Olmo van den Akker
@DenOlmo
Tilburg University: PhD assessing preregistration in psychology QUEST Berlin: Assessing guidelines for transparency and ethics in secondary health data studies.
I just became president of a scientific society and my first act was to disagree with one of my heroes...Arie Kruglanski gave a keynote arguing social psychology needs MORE Big Beautiful Theories. I think that's exactly backwards. Here's why...
New report on the first year of the UK's Metascience Unit - never more important given the contestable nature of science & innovation investment right now #Metascience2025 gov.uk/government/pub…
Excellent meta-research: A trial within a large trial shows that consent form length impacts recruitment. Please consider too much text can exclude vulnerable groups / We need to rethink consent forms, too much information may harm. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
Scientists: size (of your peer review) doesn't matter, it's about the *content* Also scientists:
Peer Review Week will be held from 15 to 19 September 2025. Cast your vote till May 31st on which of the below should be this year's theme. forms.gle/RJSWd78aK8xqo1…
There is still time to sign up for the last workshop of this academic year at PMGS, "Scientific Criticism and Peer Review," by @renebekkers Check out the details here: paulmeehlschool.github.io/workshops/crit…
Here's some good news! The file drawer problem may have diminished in recent years, at least in social science survey experiments "This suggests increased recognition of the importance of null results."
I am hiring a PhD student on the meaningful interpretation of effect sizes as part of my VICI funded project. This is a 4 year paid position in a welcoming and collaborative environment. Find out more or apply at tue.nl/werken-bij-tue…
Applications now open for our PhD course in Open Science and Reproducible Research at @karolinskainst. The course will be in English and fully online. Open to PhD students from anywhere, with no fee. Link follows.
Next week, the QUEST Center for Responsible Research in Berlin is organizing a week of tutorials about all kinds of scientific methods. I'll feature with a session on Friday about how to best preregister your research. More info: bihealth.org/de/aktuell/lov…
An amazing example of thorough and constructive scientific discourse on social media!
It's a privilege to engage with an expert like @JoHenrich on a question as important and foundational as the role of culture in perception. But @DorsaAmir and I think this thread gets several key details wrong, both bigger-picture and finer-grained. Here's how (🧵):
We are looking for RAs to work with us on a new meta-science & replication project, joint with @I4Replication, now with focus on environmental (economics) topics such as air pollution & carbon pricing. RAs can work remotely but must be located in Germany rwi-essen.de/fileadmin/user…
What does your ideal preregistration platform look like? Fill out this survey and help shape the future!
Calling all #psych researchers!📢 We’re conducting a quick survey on #preregistration & would love your input on what features an ideal prereg platform should have. We will use your feedback to improve @ZPID's service PreReg! Thanks!✨ Link: soscisurvey.de/zpid-prereg/ #OpenScience
Just stumbled on this tool called Publish or Perish that allows you to save and export your Google Scholar search terms and search results (at least the first 1000). Could be a great facilitator of the reproducibility of systematic reviews! harzing.com/resources/publ…
We launched MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) with @aimos_inc to make peer review more efficient and more rewarding. Join us TOMORROW for our launch seminar to learn more about the vision behind MetaROR! 📅 26 November 🕓 15:00 - 16:30 GMT / 16:00-17:30 CET Register here:…
The future is now!
MetaROR has launched today! This free platform from @RoRInstitute and @aimos_inc, aims to change the way research is reviewed and shared. Using their Publish-Review-Curate model, MetaROR is making the publication process faster and more open. Details: researchonresearch.org/introducing-me…
PCI Psychology is a bold new effort seeking to improve peer review by separating it from journals and the publication process. Join us by signing up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Very excited to share our new preprint! 📢 We investigated how often researchers misinterpret statistically nonsignificant results as the absence of an effect. Spoiler: it’s a lot (~81% of 599 articles)! Dive into our findings and their implications here: osf.io/preprints/psya…
✨@CAMARADES_ are hiring! ✨ We are looking for a research assistant to work across a diverse range of exciting #metaresearch projects. Learn more and apply at: shorturl.at/PAo80
The Leibniz Open Science Day 2024 registration deadline is approaching. Feel free to join even if you are not presenting anything. But register here first: eveeno.com/115691913 Program: zbw.eu/de/ueber-uns/v… @LeibnizWGL @lfvopenscience