Research on Research Event

Location: University of Zurich Main Building, Room KOL-F-101

08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival

09:00 – 09:20 | Opening speech and introduction

Elisabeth Stark, University of Zurich
Leonhard Held, University of Zurich

09:20 – 10:20 | Empirical research on research

Learning Research System for Swiss Clinical Trials: Matthias Briel, University of Basel
Stumble over a Blunder: Editorial Policy and Research Reporting: Katarina Zigova, University of Zurich
(Un)informed Consent: To What Degree are Research Participants ‘Informed’ by Common Consent Procedures in Psychology under EU Data Protection Law?: Luisa Jansen, University of Bern
Improving interpretation and communication of clinical trial results via probabilistic statements: Orestis Efthimiou, University of Bern

10:20 – 10:50 | Coffee Break

10:50 – 11:10 | Poster Flash Talks

Invited discussion

12:05 – 12:35 | Empirical research on research (continued)

Assessing Gender Awareness in Research Evaluation: A Text Analysis Approach: Gabriel Okasa, Swiss National Science Foundation
From Wearable Biometrics to Reproducible AI: Generalizing Evaluation Guidelines for Human-Centered Research: Lidia Alecci, Università della Svizzera italiana

12:35 – 13:30 | Lunch break

13:30 – 14:15 | Poster Session

14:15 – 15:15 | Research synthesis

Large language model-based extraction and analysis of public assessment reports from six major drug regulators: Jacqueline Dort; Hanna Hubarava; Benjamin Ineichen, University of Bern
Living systematic reviews of human and animal studies for research prioritisation in mental health: a transparent and reproducible evidence synthesis framework: Virginia Chiocchia, University of Bern

15:15 – 16:10 | Keynote

The Reproducibility Crisis in Biomedical Research: Csaba Szabo, University of Fribourg
Invited discussion: Hanno Würbel, University of Bern

16:10 – 16:40 | Coffee Break

16:40 – 17:40 | Replication and forensic meta-science

A retrospective analysis of 400 publications reveals patterns of irreproducibility across an entire life sciences research field: Bruno Lemaitre, EPFL
An overview of tools for detecting irregularities in reported summary statistics: Lukas Jung, University of Bern
Operationalizing Metascience: An AI Tool to Detect Hidden Methodological Flaws at Scale: Peter Hilpert, University of Lausanne
ERЯOR: A Bug Bounty Program for Science: Malte Elson, University of Bern
17:40 – 18:00 | Conclusion of Day 1 & Preview of Day 2: Matthias Egger, University of Zurich

18:00 – | Apéro

Location: University of Zurich Main Building, Room KOL G-217

The programme on the second day will consist of input talks, and group work with the goal to lay the basis for a large collaborative grant proposal.

Note

The programme for Day 2 is preliminary and is subject to change.

08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival

09:00 | Invited talk

Funding opportunities

Input talks by:: Jamie Cummins, University of Bern; Carolin Strobl, University of Zurich; and others

Group work

16:00 | End