Research on Research Event

For a vibrant Swiss Research on Research community

Date:

29 January, 2026: contributions from the Swiss Research on Research community
30 January, 2026: input talks and group work towards a large collaborative grant proposal

Location: University of Zurich Main Building, Rämistrasse 71, 8001 Zürich

You can register for both days or for one single day. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis until 5 January 2026. Registration is free of charge.

Join us to share your work, to exchange ideas, and to shape future Research on Research collaborations in Switzerland!

Hosted by the Center for Reproducible Science and Research Synthesis (CRS)

Preliminary Programme

Day 1: 29 January 2026

Location: University of Zurich Main Building, Room KOL-F-101

Time	Talk / Session
08:30 – 09:00	Arrival
09:00 – 09:20	Opening Speech and Introduction - Elisabeth Stark, University of Zurich - Leonhard Held, University of Zurich
09:20 – 10:20	Empirical Research on Research - Learning Research System for Swiss Clinical Trials, Matthias Briel, University of Basel - Stumble Over a Blunder: Editorial Policy and Research Reporting, Katarina Zigova, University of Zurich - (Un)informed Consent: To What Degree Are Research Participants ‘Informed’ by Common Consent Procedures in Psychology Under EU Data Protection Law?, Luisa Jansen, University of Bern - ERЯOR: A Bug Bounty Program for Science, Malte Elson, University of Bern
10:20 – 10:50	Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:10	Poster Flash Talks
11:10 – 12:05	Keynote - Designing Better Research Systems: How Research on Research Informs Science Policy and Assessment Reforms, Rachel Heyard, University of Zurich - Invited Discussion, Jack Leahy, UK Metascience Unit
12:05 – 12:35	Empirical Research on Research (Continued) - Assessing Gender Awareness in Research Evaluation: A Text Analysis Approach, Gabriel Okasa, Swiss National Science Foundation - From Wearable Biometrics to Reproducible AI: Generalizing Evaluation Guidelines for Human-Centered Research, Lidia Alecci, Università della Svizzera italiana
12:35 – 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:15	Poster Session
14:15 – 15:00	Research Synthesis - Large Language Model-Based Extraction and Analysis of Public Assessment Reports From Six Major Drug Regulators, Jacqueline Dort; Hanna Hubarava; Benjamin Ineichen, University of Bern - Living Systematic Reviews of Human and Animal Studies for Research Prioritisation in Mental Health: A Transparent and Reproducible Evidence Synthesis Framework, Virginia Chiocchia, University of Bern - Improving Interpretation and Communication of Clinical Trial Results via Probabilistic Statements, Orestis Efthimiou, University of Bern
15:00 – 15:55	Keynote - The Reproducibility Crisis in Biomedical Research, Csaba Szabo, University of Fribourg - Invited Discussion, Hanno Würbel, University of Bern
15:55 – 16:25	Coffee Break
16:25 – 17:10	Replication and Forensic Meta-Science - Operationalizing Metascience: An AI Tool to Detect Hidden Methodological Flaws at Scale, Peter Hilpert, University of Lausanne - An Overview of Tools for Detecting Irregularities in Reported Summary Statistics, Lukas Jung, University of Bern - A Retrospective Analysis of 400 Publications Reveals Patterns of Irreproducibility Across an Entire Life Sciences Research Field, Bruno Lemaitre, EPFL
17:10 – 17:30	Conclusion of Day 1 & Preview of Day 2 Matthias Egger, University of Zurich
17:30 –	Apéro

Day 2: 30 January 2026

Location: University of Zurich Main Building, Room KOL G-217

The programme on the second day will consist of input talks, and group work with the goal to lay the basis for a large collaborative grant proposal.

Note

The programme for Day 2 is preliminary and is subject to change.

Time	Talk / Session
08:30 – 09:00	Arrival
09:00	Invited Talk - Radical Solutions: Insights from the UK Metascience Unit, Jack Leahy, UK Metascience Unit
	Funding Opportunities
	Input Talks By: - Jamie Cummins, University of Bern - Carolin Strobl, University of Zurich - Gian Luca Di Tanna, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) - Stefan Schandelmaier, University of Basel - And Others
	Group Work
16:00	End