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Meta-Science Summer School empowers early career researchers to improve research practices
From 15 to 20 June 2025, early career researchers from diverse disciplines gathered near Frankfurt, Germany, for an intensive and collaborative Meta-Science Summer School.
EXCELScIOR Seminar with Prof. John Ioannidis addresses challenges in peer review and research evaluation
We were delighted to host Professor John Ioannidis from Stanford University for a compelling seminar on June 20, 2025, at UC Biotech – Auditório Euclides Pires.
New opinion article by EXCELScIOR Team Leader highlights urgent need for improved clinical study data sharing
We are pleased to share that Tracey Weissgerber, team leader of the EXCELScIOR project, has co-authored a new opinion article calling for urgent reforms in how clinical study data are shared in Germany.
EXCELScIOR researcher Inês Almeida presents TREASURE at international SCIROS event in Helsinki
From May 21–23, EXCELScIOR team member Inês Almeida participated in a series of events hosted by the SCIROS project (Strategic Collaboration for Interdisciplinary Research on Open Science in the SSH) in Helsinki, Finland, to discuss reforming research assessment in the social sciences, arts and humanities (SSH).
EXCELScIOR Seminar with Prof. John Ioannidis explores the challenges of evidence-based medicine
On March 24th, the EXCELScIOR ERA Chair holder, Professor John Ioannidis gave an engaging and thought-provoking seminar on “Meta-Research in Sports Science“, at the Faculty of Sports Science, University of Coimbra.
TREASURE: Transforming Research Assessment at University of Coimbra
We are excited to announce that the University of Coimbra has secured funding for the TREASURE project. This institutional pilot study aims to create formal incentives to recognize UC master’s and doctoral candidates who choose to implement reproducible, reusable and open research practices in their research theses.
EXCELScIOR Team leader shares insights at CIBB’s 5th MAD Meeting
Tracey Weissgerber, EXCELScIOR Team leader gave an insightful presentation about Monitoring Reproducible Research Practices through Interactive Dashboards ate CIBB’s 5th MAD meeting.
EXCELScIOR team leader Tracey Weissgerber participated in the 1st schooling of the SHARE-CTD project
Tracey Weissgerber, EXCELScIOR Team leader, participated in the 1st schooling of the SHARE-CTD project at Wissenschaftszentrum Schloss Reisensburg.
Workshop from EXCELScIOR Team at the Faculty of Sports Science, University of Coimbra
EXCELScIOR Team gave an workshop on Meta-Research in Sports Science at the Faculty of Sports Science, University of Coimbra, on December 12th.
EXCELScIOR Researcher Inês Almeida participated in the 11th Forum GDI
Inês Almeida, EXCELScIOR Researcher, participated in the 11th Forum on Research Data Management, held at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, on November 21-22.
