What is ReproducibiliTea?
ReproducibiliTEA is an international journal club initiative that helps researchers create local Open Research groups that discuss issues, papers and ideas to do with improving science. For more information see the ReproducabiliTea Wiki pages and the main page. ReproducibiliTEA has now also joined up with UK Reproducibility Network.
The sessions are open to anybody interested in robust research practice, reproducibility, replication, open science, and transparency. In each session, we will discuss a paper relating to one of these themes. We will also have guest speakers running seminars about reproducibility and open science practice.
Upcoming Meeting Information
The next session is scheduled for 30th April 2026. We will we will discuss what “open” really means in practice, and how open research intersects with equity, power, and marginalisation. Who benefits, who is left out, and how feminist early career researchers navigate the promises and pitfalls of open science. We’ll unpack key insights from:
Pownall et al. (2021): Navigating Open Science as Early Career Feminist Researchers. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 45(4), 526-539.
Please sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reproducibilitea-tickets-1986002551092?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
All career levels and disciplines welcome, as always!
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If you have any suggestions for papers that the group can discuss, please fill out the form here.
How do I get involved?
The best way to be part of the Southampton ReproducibiliTea community (or communiTea, if you please!) and stay up to date with when our sessions are running is by joining our Microsoft Teams group by emailing one of the team members whose contact details are below:
- Kate Goldie k.f.goldie@soton.ac.uk
We are currently looking for PGR and ECR representatives to help spread the word about ReproducibiliTea, and to get involved in facilitating upcoming sessions. We welcome researchers from any discipline to take up this role. This is a great opportunity to build your network, grow your skills in open research, and be a part of a friendly, supportive community. Please email Kate (k.f.goldie@soton.ac.uk) for an informal chat if you are interested.
ReproducibiliTea sessions ’24-’26
| 30th April 2026. Open Research… but for who? (Pownall et al., 2021) |
| 18th March 2026. Peer Review & The Reproducibility Crisis. Co-led session by Publications Officer Emily Carter & Open Research Coordinator Dr Kate Goldie. |
| 25th February 2026. Replications and Reproducibility in the Classroom. Guest Speaker Dr Paul Conway, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Southampton. |
| 29th January 2026. Where are the self-correcting mechanisms in science? (Vazire & Holcome, 2021) |
| 17th December 2025. 11:00-12:30. Introduction to Open Research. (Seven easy steps to open science). |
| 9th May 2024, 12.30-13.30 Is AI leading to a reproducibility crisis in science? (Is AI leading to a reproducibility crisis in science? (nature.com)) |
| 31st January 2024, 12.30-14.00 UKRI report on Research Culture initiatives (UKRI-180124-ResearchCultureInitiativesInTheUK.pdf) |
Please note: the Southampton UKRN team is not a Library initiative, it has members drawn from all areas of the University and the Research Data team in the Library supports its endeavours (and not just because we like tea and cake!). The former leads were Sophie Hall and Pip Grylls, who now have moved on to different positions outside the university.