What better way for nerds to begin the weekend than to learn about pre-registration?

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Only my enthusiasm for #DeadpoolAndWolverine comes close!

👊 Sharon Cox Marcus Munafò Harry Tattan-Birch, PhD 💪

New Jisc / UK Reproducibility Network blog highlighting the importance of research professionals (such as members of ARMA UK and Technician Commitment) in facilitating open research jisc.ac.uk/blog/open-and-…

UKRN is a partner in the Technopolis-Vitae led project to explore and develop indicators related to the REF People, Culture and Environment section. Express interest in being part of the consultation workshops; see: vitae.ac.uk/policy/ref-2029

Expressions of interest close 8 May.

This is why I'm *really* worried about the record high alcohol-specific deaths figures that ONS published yesterday.

We modelled the impact of increases in drinking during the pandemic on health, and what's happened is much worse than our worst case scenario (those dots😬).

EPIDEMIOLOGISTS

DATA SCIENTISTS

WE ARE HIRING

Come work building and using OpenSAFELY OpenPrescribing
Open code and more
bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2024/04/r…

Do Flavor Descriptions Influence Subjective Ratings of Flavored and Unflavored E-liquids Among Nonsmoking and Non-vaping UK Adolescents? - new journal article. Dr Maddy Dyer Olivia Maynard Marcus Munafò Angela Attwood academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

For anyone interested in harm reduction, the new Royal College of Physicians report on #ecigs will be an invaluable resource of information. Huge amount of work from brilliant contributors, expertly coordinated by the ingenious Sanjay Agrawal! rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outpu…

May UK Reproducibility Network workshop - Introduction to power analysis via simulation in R – delivered by Insect Welfare Research Society More info here bit.ly/446Vq92 #insect #welfare #openresearch

🎙️Happening today at 16:00 CET 📢 Save your spot for the Center for Open Science event here & explore the futures of #reproducibility :🔗tier2-project.eu/news/tier2-dis…

🚨 Interested in causal inference?

Come join us for the Mendelian Randomisation conference, 19-21 June, MRC IEU

This years themes include MR methods, drug target MR, mental health, disease progression & more!

Register, submit your abstract 👇

mendelianrandomization.org.uk

Tobacco and Vapes Bill moves to Committee Stage with overwhelming support from MPs backed by tobacco retailers, the public, including smokers, and health leaders #BacktheBill to create a #SmokefreeGeneration

A 13 yo speaks on the proposed smoking legislation (possibly not a representative sample…)

Great to see research by ⁦TARG Bristol⁩’s ⁦Dr Jasmine Khouja⁩ m e-cigarettes cited in the House of Commons (16.02.30)… 💪 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/aa…

Excellent initiative! Please check this out.
World Conf Research Integrity NRIN ReproducibiliTea UK Reproducibility Network Open Science Center for Open Science OpenSci Talk Open Science Open Science NL Scholarly Kitchen Retraction Watch Marcus Munafò Brian Nosek (@[email protected]) Retraction Watch

Very hard to see what is supposed to be unconservative about the Tobacco and Vaping Bill. It's a gradual long term reform that doesn't affect anyone now smoking, protects young people from a dangerous addictive drug, supports the NHS and saves the taxpayer and society a fortune.

Prescient… #bbcfootball

📢Come join us on June 19th & 20th for our first national conference📢We have an excellent line up to discus Data Stewardship in Ireland; Challenges and Opportunities

datastewards.ie/conference/

National Open Research Forum (NORF) Ireland Digital Repository of Ireland conul LIR HEAnet Science Foundation Ireland HealthResearchBoard

Whoa, Nerds!

You need to start preparing *now* for this Behavioural Research UK event on 26 April with Sharon Cox Marcus Munafò & Harry Tattan-Birch, PhD.

Jumping Jacks, Sprints, Push-ups, Crunches--all the exercises are indicated.

#OpenScience
#PreReg

FYI Brian Nosek (@[email protected]) James Heathers (Alfalfa Male)

Lectureship vacancy BristolUniPsych focusing on metaresearch. Interesting opportunity for academics working towards a more open research culture.

Interested in research training (esp. in open research) and meta-research? BristolUniPsych is advertising a two-year fixed term role, with the possibility of a further two-year extension... jobs.ac.uk/job/DHB970/lec…