By: Björn
Considerations for implementing electronic laboratory notebooks in an academic research environment
June 16, 2022Stuart Higgins and colleagues describe in this review article the use of electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN) from different perspectives. First, they…
Read MoreTesting the reproducibility and robustness of the cancer biology literature by robot
June 16, 2022Scientific results should be reproducible and robust. However, when reproducibility is tested, it is often not found (often termed ’reproducibility crisis’),…
Read MoreBringing microscopy images to the next level
June 16, 2022In this Nature Methods issue, the global microscopy community presented comprehensive efforts to improve reporting and reproducibility of microscopy images. Articles…
Read MorePartnership with GoEQIPD
May 27, 2022The Guarantors of EQIPD and PAASP Network are delighted to announce the launch of a joint effort to promote the EQIPD framework, to…
Read MoreExternal validity in translational biomedicine: understanding the conditions enabling the cause to have an effect
March 14, 2022A spectre is haunting biomedical research: It appears that a substantial fraction of published research results cannot be reproduced, while spectacularly…
Read MorePreparing for a journey
February 27, 2022Recently, I went on a trip to a nice hotel with a swimming pool. Upon arrival, standing in the modern room…
Read MoreExperiences with the EQIPD QS
January 20, 2022The perks of a quality system in academia The research group of Prof Kas at the University of Groningen was one…
Read MoreNonreplicable publications are cited more than replicable ones
December 20, 2021In this article, Marta Serra-Garcia and Uri Gneezy used publicly available data to show that published papers in top psychology, economics,…
Read MoreInvestigating the replicability of preclinical cancer biology
December 20, 2021Replicability is an important feature of scientific research. Thus, the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology was set up to provide evidence about…
Read MoreThe past, present and future of Registered Reports
December 20, 2021Registered Reports are a form of empirical publication in which study proposals are peer reviewed and pre-accepted before research is undertaken….
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