Projet MiRoR

The first MiRoR Journal Club experience: a setting for critical thinking
24 January 2017 Comments Off on The first MiRoR Journal Club experience: a setting for critical thinking

“Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you’re thinking in order to make your thinking better.” Richard W. Paul Methods in Research on Research (MiRoR) project aims to encourage critical thinking and to promote effective research communication. As a strategy to pursue these goals, the MiRoR project launched a Journal Club. The activity is…
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Why Research Integrity isn’t just somebody else’s problem?
24 January 2017 Comments Off on Why Research Integrity isn’t just somebody else’s problem?

Liz Wager from Sideview, one of the MiRoR project partners, organised a very interesting webinar on Research Integrity on November 15, 2016. Covering topics such as plagiarism, authorship, ethics and redundant publications, the webinar is part of the MiRoR training programme. The recording is now available online for all people interested in the topic.
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MiRoR project highlight – Peer-review content and communication process in two major biomedical journals
24 January 2017 Comments Off on MiRoR project highlight – Peer-review content and communication process in two major biomedical journals

My research considers peer-review content and the communication process in major biomedical journals such as the BMJ. I have always been interested in interpersonal communication and in the way information is disseminated – this is why I started my studies in the area of health through a BSc in ‘Health Communication’ and, subsequently, a MSc…
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4th ICTMC & 38th SCT Meeting
10 January 2017 Comments Off on 4th ICTMC & 38th SCT Meeting

The 4th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, held jointly with the Society for Clinical Trials Annual Meeting 2017, is taking place on May 7-10, 2017 in Liverpool (UK). This event promises to be a unique opportunity for those working in clinical trials to collaborate at a world leading conference venue to discuss the issues pertinent…
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The MiRoR consortium meets the 15 research fellows
5 November 2016 Comments Off on The MiRoR consortium meets the 15 research fellows

With 13 different nationalities and diverse backgrounds (Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Pharmacy and Computer Science) the 15 MiRoR research fellows aim to develop a network of young researchers dedicated to increase research value and reduce waste. The consortium met them all for the first time during the MiRoR network meeting in Ghent (October 17-18, 2016): ESR introduced…
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First MiRoR network meeting and training event
4 November 2016 Comments Off on First MiRoR network meeting and training event

The first MiRoR network meeting, organised by the University of Ghent in collaboration with the University Paris Descartes, successfully took place on October 17-18, 2016 with a great participation from the consortium: all beneficiaries, research fellows (ESRs) and 8 out of 10 international partners were represented, for a total of 43 participants. The meeting was…
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MiRoR Network meeting
6 October 2016 Comments Off on MiRoR Network meeting

The next MiRoR network meeting is taking place on October 17-18 in Ghent, Belgium. This 2-days event will gather together all project beneficiaries and partners, supervisors and students to discuss collectively and improve the 15 research projects, discuss their risks, barriers and difficulties and how to overcome them. Students will present their projects during speed…
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SpotOn conference
2 September 2016 Comments Off on SpotOn conference

SpotOn London is ready to push the boundaries of science communication and policy with a new one-day conference taking place at the Wellcome Collection on Saturday, 5 November 2016. Hosted by BioMed Central, Digital Science and the Wellcome Trust, SpotOn London will be a dynamic, highly interactive meeting of researchers, science communicators, technologists, and those…
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COMET VI meeting
2 September 2016 No Comments on COMET VI meeting

The COMET Initiative is working to improve the quality of health care by facilitating the preparation of core outcome sets which could be used in research, including randomised trials and systematic reviews, in a specific topic area. The sixth COMET meeting will be held in Amsterdam on 10-11 November 2016. The programme will provide opportunities…
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3-year fully funded Marie Curie PhD fellowships in Computer Science
10 June 2016 Comments Off on 3-year fully funded Marie Curie PhD fellowships in Computer Science

The Information, WrittEN and Signed Language (ILES) group at the Computer Science Laboratory for Mechanics and Engineering Sciences (LIMSI) of CNRS in Paris is inviting applications for 2 PhD fellowships funded by the European project MiRoR: “Methods in Research on Research”. Part of the Marie Sklodowska Curie actions (ITN-EJD), MiRoR involves several renowned teams throughout…
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