The University of Padua invites Arqus Psychology researchers to participate in the International Winter School 2025: “The 4Ms: Meta-research, Measurement, Multi-lab, Multiverse Data Analysis in Behavioural Sciences”

The University of Padua is delighted to invite Arqus Ph.D. Students, Post-Docs, and early-stage researchers to participate in the International Winter School “The 4Ms: Meta-research, Measurement, Multi-lab, Multiverse Data Analysis in Behavioral Sciences,” (https://winterschool4ms.dpg.unipd.it/), taking place from February 17th to 21st, 2025. 

Organized by Padua’s Department of General Psychology in collaboration with three other departments specializing in psychology, statistics, and neuroscience, this Winter School promises a dynamic and immersive experience aimed at addressing the ongoing debates about methodological challenges in behavioral sciences, which have significant implications for theory, measurement, and data analysis.

What to Expect:

Participants will dive into an intensive week of workshops, seminars, and hands-on sessions with renowned experts like Lisa DeBruine, Jessica Flake, Daniël Lakens, Ulrich Schimmack, and Dorothy Bishop. This program offers a unique chance to:

• Gain insights into the most recent advancements in meta-research.
• Acquire theoretical insights and practical tools to address these challenges and conduct methodologically rigorous research.
• Enhance participants’ collaborative networks by encouraging discussions of their ongoing research projects with teachers and peers to establish new collaborations with international scholars, and to apply new tools to their current research.

The program is designed for Ph.D. students, Post-Docs, and early-career researchers in psychology and related fields, with a registration fee of €350, covering all activities, coffee breaks, lunches, and a social dinner. Scholarships and discounts are available for eligible candidates from low-income countries or those with disabilities.

A packed programme of activities:

Day 1 

• Official opening on Old and New Directions in Behavioral Research
  • Carlo Umiltà – Beware: What Went Wrong Before is Likely to Go Wrong Again
  • Dorothy Bishop – How our Brains Make it Difficult to Think Like a Scientist
  • Daniël Lakens – Which Research is Valuable Enough to Do Well?
• Daniël Lakens – Concerns about Replicability, Theorizing, Applicability, Generalizability, and Methodology across Two Crises in Psychology
• Presentation of Psicostat and group activities
• Filippo Gambarota – Open Science Starter Pack (R, Quarto, GitHub, OSF, and how to integrate them).

Day 2

• Daniël Lakens – The Benefits of Preregistration and Registered Reports (see related article)
• Jessica Flake – Measurement, not Schmeasurement (lecture & workshop)
• Group activities supervised by experts

Day 3 

• Ettore Ambrosini – From Noise to Insight: Improving Neuroimaging Measurement for Credible and Reproducible Neuroscience
• Lisa DeBruine – Infrastructure for Multi-Lab Studies (lecture & workshop)
• Guided tour to Palazzo Bo

Day 4

• Ulrich Schimmack – A Tutorial on Hierarchical Factor Analysis (see related post)
• Giulia Calignano & Livio Finos – Multi-Lab and Multiverse: From Preprocessing to Data Analysis
• Livio Finos – Post-selection Inference in Multiverse Analysis (see related article, openly available here)
• Group activities supervised by experts

Day 5

• Massimo Grassi & Filippo Gambarota – Music Ensemble: An Example of Multi-lab Investigating a Rare Population (Expert Musicians) (see related preregistration)
• Presentation of group activities

Fees:

The registration fee is €350, including the participation in all school activities, coffee breaks, lunches, and a social dinner. Thanks to the support from the four co-organizing departments, and the Italian Association of Psychology, discount and exemptions are available for individuals with disabilities or from disadvantaged/low-income countries.

Apply Now!

The application deadline is 12 November 2024. To apply, visit the official Winter School website here and submit your CV and a brief motivation letter (300-500 words).

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to enhance your research skills and connect with a vibrant community of behavioural science experts. Join us in Padua this winter to be part of an event dedicated to shaping the future of behavioural science research!