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And people rose to the challenge like never before.</p> <p> </p> <p>It’s a good time to ask what worked well and what didn’t, focussing on what researchers can do to develop trustworthy practices and incorporate them into their research and communication.</p> <p> </p> <p>How can we ensure that research contributed to society is the best possible research, communicated in the most open, honest and meaningful way? What standard is good enough? How should we communicate uncertainty? What do we do when there’s a gap in research or scrutiny?</p> <p> </p> <p>We want to explore these questions in a new-look newsletter, and we want to engage you in the discussion. 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line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="left"><tr><td class="article_wrapper"> <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="content_wrapper"> <span class="title">The “reproducibility crisis” is a set of specific challenges that require specific solutions</span>  <table class="after_article_title_fragment" style="width: 10%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="nw_summary_wrapper"> <span class="summary" id="articleSummary_5576474"> <p>The research community has been talking about the “reproducibility crisis” for 20+ years, but are we any closer to fixing it or even identifying what it really is?</p> <p> </p> <p>For its inquiry into <a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/1s33kn82sd0i2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993347" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmsctech/101/report.html">Reproducibility and Research Integrity</a>, published last month, the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee drew attention to:<br /><br /></p> <ul role="list"> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p>Publish-or-perish culture  </p> </li> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p>Long delays in issuing retractions and corrections of articles  </p> </li> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p>Short-term nature of academic contracts  </p> </li> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p>Reproducibility as a condition of grant funding</p> </li> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p>Training in research integrity</p> </li> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p>Funder open data mandates</p> </li> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p>Research assessment reform </p> </li> </ul> <p><br />The committee drew on dozens of evidence submissions. They included <a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/18owjbfnl6ji2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993347" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/39715/html/">one from Imperial College London</a>, which identified a lack of transparency and openness, insufficient data-gathering, and increasing reliance on complex software, as factors inhibiting reproducibility in virtually “all science”.</p> <p> </p> <p>Looking at the challenges, “reproducibility crisis” might not be the most helpful framing. Some research doesn’t bear reproducing, and the term masks the specific things we need to address to improve quality and reliability. For instance, how do you improve clinical trials transparency if your focus is relentlessly on reproducibility?</p> <p> </p> <p>What do you think about the committee’s findings? Are there other challenges to address? What solutions do you want to see?</p> </span> </div> <div id="nw-article-options-5576474" class="nw-article-options"> <span class="nw-rate" id="nw-vote-7313733"> <input type="hidden" id="nw_articleAvgScore_7313733" value="5" /> <input type="hidden" id="nw_articleVoteUrl_7313733" value="articleVote.html?a=7313733&s=i2ff89ipubi&m=004m7th3tp4v75mqeipp61&lang=en&pId=11273370" /> <span id="nw_articleVoteWrapper_7313733" class="nw-rate-stars"><a id="nw_articleVoteLink_7313733_5" href="#"><img id="nw_articleVoteImage_7313733" border="0" src="/nwstatic/rating/like.png" width="16px" height="16px" alt="Like"/>Like</a></span> <span class="nw-rate-numberOfVotes" id="nw_articleNumberOfVotes_7313733"> (0) </span> </span> <span class="nw-article-options-separator">|</span> <a id="commentsNumber7313733-2993347" href='https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/1fyr1wo6ovwi2ff89ipubi?lang=en&opc=false&s=i2ff89ipubi#commentFormAnchor_main' data-canonicalurl="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/1fyr1wo6ovw"> Comment (<span id="articleCommentsNumber7313733">0</span>)</a> <span class="nw-rate" id="nw-vote-5576474"> </span> </div>  </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="divider_img"><img alt="" src="/v3files/shard4/85675/03/c6520654882a9beeab9bd4.png" width="648" height="24" /></td></tr><tr><td class="divider_img_B"><img alt="" src="/v3files/shard4/85675/4d/9ee1d549978d49dceda4be.png" width="648" height="29" /></td></tr></table>   <table class="between_article_fragment" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="divider_line"> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="left"><tr><td class="article_wrapper"> <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="content_wrapper"> <span class="title">Five years of UKRI: Contribute to its perceptions survey</span>  <table class="after_article_title_fragment" style="width: 10%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="nw_summary_wrapper"> <span class="summary" id="articleSummary_5576475"> <p>For its fifth birthday, the UK’s national research funding agency, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has launched its first <a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/tz6t6et69wqi2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993347" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://www.ukri.org/news/ukri-publishes-its-2023-perception-survey/">perceptions survey</a>. They want to understand how their stakeholders perceive UKRI and its role within the research system. They’re inviting responses from multiple stakeholders, and you don’t have to be a researcher. You’ve got until 16 June to respond.</p> </span> </div> <div id="nw-article-options-5576475" class="nw-article-options"> <span class="nw-rate" id="nw-vote-7313734"> <input type="hidden" id="nw_articleAvgScore_7313734" value="5" /> <input type="hidden" id="nw_articleVoteUrl_7313734" value="articleVote.html?a=7313734&s=i2ff89ipubi&m=004m7th3tp4v75mqeipp61&lang=en&pId=11273370" /> <span id="nw_articleVoteWrapper_7313734" class="nw-rate-stars"><a id="nw_articleVoteLink_7313734_5" href="#"><img id="nw_articleVoteImage_7313734" border="0" src="/nwstatic/rating/like.png" width="16px" height="16px" alt="Like"/>Like</a></span> <span class="nw-rate-numberOfVotes" id="nw_articleNumberOfVotes_7313734"> (1) </span> </span> <span class="nw-article-options-separator">|</span> <a id="commentsNumber7313734-2993347" href='https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/tljwp6moczhi2ff89ipubi?lang=en&opc=false&s=i2ff89ipubi#commentFormAnchor_main' data-canonicalurl="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/tljwp6moczh"> Comment (<span id="articleCommentsNumber7313734">0</span>)</a> <span class="nw-rate" id="nw-vote-5576475"> </span> </div> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table>   <table class="after_sections_fragment" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="divider_img"><img alt="" src="/v3files/shard4/85675/03/c6520654882a9beeab9bd4.png" width="648" height="24" /></td></tr><tr><td class="divider_img_B"><img alt="" src="/v3files/shard4/85675/4d/9ee1d549978d49dceda4be.png" width="648" height="29" /></td></tr></table> </td> </tr> </table> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table>          <table id="nw_onecolumnarticlesA-ImageLeft_wrapper" class="nw_component_wrapper" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" > <tr><td class="nw-componentSpacerMainCell"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="ArticleSummary" id="onecolumnarticlesA-ImageLeft" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;" width="100%"> <tr><td class="nw-componentMainCell"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="nw_section_title_table"><tr><td class="OneColumnArticlesImageLeft"> <div class="section"> <div class="OneColumnArticlesImageLeft">  <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="section_header"> <div class="section-name">Share upcoming opportunities to build confidence and skills</div> </td></tr></table> <table class="after_section_title_fragment" style="width: 10%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </td></tr></table>  <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="left"><tr><td class="article_wrapper"> <div class="nw_summary_wrapper"> <span class="title">Imperial Policy Forum</span>  <table class="after_article_title_fragment" style="width: 10%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span class="summary" id="articleSummary_5576476"> <p>Engaging effectively with policymakers is essential to a researcher’s responsibility as an academic citizen. How research evidence is used in society is all our concern, because we all have to live with policy decisions. <a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/102toug93pdi2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993349" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/the-forum/">Imperial Policy Forum</a> is offering two workshops to help researchers contribute research to policy:<br /><br /></p> <ul role="list"> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p><a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/5f8gr8q26n9i2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993349" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imperial-policy-forum-policy-briefing-workshop-tickets-607347190797">Policy Briefing</a>: two-hour session (8 June) on how and why policy briefings are used by policymakers, and how to structure and draft an effective briefing document.<br /><br /></p> </li> <li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext=""> <p><a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/1351nsmbaowi2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993349" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imperial-policy-forum-policy-engagement-workshop-part-1-tickets-630671033037">Policy Engagement</a>: two-part session (21 and 22 June) on the British policymaking landscape, areas of engagement and examples of success. The sessions provide practical tips for researchers to identify audiences and engage policymakers with their work.</p> </li> </ul> <p><br />For questions, contact <a href="mailto:j.heyburn@imperial.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jamie Heyburn</a>.</p> </span> </div> <div id="nw-article-options-5576476" class="nw-article-options"> <span class="nw-rate" id="nw-vote-7313735"> <input type="hidden" id="nw_articleAvgScore_7313735" value="5" /> <input type="hidden" id="nw_articleVoteUrl_7313735" value="articleVote.html?a=7313735&s=i2ff89ipubi&m=004m7th3tp4v75mqeipp61&lang=en&pId=11273370" /> <span id="nw_articleVoteWrapper_7313735" class="nw-rate-stars"><a id="nw_articleVoteLink_7313735_5" href="#"><img id="nw_articleVoteImage_7313735" border="0" src="/nwstatic/rating/like.png" width="16px" height="16px" alt="Like"/>Like</a></span> <span class="nw-rate-numberOfVotes" id="nw_articleNumberOfVotes_7313735"> (0) </span> </span> <span class="nw-article-options-separator">|</span> <a id="commentsNumber7313735-2993349" href='https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/vpigisey5csi2ff89ipubi?lang=en&opc=false&s=i2ff89ipubi#commentFormAnchor_main' data-canonicalurl="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/vpigisey5cs"> Comment (<span id="articleCommentsNumber7313735">0</span>)</a> <span class="nw-rate" id="nw-vote-5576476"> </span> </div>  </td></tr><tr><td class="drop_shadow"><img alt="" src="/v3files/shard4/85675/6b/a51901d7f51c99a7443402.png" width="648" height="30" /></td></tr></table>   <table class="between_article_fragment" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="divider_line"> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="left"><tr><td class="article_wrapper"> <div class="nw_summary_wrapper"> <span class="title">Good Science Project</span>  <table class="after_article_title_fragment" style="width: 10%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; border-collapse: collapse;"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <span class="summary" id="articleSummary_5576477"> <p>The <a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/14pyfbf369ti2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993349" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/about/leadership-and-strategy/provost/vice-provost-research/the-good-science-project/">Good Science Project</a> (GSP) is running a workshop on <a href="https://icllibraryservices.newsweaver.com/x93ksnu6i3/won8g0aier4i2ff89ipubi/external?a=5&p=11273370&t=2993349" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-canonicalurl="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/161274/the-design-of-science/">Design of Science</a>, Friday 9 June, 12.30–14.00 at White City. The GSP is a College-wide initiative promoting debate about contemporary research culture and shining light on its key dilemmas. We need institutional success; otherwise, there can be no science. But researchers need time and autonomy; otherwise, the ideas will not flow. How can we get the balance right and produce the research culture that helps us all flourish? 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