Finding the best thinking-position
This is the first day of my experiment to go back to the roots of science. Instead of running around trying to publish as many papers as possible I announced earlier that I would stop, sit and think more often. But it appeared not to…
What do you do on Fridays?
Now that a new year has started, it is time to think about what I’m going to do differently in 2017. I have been asked to think about this topic by the Dutch Financial Newspaper. Science has had to deal several crises in the last year(s),…
Het promotiestelsel verdient beter
De mening van de Jonge Akademie liegt er niet om: De Jonge Akademie ziet de groeiende rechtsongelijkheid onder promovendi als een serieuze bedreiging van het bestel. “Bursalen bouwen geen pensioen op en maken in beginsel geen aanspraak op secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden zoals doorbetaald zwangerschapsverlof. Dit klinkt…
Results VNOP, ISED & CAS Research Days
During the VNOP, ISED & CAS Research Days I gave a presentation about responsible research practices. The results of the interactive discussion can be found below. I asked the audience “To what extent is publication pressure present in your research field?” Apparently, most of the PhD-candidates in the…
Results National PhD Day
During the National PhD-day I gave a presentation about responsible research practices. The results of the interactive discussion can be found below. I asked the audience (n=90) the following question: We also watched a video (specially developed for this meeting by Bruno van Wayenburg) and I asked the audience…
Article of the Year from the Communication Methods and Measures journal
Our paper “Possible Solution to Publication Bias Through Bayesian Statistics, Including Proper Null Hypothesis Testing” has been chosen as the Article of the Year from the Communication Methods and Measures journal!! (Pre-print) This award is jointly presented by the journal and the Communication Theory and Methodology division of the AEJMC organization….
Benoemd tot lid van de Jonge Akademie van de KNAW
Jaarlijks kiest De Jonge Akademie tien nieuwe talentvolle onderzoekers om haar gelederen te versterken. De Jonge Akademie is binnen de KNAW een zelfstandig platform van jonge topwetenschappers, met activiteiten op het gebied van interdisciplinariteit, wetenschapsbeleid, wetenschap en samenleving, en internationalisering. Naast bewezen wetenschappelijke kwaliteit beschikken leden…
Call for papers special issue “Bayesian statistics in the field of psychotraumatology”
Call for Papers Theme: Bayesian statistics in the field of psychotraumatology Already over 250 years ago, Thomas Bayes published on inverse probability. The ideas of inverse probability and Bayes’ theorem have been longstanding and become more popular in fields like epidemiology, spatial modeling, clinical trials,…
Prestigious VIDI Grant Awarded
I am awarded the prestigious VIDI-grant from the Netherlands organization for scientific research to start my own research group 🙂 1b. Title of research proposal: Experts, their prior knowledge, and the issue of limited data 1c.Summary of research proposal Researchers often have difficulties collecting enough data…
Research Talent Grant awarded to Kimberley Lek
Our Research Talent proposal titled “How to hedge our bets in educational testing: combining test results with teacher expertise” has been granted by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific research. Kimberley Lek will work on this project for the next 4 years. Summary of the proposed research In…