ReproHack

ReproHack: Join us for a mentored three-day reproduction hackathon!

Background

When building on past research, we rely on it being correct and robust - and yet, these characteristics are rarely assessed. Join us in Münster for three days to learn everything you need to know about reproducing research, conducting your own reproduction, and getting it ready for submission to an academic journal.

What will you work on?

In a teams of three, participants will pick a study for which they conduct a numerical reproduction as well as a robustness check. The event is divided into three parts:

• Before the event: You will be assigned to a team of researchers and pick your target study from a curated list of nominated findings (own nominations are possible).
• During the event:
  • Wednesday: A team of experienced researchers will teach you everything you need to know about reproduction studies and you will plan your robustness check.
  • Thursday: Carry out the reproduction and robustness check.
  • Friday: Write your report.
• AI-led team: To explore the potential of AI-led reproductions, one team will conduct all the other reproductions using a cutting-edge agentic LLM (e.g., ReproAI).  
• After the event: The reports and an editorial will be submitted to a special issue at Replication Research and sent to independent reviewers.

Who should apply?

The event is designed for early-career researchers (Master students, PhD students, early PostDocs) with experience in quantitative analysis and coding (e.g., R, Stata, Python). Please get in touch if you would like to receive credits for your PhD studies from the event.

Why join?

ReproHack gives you a chance to collaborate with a team of open science advocates, learn about state-of-the-art Open Science Practices, earn credit through a publication in one of the most transparent and rigorous journals.

Funding and Travel Grants

This project is funded by the Münster Center for Open Science, which allows us to pay travel and accommodation for participants as well as food during the event (breakfast, lunch, coffe/tea/water). There is no registration fee or publication cost involved.

We are looking forward to working with you!

The organizing team
Lukas Röseler
Lukas Wallrich
Susanne Adler
Steven Verheyen

Applications will open soon! Please contact lukas.roeseler@uni-muenster.de with any questions.