Upcoming events

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Understanding threats to reproducibility in published research: Paper mills, research fabrication and more

Date & Time: May 29, 2025 02:00 PM  in  Etc/GMT-10

Description: This webinar, hosted by the Australian Reproducibility Network, will outline the increasing threats to reproducibility in published research, seen especially through the lens of paper mills and fabricated research. Professor Jennifer Byrne and Professor Ben Mol will share the important work they have done in understanding these issues and what researchers should be aware of.

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Jennifer Byrne will present: "A primer on research paper mills- past, present and future" Ben Mol will present: “Evidence Based Medicine 2025: we finally have the data; but are they really true?” Jennifer Byrne is Director of Biobanking- NSW Health, and Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Sydney, where she leads the PRIMeR group (Publication and Research Integrity in Medical Research). Jennifer was one of Nature’s 10 people in 2017 for highlighting repetitive human gene research papers with critical reagent errors, and she was one of 3 experts who testified before US Congress at their 2022 congressional hearing into paper mills and research misconduct. Jennifer’s research team has continued to identify features of flawed human gene and cancer research, including descriptions of human cell line models that may not exist.

 

Ben (Willem) Mol is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University. He concentrates on the organisation of multi-centric evaluative research in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Fertility. His research focuses mainly on everyday practices. Born and trained in the Netherlands, Ben was instrumental in setting up a nationwide research consortium in women’s health that produced many landmark studies. Ben came to Australia in 2014 and works as Professor Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Monash University since 2018. Ben has held NHMRC funding since 2014. The Australian’s Research 2025 rankings Ben was acknowledged as Australia’s and the World’s leading researcher in Reproductive Health. His professional adage 'A day without randomisation is a day without progress'.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​ReproducibiliTea is a global network of journal clubs that meet to discuss issues, papers, and ideas about improving science, including reproducibility, open science, meta-research, philosophy of science, and research methods. More info on ReproducibiliTea here: https://reproducibilitea.org/.

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Journal clubs will run on the last Thursday of every month at 4pm on Zoom. To make these meetings really accessible we’ve opted to set them up for half an hour (with the option to stick around for the full hour for those who are keen). 

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Past events

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Reporting Guidelines Webinar

Online webinar: 24 September 2024

Presented by: Professors Paul Glasziou, Tammy Hoffmann, Ginny Barbour and Dr. Matthew Page. This webinar covers what you need to know to efficiently and accurately write up and publish your research, to clearly communicate your findings. It will help you avoid the common mistakes and improve your chances of publication. During this presentation you will gain the skills to: 1) Write the key sections of a research article efficiently and effectively. 2) Use reporting guidelines such as PRISMA, CONSORT and STROBE to guide the writing task, assist publication, & improve the impact of your research. 3) Respond to and provide constructive peer review.

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Study (pre)registration basics

Online webinar: 25 March 2024

Presented by: Professor Alex Holcombe, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney

Preregistration (also known as "study registration") is old hat for some fields, but fairly new to others. Why is it important and how do you do it? This workshop will begin by laying out how preregistration fits into the scientific ecosystem and describe its benefits as well as some pain points. We will address a few case studies and work through one or two registration websites. Discussion and the sharing of experiences will be encouraged.

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How reporting guidelines help efficient and accurate writing of research papers
Online workshop: 24 October 2022

Presentations from this workshop:

• Writing research papers - Professor Paul Glasziou AO

• Reporting in systematic reviews - Professor Tammy Hoffmann OAM

• Providing constructive peer review - Professor Ginny Barbour