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Robustness, reproducibility and replication in research: a co-creation session

Robustness, reproducibility and replicability are key to advancing research. How can we ensure the integration of these principles in the research that we conduct at the University? What barriers prevent us from working in a reproducible way?

We invite researchers, technicians, research professionals and others engaged in the University’s research community to join us in a co-creation session. Here, we will explore the challenges we face in working reproducibly and we will work together to develop solutions. The most promising ideas will receive funding to be taken forward as co-creation projects at the University.   

Professor Malcolm Macleod, Academic Lead for Research Improvement and Research Integrity will join this session to introduce the current initiatives and challenge areas for robustness, reproducibility and replication in research. 

The event is open to all engaged in the University's research community.

What to expect at these co-creation sessions for research improvement  

These co-creation sessions are collaborative workshops where researchers, postgraduate research students, technicians, and research support professional services colleagues from the University of Edinburgh come together to identify current barriers to performing our best research, and to suggest possible solutions which might be piloted in research improvement projects.  

Participants will work together to:  

  • Identify problems related to the session's broad theme  

  • Develop possible solutions to these problems  

  • Plan research improvement projects to implement these solutions  

Research improvement teams will be formed during the session by bringing together those with similar priorities. Each team will present their project idea and a winning project will be selected by everyone present at the session.  The winning project will be awarded a small budget to enable a team to test the idea. This implementation team will be made up of interested volunteers from all participants, not just the originators of that proposal.  

The goal of these co-creation sessions is to develop and implement improvements driven by our research community’s priorities. 

Co-creation sessions are a valuable opportunity for members of the research community to come together and share their ideas on how to improve research at the University of Edinburgh. By participating in a co-creation session, you can have a direct impact on the future of research at the University. 

Further information

This session is part of the University of Edinburgh's Good Research Practice Week, which has been organised by a University wide group.

If you have any queries about this event please contact EdinburghResearchOffice@ed.ac.uk and this will be forwarded to the event organiser.