Methods in Research on Research (MiRoR)

MIROR is an innovative and ambitious joint doctoral training programme funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, dedicated to Methods in Research on Research (MIROR) in the field of clinical research.

“Research on Research”, is an emerging new scientific discipline that aims to reduce waste in research and increase research value. Tens of billions of Euros are wasted each year on studies that are redundant, flawed in their design, never published or poorly reported. The public is the main victim of this waste and reducing waste and increasing value of research represents a major societal challenge.

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Conference on ‘Meta-research for transforming clinical research’

The MiRoR consortium organised a conference on “Meta-research for transforming clinical research” on Monday, 25th November 2019 at the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris.

This event aimed at discussing recent developments in the field of Research on Research. The main project results were also presented and discussed during a poster session with the MiRoR fellows.

The conference brought together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Meta-Research. The event was opened by Prof. John Ioannidis who delivered a keynote speech. Full programme / Videos and presentations



Highlights

  • Life after MiRoR: what are our fellows becoming?
    Life after MiRoR: what are our fellows becoming?

    Our fellows are towards the end of their PhD projects and are ready for new beginnings, willing to make the most of what they learnt and of the research network they have developed during these years. Some of them have already started new positions: Alice Biggane (ESR3) defended her PhD thesis on January 15, 2020…

  • MiRoR booklet – Project main findings
    MiRoR booklet – Project main findings

    The MiRoR consortium has created a booklet presenting the main findings arising from the project. Having most of the MiRoR research fellows concluded their doctoral contracts (some of them are still running but are in their final phase), we think that gathering their findings in one single publication is an effective way to raise awareness…

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MiRoR news and updates

  • Third thesis defense of the MiRoR project
    Third thesis defense of the MiRoR project

    Christopher Norman was the third Early Stage Researcher within the MiRoR network to defend his PhD thesis on February 11, 2020. Christopher successfully defended his thesis on “Systematic Review Automation Methods” at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands in front of a jury composed of the following members: Patrice Bellot (Rapporteur) Aix-Marseille Université Maroeska M….

  • Second thesis defense of the MiRoR project
    Second thesis defense of the MiRoR project

    Anna Koroleva was the second Early Stage Researcher within the MiRoR network to defend her PhD thesis on January 22, 2020. Anna defended her thesis on “Assisted authoring for avoiding inadequate claims in scientific reporting” at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The committee was composed: of Professor Ameen Abu-Hanna and Professor Evangelos Kanoulas from the…

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 676207
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