2026, at DANS, the Hague. The deadline for submission is 4 May 2026! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Book Dash - Background and details: The Turing Way Book Dash is a collaborative event where you'll work with others to add to and improve The Turing Way book and become a part of its community. Read details about the Book Dash in The Turing Way Community Handbook. This NL-hub is part of the Book Dash - applying for the NL Hub does not automatically give you access to the full online Turing Way Book Dash event. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Who should apply? "Everyone has something to share - Thatโs the special sauce of the project." -- The Turing Way Impact Report, 2020 Everyone in research (across academia, industry, government) have expertise that The Turing Way project can benefit from. The skills and contributions that we're looking for include, but are not limited to: - tools, methods and case studies from reproducibility in Data Science - science communication skills: skills in writing, editing and/or exciting interactive communications - project design and management skills - approaches and principles for collaboration in data science - collaboratively writing new chapters - reviewing others contributions or editing the current chapters - updating how the book looks online (for example, website design, CSS, logos, layout) - documenting other contributions as illustrations or stories Where should I ask clarifying questions? Please contact Esther ([email protected])! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Draft program 10:00 - 12:00 Introduction event and starting contributions 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 15:30 Contribution session 15:30 - 16:00 Celebrating contributions, next steps and closing 16:00 on wards: optional drinks/dinner at your own costs ------------------------------------------------------------------ EVENT TIMELINE - Deadline for submission: 4 May 2026 - Decisions on the applications: Latest by 5 May 2026 - NL-Hub: 20 May 2026 - The Turing Way community share-out: 22 May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------ All attendees are required to follow our Code of Conduct: https://github.com/alan-turing-institute/the-turing-way/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.
New study: Using "a stratified random sample of 600 papers published from 2009 to 2018 in 62 journals spanning the social and behavioural sciences", the authors "observed higher #reproducibility for papers from political science and economics compared with other fields, for more recent papers compared with older papers and for papers from journals that require data sharing."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10203-5
A study of reproducibility in a stratified random sample of 600 papers published from 2009 to 2018 in 62 journals spanning the social and behavioural sciences finds higher reproducibility among more recent papers and papers from journals that require data sharing.
Another huge thank you to the UK Reproducibility Network for supporting the hackathon and co-organising the Open Science Retreat Global 2026! ๐
Their work in advancing transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration helps make this retreat possible.
https://www.ukrn.org/
Kicking off the retreat in a day excited for the ideas and energy ahead!
Social Science Research: A Crisis of Replicability
A large study found about 50% of social science research findings are hard to repeat. Data sharing could help fix this problem.
#SocialScience, #ResearchIntegrity, #OpenScience, #AcademicCrisis, #Reproducibility
https://newsletter.tf/social-science-research-replication-crisis-study/
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