Research Ethics

Maintaining Anonymity In Double-Blind Peer Review During The Age of Artificial Intelligence
Research
August 23, 2023

Maintaining Anonymity In Double-Blind Peer Review During The Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Hype Terms In Research: Words Exaggerating Results Undermine Findings
Research Ethics
June 23, 2023

Hype Terms In Research: Words Exaggerating Results Undermine Findings

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Five Steps to Protect – and to Hear – Research Participants
Research Ethics
January 18, 2023

Five Steps to Protect – and to Hear – Research Participants

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We Developed a Tool to Make Responsible Research and Innovation Easier
Innovation
June 16, 2022

We Developed a Tool to Make Responsible Research and Innovation Easier

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COVID-19, Face Masks and Research Integrity

COVID-19, Face Masks and Research Integrity

Robert Dingwall asks if claims about the effectiveness of face masks in stopping COVID consistent with current standards of research integrity.

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To Study Zika, They Offered Their Kids. Then They Were Forgotten

To Study Zika, They Offered Their Kids. Then They Were Forgotten

“We feel diminished,” says Alessandra Hora dos Santos. “It’s like we were lab rats. They come in nicely, collect information, collect exams on the child, and in the end we don’t know of any results. It’s like we are being used without even knowing why that is being done.”

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NAS Creates Council to Address Research Integrity and Trust

NAS Creates Council to Address Research Integrity and Trust

A new blue-ribbon council convened by the United States’ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine aims to tackle questions about nettlesome issues like conflict of interest, measuring impact and handling retractions.

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Let’s Do Research With First Nations Peoples, Not On Them

Let’s Do Research With First Nations Peoples, Not On Them

The authors of a new book on community-led research ask how to move research ‘done to’ and ‘on people’ towards ‘for and with people.’ It features both community and academic voices and reflects on research that foregrounds non-academic priorities.

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Can We Encourage Public Self-Correction in the  Scientific Record?

Can We Encourage Public Self-Correction in the Scientific Record?

Correcting mistakes in light of new data and updating findings to reflect this is often considered to be a key characteristic of scientific research. Commenting on the ‘Loss-of-Confidence Project’, a study into self-correction amongst psychologists, Julia M. Rohrer, suggests that in practice self-correction of published research is, infrequent, difficult to achieve and perceived to come with reputational costs. However, by reframing and changing the static nature of academic publications, it may be possible to develop a research culture more conducive to self-correction.

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‘Bukavu Series’ Addresses Power Dynamics in Fieldwork

‘Bukavu Series’ Addresses Power Dynamics in Fieldwork

Research has long highlighted the importance of research associates and assistants in the production of knowledge, and the importance of locally embedded expertise – though often without giving them a voice. An online project seeks to address that.

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Journalism vs. Ethnography: Checking the Facts

Journalism vs. Ethnography: Checking the Facts

While journalism might at times be seen as a sort of ‘ethnography lite,’ when it comes to checking out the field reporter’s facts it’s much more of a heavy hitter.

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The Virtue of Checking Documentation: You Never Know What You Will Find

The Virtue of Checking Documentation: You Never Know What You Will Find

New revelations about the influential ‘Being Sane in Insane Places’ experiment by David Rosenhan provide a valuable lesson for other social scientists. You never know what you will find once you begin fact-checking sources against available documentation.

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