2025-06-26 –, Second floor 203
Errors are an inevitable part of research, yet academia often lacks a constructive and systematic approach to error management. Fear of reputational damage when errors are uncovered discourages data sharing and the adoption of open science practices. The stigmatization of errors in science undermines the sharing of research data whose availability is central to the reproducibility of results.
This unconference explores how systemic, group, and individual factors shape researchers' error-handling and data-sharing behaviors. Discussions focus on the role of disciplinary norms, research and publication infrastructures, and their influence on perceptions of errors. Different taxonomies of errors are discussed in relation to our everyday research experiences, highlighting gaps and inconsistencies in current approaches.
These discussions are intended to lay the foundation for a future empirical study among researchers from different disciplines on the handling and perception of errors in the scientific process.
