Sixth Report - Reproducibility and Research Integrity
Select Committee
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
HC 101
10 May 2023
Recommendations
4 results
3
Deferred
Para 43
Mandate UK CORI to publish annual research integrity reports and a detailed strategy action plan.
Recommendation
Despite significant delays, we welcome the establishment of UK Committee on Research Integrity (UK CORI) as a potential answer to existing research integrity challenges. We ask UK CORI to commit to produce an annual state of the nation report on …
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Government Response Summary
The response does not cover those recommendations which are addressed to UKCORI, who will respond separately.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Deferred
Para 44
Establish a dedicated UK CORI sub-committee to address research reproducibility challenges
Recommendation
It is disappointing that UK CORI’s recently published strategy did not mention reproducibility, especially since our inquiry highlighted that this is a major research integrity issue. UK CORI should make sure reproducibility challenges are given due attention and not overlooked …
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Government Response Summary
The response does not cover those recommendations which are addressed to UKCORI, who will respond separately.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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5
Deferred
Para 45
Require UK CORI to investigate AI's impact on research reproducibility in annual reports
Recommendation
The increased application of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research presents a challenge to traditional research methods. The UK Committee on Research Integrity (UK CORI) should specifically: investigate the impact of deploying AI— and other increasingly complex software—on reproducibility in …
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Government Response Summary
The response does not cover those recommendations which are addressed to UKCORI, who will respond separately.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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22
Deferred
Para 116
Review journal portfolios to ensure sufficient publication options for negative and confirmatory science
Recommendation
Aside from some notable exceptions, publishing routes for negative and confirmatory findings are not pursued thoroughly enough by the scholarly publishing industry. Publishers should review their journal portfolios to ensure that there are sufficient options for the publication of negative …
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Government Response Summary
The government partially accepts, welcoming the concept of registered reports for enhancing reproducibility but stating that further evaluation of their costs and benefits is needed. UKRI will continue to facilitate discussions and contribute to addressing challenges in this area.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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