More than half of psychology papers are not reproducible
Initiative to replicate findings of 100 prominent studies raises further questions about health of discipline
Initiative to replicate findings of 100 prominent studies raises further questions about health of discipline
Scientists reject the ‘crisis narrative’ as an inflammatory distraction from bigger issues
Are research careers meritocratic? Do universities do enough to support researchers? Is impact more important than publications? Is interdisciplinarity the key to new discoveries? Can...
Despite widespread recognition of prevalence of errors in psychological research, academics remain reluctant to own up to their errors
A bid to reproduce key studies is less a tale of failure than of researchers’ willingness to put their own practices to the test
Is the Times Higher Education ‘exam howlers’ competition a bit of harmless fun, or unfair and offensive? Katie Alcock believes the joke is on teachers as well as their students and no one is any the...
The annual Ig Nobel awards for the oddest research, at which real Nobel prize-winners often cavort on stage, are helping to popularise science. Steve Farrar reports The message left on Chris McManus'...