Lex M. Bouter, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Methodology and Integrity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands orcid.org/0000-0002-2659…
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I'm an Amsterdam-based epidemiologist interested in #ResearchIntegrity and #OpenScience, among many other things. More on my professional background can be found on bit.ly/2NE347B
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My PhD Sajedeh Rasti has published a World View piece in Nature today: "Don’t compete, collaborate: why collective funding applications are the future" nature.com/articles/d41586-0… She discusses how she brought together a team of meta-scientists to collaboratively apply for funding.
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We launched our beta version 0.0.1 of Metacheck today! After our second year of work on the tool, we now have validated modules, hugely expanded functionality, optional (or local) LLM use, checks inside code files, and much more! Try it out in R now: scienceverse.org/metacheck/
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If we don’t explain science to the public, others will fill the gap with nonsense.
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Thanks for documenting and sharing reflections from the 2026 World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver.
A valuable resource for continuing conversations on research integrity across contexts and communities.
New on ScienceIntegrityDigest: My report from the 2026 World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver. If you could not make it, there are links to all my BlueSky live posts from the sessions I attended. #WCRI2026
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Thanks @MicrobiomDigest for this informative blog post on the #WCRI2026, including your excellent Bluesky life threads of sessions you attended.
Videos will be made public after 3 months on @wcrifoundation.bsky.social Vimeo channel vimeo.com/user175668074/albu…
New on ScienceIntegrityDigest: My report from the 2026 World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver. If you could not make it, there are links to all my BlueSky live posts from the sessions I attended. #WCRI2026
scienceintegritydigest.com/2…
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New on ScienceIntegrityDigest: My report from the 2026 World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver. If you could not make it, there are links to all my BlueSky live posts from the sessions I attended. #WCRI2026
scienceintegritydigest.com/2…
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Detecting fake papers was one of the prominent themes of the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity.
As scientific fraud proliferates, so do businesses that aim to stop it cen.acs.org/policy/publishin… via @cenmag
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Researchers who use generative AI to write papers are publishing more cen.acs.org/policy/publishin… via @cenmag
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Around $1,000 can buy you first authorship on a dodgy scientific paper cen.acs.org/policy/publishin… via @cenmag
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Learn about the history of #WCRI and what we will be discussing in Vancouver.
"Researchers already use AI—it’s time to agree on how to use it responsibly"
#AI #GenAI
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6 days to go until the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity 2026 opening!
📅 May 4 | 1:30–3:00 PM
📍 Symposium: Collaborative and Global Approaches to Research Integrity: Bridging Disciplines, Borders, and Perspectives
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Plenary Series Preview #3
Who safeguards research integrity in the age of AI?
Einstein Foundation Award winners share how open science, post-publication peer review, and image forensics are strengthening accountability and transparency worldwide.
🗓 May 5, 1:30–3:00 PM
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Plenary Series Preview #4
Open science or research security?
Exploring the balance between integrity, geopolitics, and global collaboration.
🗓 May 6, 2026, 8:30 - 10:00 AM
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"Is the scientific literature a database or a library?"
Interesting 'food for thought' and recommended reading.
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Plenary Series Preview #2
How is GenAI reshaping research integrity across global contexts?
Chair: Prof. David Moher
Join leading scholars exploring global ethics, African wisdom, and shared responsibility in the age of AI.
🗓 May 5, 8:30–10:00 AM
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Plenary Series Preview #1
We open WCRI 2026 with a critical question: How are paper mills misusing AI?
Chair: Prof. Jennifer Byrne
Join leading experts from research, publishing, and AI for this opening plenary.
🗓 May 4, 8:30–10:00 AM
#WCRI2026 #ResearchIntegrity
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On 24 April 13:45 Charlotte Rulkens will defend her PhD thesis that contains an example of replication study in Art History. Download thesis: bit.ly/3QOyA32 Information on thesis defence and stream link: bit.ly/4clQz9H
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Practical guidance for prompt engineering for use of ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot in medicine and medical research, emphasizing the need for careful fact-checking and expert review. bit.ly/488exCPbit.ly/488exCP
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Join us on May 3 for a series of workshops.
Workshop 7 - Publication Integrity & Institutional Investigations: Setting the record straight
🕘 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver
9th #WCRI
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Opening Ceremony of 9th World Conference on Research Integrity
Bayshore Grand Ballroom | 🕓 May 3, 4:30–5:30pm
The ceremony opens the conference with First Nations cultural elements and concludes with a reception for attendees to connect.
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