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David Mellor
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Center for Open Science

Open Science policy, running, and Star Trek.
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Registration now open for this big meta-science unconference in Berlin, hosted by the QUEST Center for Responsible Research!

Take your pick from 10 projects to collaboratively work on a tangible output that will make science better: rr-in-action2025.org/programme/

#metascience2025
Programme -
Preliminary programme overview Sept. 22, 2025 Sept. 23, 2025 Sept. 24, 2025 1 pm – 2 pmArrival 9 am – 5 pmUnconference projects 9 am – 1 pmUnconference projects 2 pm – 5 pmPre-conference workshops 7 p...
rr-in-action2025.org
July 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I urge everyone to read & sign the NIH's Bethesda Declaration. There are many chilling aspects of the draconian, shortsighted, and illegal cuts, but the worst are the cancelled trials that have left patients without care in the midst of treatments www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One of many gutted programs, the IES conducts critical education research www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Musk’s ‘Doge’ guts nearly $1bn in US education department’s research office
Cuts in effect wipe out Institute of Education Sciences, one of the country’s largest funders of education research
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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It is thrilling to announce that Lifecycle Journal is open for submissions. Come and try out this reimagining of scholarly communication that meets researchers' needs in the current system and opens the door to an innovative, values-aligned, community-led system for the future.
📣 Big news: Lifecycle Journal is now open for submissions! 📣

Lifecycle Journal is a new, innovative, community-driven approach to scholarly publishing, initiated by COS.

Learn more and submit: lifecyclejournal.org/
January 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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1. Here are some of my thoughts on the news by Erin Reed that some hospitals are denying new minor patients for gender affirming care:

Hospitals that obey in advance to illegal executive orders can and should be targeted for protest actions by trans activists groups.

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January 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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It's tomorrow! Make sure you're registered and join us for this great discussion! #SciPub #JournalEditors #OpenAccess
Want to know how editors balance independence with publisher demands? Join us on Jan 30 to discuss challenges and strategies for navigating the complex dynamics between journal editors and publishers — or ditching your publisher altogether!
Register: is.gd/3x1XzE

#SciPub #JournalEditors #OpenAccess
January 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
By far the most fun I've had running 26.2 #rundisney
January 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Do you know any early career researchers in the UK who have contributed something special to improve research practices?

The call for the 2025 Dorothy Bishop award is open now! Nominations close on 26 January 2025.

www.ukrn.org/2024/12/12/t...
December 13, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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'Open science in agricultural economics'

New paper in Q Open with Arne Henningsen, Julia Höhler,
Robert Huber, Jens Rommel and Carola Grebitus.

Open Access: doi.org/10.1093/qope...
December 3, 2024 at 5:30 AM
I just tried this for the first time and it seems very helpful so far. Take a look.
Introducing RegCheck: a tool which uses Large Language Models to automatically compare preregistered protocols with their corresponding published papers and highlights deviations.

@malte.the100.ci @ianhussey.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci @bjoernhommel.bsky.social

regcheck.app
RegCheck.app
RegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly.
regcheck.app
November 26, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Amazing talk on wrongful convictions by @barbobrien.bsky.social last night! Love learning from different fields.

This slide got me, the majority of exonerations occur due to perjury/false accusations (orange) or official misconduct (purple).

@aimosinc.bsky.social #AIMOS2024
November 19, 2024 at 9:11 PM
I was glad to present on "Good News from Metascience" at #AIMOS2024 where I pointed out several positive trends or improvements that metascientific research has enabled in science and policy. Slides here osf.io/swfqk
OSF
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November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
We just found the release of the new Moana end credit song and the consensus in my household is that it's going to be great.
November 14, 2024 at 1:34 AM
The pollinator action outside the library gave me an taste of joy recently.
November 14, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us today to talk about updates to TOP, leb by @seangrant.bsky.social @katiecorker.bsky.social and Suzanne Stewart slides are here: osf.io/8fawk and details here osf.io/preprints/me...
November 14, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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New from @katiecorker.bsky.social at @cos.io, an update to the TOP Guidelines. Hey sociology journals: Good time to fire up a new transparency and openness policy? www.cos.io/blog/new-pre...
September 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Happy to be speaking with the scholarly societies part of FASEB.org today about what can be done to support the movement towards open science. Slides here osf.io/b4aw3
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October 19, 2023 at 3:37 PM
Happy to be trying out BlueSky. Here's Mac helping out with the laundry to get things going here.
October 17, 2023 at 6:23 PM