Research on Research Event

Preliminary Programme

Day 1: 29 January 2026

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

Time	Talk / Session
08:30 – 09:00	Arrival
09:00 – 09:20	Opening Speech Elisabeth Stark, University of Zurich Introduction Leonhard Held, University of Zurich
09:20 – 10:05	Open Science and Reproducibility | Chair: Carolin Strobl - ERЯOR: A Bug Bounty Program for Science, Malte Elson, University of Bern - From Wearable Biometrics to Reproducible AI: Generalizing Evaluation Guidelines for Human-Centered Research, Lidia Alecci, Università della Svizzera italiana - (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
10:05 – 10:35	Publication and Science Policy | Chair: Meredith Schuman - Assessing Gender Awareness in Research Evaluation: A Text Analysis Approach, Gabriel Okasa, Swiss National Science Foundation - Stumble Over a Blunder: Editorial Policy and Research Reporting, Katarina Zigova, University of Zurich
10:35 – 11:05	Coffee Break
11:05 – 12:00	Keynote | Chair: Rainer Winkelmann Designing Better Research Systems: How Research on Research Informs Science Policy and Assessment Reforms, Rachel Heyard, University of Zurich Invited Discussion Jack Leahy, UK Metascience Unit
12:00 – 12:20	Poster Flash Talks
12:20 – 13:15	Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00	Poster Session
14:00 – 15:00	Research Synthesis and Clinical Trial Methods | Chair: Claudia Witt - 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 - Learning Research System for Swiss Clinical Trials, Matthias Briel, University of Basel - Improving Interpretation and Communication of Clinical Trial Results via Probabilistic Statements, Orestis Efthimiou, University of Bern
15:00 – 15:55	Keynote | Chair: Tilmann Altwicker The Reproducibility Crisis in Biomedical Research, Csaba Szabo, University of Fribourg Invited Discussion Hanno Würbel, University of Bern
15:55 – 16:25	Coffee Break
16:25 – 17:10	Error Detection and Replication Research | Chair: Anne Scheel, Utrecht University - Operationalizing Metascience: An AI Tool to Detect Hidden Methodological Flaws at Scale, Peter Hilpert, University of Lausanne - An Overview of Tools for Detecting Irregularities in Reported Summary Statistics, Lukas Jung, University of Bern - What 400 Drosophila Papers Teach Us About Doing Better Science, Bruno Lemaitre, EPFL
17:10 – 17:30	Conclusion of Day 1 & Preview of Day 2 Matthias Egger, University of Zurich
17:30	End

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Day 2: 30 January 2026

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

Workshop rooms: KOL-G-212, KOL-G-216, KOL-G-210

Time	Talk / Session
08:45 – 09:15	Arrival
09:15 – 09:20	Introduction Fabio Molo, University of Zurich
09:20 – 10:05	Invited Talk Radical Solutions: Insights from the UK Metascience Unit Jack Leahy, UK Metascience Unit
10:05 – 10:50	Input Talks - Jamie Cummins, University of Bern - Gianluca Di Tanna, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland - Carolin Strobl, University of Zurich - Stefan Schandelmaier, University of Basel - Ian Hussey, University of Bern - Erin West, HOCH Health Ostschweiz
10:50 – 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:00	Workshop Strategic RoR Priorities and Project Ideas Funding Opportunities
12:00 – 12:30	Invited Talk Introduction to the Swiss National Research Programmes Boris Buzek, Swiss National Science Foundation
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:15	Group Work
15:15 – 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15	Group Work Summaries & Discussion
16:15 – 16:30	Conclusion CRS Seed Grants — Call For Applications Summary, Wrap-up and Next Steps Leonhard Held, University of Zurich
16:30	End

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