Andrew Porter

@Retropz
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I'm the Research Integrity and Training Adviser at the CRUK Manchester Institute. My role is to support researchers to work to the highest standards of integrity and provide training in good research practices.

I'm interested in #ResearchIntegrity, #OpenResearch, #Reproducibility and working to improve #ResearchCulture.

#fedi22 #OpenAccess #CancerResearch #ScienceFediverse #OpenScience #ScienceMastodon

CRUK article about my workhttps://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2021/07/28/embedding-research-integrity-at-the-core-of-our-science/
CRUK MI Home Pagehttps://www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/
OSF Tutorial Slideshttps://osf.io/hek2c/
ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew-Porter-4
Here's my first Mastodon post!
My mission out here? To understand and promote Mastodon, the only large European social media platform (to my knowledge).
How can we make more Europeans come to the Fediverse?

Looking forward to speaking at the JISC community event next week (10th September, 11am, online) about implementing Electronic Lab Notebooks at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

I'll be discussing our activities in:

📱In-lab hardware
đź’»Data management
🥼User feedback
đź§Ş#ResearchIntegrity
đź“‘ #Metascience with a UKRI grant
🍞 (possibly) addressing the important question of what self-service checkouts can teach us about #ELNs

Booking👇
https://research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/events/

#ELN #ERN #DigitalNotebooks

Community events - Research

Community events For upcoming and past research-related events on the main Jisc web site please see this event listing. Upcoming Electronic Research Notebooks (10 September 2025 11:00-12:00 GMT) Electronic Research Notebooks (ERN) provide many benefits to researchers, but their implementation is complex.  The Cancer Research UK | Manchester Institute (CRUK) is aiming to provide an […]

Research

Excited to announce that we are recruiting a Research Associate for this #UKRI-funded #metascience research grant investigating the roll-out of Electronic Research Notebooks (ERNs)

For full details of the role, and information on how to apply, please visit https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=31714

This is a great opportunity to enhance research practice, support #OpenResearch and #FAIR data, and have a positive impact on researchers in #Manchester and across the UK

#ELN #ELNs #DigitalNotebooks

Research Associate_Metascience Project:Oxford Road

@johannes_lehmann Amongst everything else that's a problem in what you report, I'm amazed they managed to find 10 reviewers!

And also - what a waste of people's time if they were just reviewing a paper mill product!

Insightful piece on the myths associated with #GenerativeAI and #LLMs -

https://www.techpolicy.press/challenging-the-myths-of-generative-ai/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

"Before creating beneficial myths to direct our use of technologies, we first should understand the current myths surrounding artificial intelligence. Myths don’t have to be cynically deployed, though they aren’t always innocent. Many seem obvious, but they continue to shape our thinking around AI. "

Challenging The Myths of Generative AI | TechPolicy.Press

Eryk Salvaggio says we must dispense with myths if we are to think more clearly about what AI actually is and does.

Tech Policy Press

To all those subscribers who registered for our online training course pilot, there are only six months left to complete the course!

https://zurl.co/BqW5

#UKRIO #ResearchIntegrity #PilotCourse #TrainingCourse

Pilot Online Training Course - UK Research Integrity Office

🛡️ How does @ORCID_Org protect your data? Join our upcoming webinar featuring ORCID's Data Protection Officer, Ellen Paterson, to learn about updates to our Privacy Policy and how we protect our users' data. 📅 13 November @ 15:00 UTC

đź”— Register here: https://orcid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/6217278920069/WN_pivhtsdzQgaOLH6M5cFFiw

#DataPrivacy #ORCID #Cybersecurity #ResearchIntegrity

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Research Integrity: ORCID's Privacy Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

At ORCID, we recognize that upholding research integrity is a global challenge that demands community-driven solutions. Join us for an engaging webinar series where thought leaders and experts in research, cybersecurity, and privacy share their insights on emerging trends and innovative solutions. In this session, we’re excited to feature Ellen Paterson, ORCID’s Data Protection Officer, who will discuss ORCID’s unwavering commitment to data privacy. Ellen will cover recent updates to ORCID’s Privacy Policy, provide insights into her role as Data Protection Officer, and engage in a Q&A session on key issues surrounding data privacy.

Zoom

UKRIO is hosting a FREE webinar on the 3rd December: Research integrity and research culture in the third sector.

During the webinar, we will explore the importance of research integrity for third sector researchers and organisations. Speakers will share practical lessons from their own experiences and good practice from third sector research.

Space is limited. Secure your ticket via the link: https://zurl.co/IcDh

#Webinar #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture #ThirdSector

Research integrity and research culture in the third sector

Research integrity and research culture in the third sector: opportunities and challenges

Eventbrite

Oh beloved stats nerds, come work for the NHS, doing and teaching data simulation!

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permanent
remote

https://www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/strategy-unit-growing

The Strategy Unit is growing!

The Strategy Unit
“Care for the Soul of Science: Equity and Virtue in Reform and Reformation” by Mare Knibbe, @sarahderijcke.bsky.social, & @penders.bsky.social Preprint: doi.org/10.31222/osf... #MetaSci #PhilSci #STS 🧪