by Coly Elhai, Dominic Russel, Jun Wong Introduction from BITSS: Today on the BITSS blog, Coly Elhai, Dominic Russel, and Jun Wong reflect on their Catalyst training project entitled “Transparency and Equity in Pre-Doctoral Research,” which featured a large online workshop on research transparency for pre-doctoral economics students. Full-time pre-doctoral research experiences…
TIER Faculty Fellowships 2015-16
Richard Ball, Associate Professor of Economics, and Norm Medeiros, Associate Librarian, of Haverford College, are co-principal investigators of Project TIER. They are seeking the first class of TIER Fellows to promote and extend teaching of transparent and reproducible empirical research methods. Project TIER (Teaching Integrity in Empirical Research) is an initiative that promotes…
Now Accepting Applications for Summer Institute
BITSS is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications to attend its 2015 Summer Institute. This year’s workshop entitled “Transparency and Reproducibility Methods for Social Science Research” will be held in Berkeley, June 10-12. The intensive course will provide participants with a thorough overview of best practices for open, reproducible research, allowing…
Reflections on Two Years Promoting Transparency in Research
By Guillaume Kroll (CEGA) Two years ago, in December 2012, a handful of researchers convened in Berkeley to discuss emerging strategies to increase openness and transparency in social science research. The group’s concerns followed a number of high-level cases of scientific misconduct and unethical practices, particularly in psychology (1,2). As researchers started to question the…
Announcing The 2014 Research Transparency Forum
BITSS is pleased to announce its 3rd annual meeting (December 11-12 – Berkeley, CA). This year’s research transparency meeting will be the first to be open to the public and is anticipated to be the largest BITSS event to date. The event will act to update the academic community of the growing movement for greater…
Summer Institute Material Now Available
All the material from our summer institute in transparency practices for empirical research is now accessible on our training page. This weeklong workshop provides an overview of the latest trends in the shift towards increased transparency, combining presentations on conceptual issues in current research practices with hands-on training on emerging tools and approaches…
Deadline Extended for BITSS Summer Institute!
The deadline for applying to the BITSS Summer Institute (June 2-5, 2014 – Berkeley, CA) has been extended to Wednesday, April 2. The week-long course will cover a broad array of topics related to openness and transparency in social science research, including the theory and implementation of pre-analysis plans; building reproducible knowledge; emerging techniques to carry…
Deadline Coming Up for BITSS Summer Institute!
Applications for the first BITSS Summer Institute (June 2-5, 2014 – Berkeley, CA) are due by Wednesday, March 26. The workshop will inform participants about the latest trends in the shift towards increased transparency in the social sciences, providing an overview of new tools and techniques for rigorous research in economics, political science, psychology,…