May 3, 2021
The start of ReproducibiliTea

- grassroots journal club initiative
- started in spring 2018 in Oxford, UK
- founded by Sophia Crüwell, Amy Orben, and Sam Parsons
ReproducibiliTea worldwide
ReproducibiliTea @ KU Leuven
- grassroots journal club initiative
- started in February 2020
- founded by Pieter Moors, Amélie Godefroidt, Lennert Coenen, Olivia Kirtley, Aline Claesen, and Eline Van Geert
Aims

- community building
- raising awareness
- support group
Approach

- informal setting & discussion
- explicitly interdisciplinarly
- a space for new collaborations (?)
Session format

- short introduction
- small group discussion
- plenary discussion

Last academic year:

This academic year:

This semester:
- online journal club
- focus on key open science practices
Audience

- mainly early career researchers
- mix of experience and departments (but BMS > HSS > SET)
- different depending on topic
Feedback from participants

- interesting readings
- discussion questions to guide small group discussion
- plenary to summarize main takeaways
Future

- more than a journal club ?
- continuity
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