Research Integrity and Reproducibility are Two Aspects of the Same Underlying Issue – A Report from STM Week 2022

Observations on reproducibility and research integrity from London STM Week

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Unnecessary Research Bureaucracy is Killing Academic Productivity, But it IS Fixable

Research bureaucracy and administrative burden has become so overpowering that many researchers are reporting that they don’t have time to do any research anymore. Phill Jones argues that technology in the form of PIDs will go a long way to fixing this.

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Tribalism, Fraud, and the Loss of Perspective in Alzheimer’s Disease Research

A recent data falsification scandal in Alzheimer’s research raises new questions about perverse incentives in the culture and practice of science.

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How Do We Make Research Assessment More Responsible? – A Multi-stakeholder Discussion

A report on the SSP Publisher-Funder Task Force’s meeting of senior researchers, university administrators, funders, publishers, and representatives from other organizations on the topic of Responsible Research Assessment for the 21st Century.

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Building the Social and Technical Infrastructures to Transform Research Data Sharing One Plenary at a Time

Twice a year, members of the Research Data Alliance come together for a plenary meeting that brings together active working groups, interest groups, and communities of practice. Phill Jones virtually attended the 18th plenary from the comfort and (COVID) safety of his home office. These are some of his observations about research infrastructure, data standards and persistent identifiers.

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