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

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

ReproTea@KUL

Last academic year:

  • offline journal club

ReproTea@KUL

This academic year:

  • online journal club

ReproTea@KUL

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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