Events
Upcoming Events
3–7/Nov/2025
PDBEB course: Experimental Research Design & Responsible Research Practices
Join us for a week-long course addressing key issues in experimental research design and responsible practices across the research lifecycle. Participants will gain insight into the latest advances in the scientific method, design of experiments (in vitro, in vivo, and clinical trials), the replication crisis, and principles of scientific integrity.
The course also explores best practices in open access to research results, methods, and data, alongside practical approaches to biostatistics, data management, data visualization, and reproducibility. Covering the full Research Project Life Cycle—from Design & Planning through Experimentation & Analysis to Dissemination & Data Archiving—this training provides both conceptual understanding and hands-on tools to strengthen research quality and transparency.
The programme will also feature an interactive session on Research Integrity led by Susana Magalhães (i3S)
Organisers: Ana Isabel Duarte, Elsa Henriques, Paulo Matafome, Teresa Cunha-Oliveira, Tracey Weissgerber, John Ioannidis.
Location: Casa Costa Alemão, Polo III, University of Coimbra. Friday seminar will take place at Polo I.
The full programme will be available soon.
19-23/Jan/2026
Love Methods Week
Join us for a series of online workshops designed to enhance the robustness, transparency, and reproducibility of research methods. Participants will explore why clear, reusable methods are critical for reproducibility, responsible data reuse, and overall research quality.
Hands-on sessions and webinars will cover how to:
– Write and share step-by-step protocols in public repositories
– Peer-review method sections
– Design and pre-register in vivo and in vitro study protocols
– Prepare methods for peer-reviewed publication
– Improve reproducibility through better methodological reporting
The workshops highlight that methods are among the most valuable research outputs—frequently reused and cited even more than data—and central to the FAIR data movement.
Location: online
Details on registration and the programme will be available soon.
