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SUMMARY:Improving Openness and Reproducibility of Scientific Research - Dr
  Timothy Errington
DTSTART:20171023T150000Z
DTEND:20171023T160000Z
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CONTACT:46487
DESCRIPTION:Scientific communication can be improved to increase efficienc
 y in the accumulation of knowledge. This requires at least two changes to 
 the present culture. One change is conceptual – embracing that progress 
 is made more rapidly by identifying error in current theories than by find
 ing support for current theories. Such a shift could reduce bias in design
 \, analysis\, and reporting decisions that elicit positive results and ign
 ore negative results. The other change is practical – science will benef
 it by taking advantage of current technologies and a shift in incentives t
 o increase the efficiency and effectiveness of research. This includes man
 agement of ones research and collaborations\, connecting to tools (such as
  repositories)\, and discovering others research. This presentation will f
 ocus on mechanisms to improve openness\, integrity\, and reproducibility i
 n research. I will discuss this in the context of the Reproducibility Proj
 ect: Cancer Biology (https://osf.io/e81xl/wiki/home/)\, a project to asses
 s reproducibility rates\, predictors of reproducibility\, and common obsta
 cles to conducting replications in preclinical cancer biology. We have pub
 lished some of the first replications from this project\, which illustrate
 s some of the challenges and opportunities in how biomedical research is c
 onducted and communicated.
LOCATION:CRUK CI Lecture Theatre (Room 001)
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