20 research outputs found
The societal impact of Open Scienceâa scoping review
Au cours des derniĂšres dĂ©cennies, les bailleurs de fonds, les institutions et les organisations gouvernementales pour encourager, surveiller et dĂ©montrer les impacts de la recherche ont redoublĂ© leurs efforts. Au sein de lâEurope, le Royaume-Uni et les Pays-Bas Ă©valuent lâimpact sociĂ©tal de la recherche, parallĂšlement Ă dâautres critĂšres de qualitĂ© , et la Commission europĂ©enne a mis lâaccent sur lâimpact sociĂ©tal dans les rĂ©cents programmes-cadres de financement. Le programme-cadre Horizon Europe(HE) met lâaccent sur la recherche financĂ©e et rĂ©pond aux prioritĂ©s stratĂ©giques de lâUnion europĂ©enne (UE) et aux dĂ©fis mondiaux, offre des avantages grĂące Ă des missions de recherche et dâinnovation, et renforce lâadoption de la recherche et de lâinnovation
TIER2 D3.1 - State-of-play on methods, tools, practices to increase reproducibility across diverse epistemic contexts
This project deliverable has been submitted to, but not yet reviewed by the Research Executive Agency, and might thus be subject to change.
TIER2, over the course of its three-year duration (2023-2025), aims to contribute to improving this
situation in various ways. Key to our approach is to centre âepistemic diversityâ (defined below) by
selecting three broad research areas â social, life, and computer sciences, and two cross-
disciplinary stakeholder groups of research publishers and funders â to systematically investigate
the roles, nature, and meanings of reproducibility across contexts. Through coordinated co-
creation with these communities, TIER2 aims to boost knowledge on reproducibility, create tools,
engage communities, implement interventions and policy across different contexts to increase
reproducibility where it is relevant.
This Deliverable details work to provide the theoretical, evidential and strategic framework for the
project. The aim is to capture the complexity in the meaning(s) of reproducibility across contexts,
provide a conceptual framework that systematically relates epistemic diversity to reproducibility
by identifying key research characteristics affecting the relevance and feasibility of different types
of reproducibility, establish current levels of knowledge on which interventions work in which
contexts (including in two specific cross-cutting research methods (qualitative and Machine
Learning-driven research), and devise a strategic intervention logic for designing and
implementing interventions that aim at sustainable behavioural change towards increased
reproducibility.
This work has been addressed through seven ambitious individual studies:
âą âDefinitions of reproducibilityâ (Section 2)
âą âEpistemic diversity and Knowledge Production Modesâ (Sec. 3)
âą âScoping review and evidence mapping of interventions aimed at improving reproducible
and replicable scienceâ (Sec. 4)
âą âReview of conceptions and facilitators of and barriers to reproducibility of qualitative
researchâ (Sec. 5)
âą âReview of conceptions and practices regarding reproducibility in Machine Learning (ML)-
driven researchâ (Sec. 6)
âą âChanging behaviour in the academy: A strategy for improving research culture and
practiceâ (Sec. 7)
This work hence fills knowledge gaps to enable the mapping of âimpact pathwaysâ, i.e., the
possible paths that connect input to output, outcome and impact (including linkages of causal
mechanisms and drivers/barriers), to elucidate the routes to increased reproducibility across
diverse contexts. This work is crucial to inform the future stages of TIER2, especially to design,
implement and test a series of new tools and instruments (the âpilotsâ) conducted within TIER2
Work Packages 4 and 5
TIER2 - Enhancing Trust, Integrity and Efficiency in Research through next-level Reproducibility
Lack of reproducibility of research results has become a major theme in recent years. TIER2 is an international project funded by the European Commission under their Horizon Europe programme. Covering three broad research areas (social, life and computer sciences) and two cross-disciplinary stakeholder groups (research publishers and funders) to systematically investigate reproducibility across contexts, TIER2 will significantly boost knowledge on reproducibility, create tools, engage communities, implement interventions and policy across different contexts to increase re-use and overall quality of research results in the European Research Area and global R&I, and consequently increase trust, integrity and efficiency in research