TIER2 Final Еvent: The Future of Reproducibility Research and Policy

Since January 2023, the EC-funded TIER2 project has been investigating new tools, practices and policy to boost the reproducibility of research in ways that are sensitive to diverse research contexts. 

At the conclusion of our project, we invite all interested researchers, policy-makers, publishers, funders, infrastructure providers and others to join our closing symposium, to be held online on 11 February 2026, 14.00-18.00 CET. 

The theme will be the future of reproducibility, exploring how emerging technologies, diverse research practices, and evolving policy frameworks can shape more transparent and reliable research. Discussions will address the challenges of implementing reproducibility across different epistemic contexts, the role of AI and data-intensive methods in the reproducibility debate, and the balance between openness and responsible research practice. The programme will also consider how incentives, infrastructure, and collaboration can support a culture of reproducible research globally. 

The full programme is below. 

Register here and join us to celebrate TIER2’s achievements and explore the future of reproducible research. 

Symposium programme 

 Time (CET) 

 Title/Speaker 

14.00-14.15 

 Welcome, introduction to TIER2, overview of symposium themes 

 Speaker: Tony Ross-Hellauer (Know Center Research) 

 14.15-14.45 

 Keynote: “Humane openness and epistemic diversity: Rethinking reproducibility in the AI age” 

 Speaker: Sabina Leonelli (Technical University of Munich) 

 14.45-15.15 

 Session: Understanding reproducibility in context 

  • “Knowledge production, reproducibility and epistemic diversity”. Speaker: Jesper Schneider
    (University of Aarhus) 

  • “Enablers of reproducibility and evidence gaps in the literature”. Speaker: Nicki Lisa Cole (Know Center Research) 

15.15-16.05  

 Panel discussion: “Improving the research system from within: What's next for meta-research?”  

  • Speakers: Tracey Weissgerber (University of Coimbra), Tim Errington (Center for Open Science), 
    Emily Sena (University of Edinburgh), Inge Stegeman (University of Utrecht) 

  • Moderator: Tony Ross-Hellauer  

16.05-16.10 

 Break 

16.10- 17.00 

 Session: Innovative tools and practices for reproducibility: highlights from the TIER2 Pilots 

 Speakers: TIER2 Pilot leads 

 Moderator: Allyson Lister (University of Oxford) 

17.00-17.50 

 Panel discussion: “Shaping the future of reliable research: Policy Priorities for Reproducibility” 

  • Speakers: Pantelis Tziveloglou (European Commission), James Morris (Science Europe), Panagiotis Kavouras (University of Oslo) 

  • Moderator: Joeri Tijdink (Amsterdam University Medical Center) 

17.50-18.00 

 Closing  
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