Workshop - The Replication Crisis in Science and Medicine: A Reproducibility Opportunity for Singapore
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Date: Thursday, 2 October 2025
Time: 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Venue: Shaw Foundation Alumni House, Sage Room, Level 1
About the workshop
The replication crisis refers to the growing awareness that many scientific studies—especially in psychology, biomedicine, and social science—fail to replicate when repeated. This workshop aims to educate participants on issues of reproducibility and systemic challenges in research, while equipping them with practical tools to address these problems. Participants will hear from experts in the field and engage in hands-on skill-building activities.
Interested participants can click here to find a workshop primer for background information on the topic.
Who should attend
Researchers (in medicine, science, social sciences, psychology), IRB members and secretariat, research office professionals, academics, healthcare professionals, research funders, policymakers, and students.
Programme
| Time | Activity |
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| 1.30pm – 2.00pm | Registration | ||
| 2.00pm – 2.05pm | Welcome and Introductions | Dr Sumytra Menon | |
| 2.05pm – 2.30pm | Talk 1: A Brief History: Reproducibility and Systemic Issues in Research |
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| 2.30pm – 2.50pm | Talk 2: Promoting Reproducibility Through Open Science Practices |
Dr Alessandro Sparacio | |
| 2.50pm – 3.35pm | Activity 1: Critically reading a paper to identify p-hacking | Hands-on Activity: Spotting & Correcting Questionable Research Practices | Assoc. Prof Brian Earp |
| 3.35pm – 4.05pm | Tea Break | ||
| 4.05pm – 4.45pm |
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| 4.45pm – 5.00pm | Feedback and Closing | ||
Speakers
Assoc. Professor Brian D. Earp
Director
Oxford-NUS Centre for Neuroethics and Society
Centre for Biomedical Ethics, NUS
Associate Professor Brian D. Earp, Ph.D, is director of the Oxford-NUS Centre for Neuroethics and Society (OCNS) and the EARP Lab (Experimental Bioethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Relational Moral Psychology Lab) within the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). Brian is also an Associate Professor of Philosophy and of Psychology at NUS by courtesy.
Brian holds degrees from Yale, Oxford, and Cambridge Universities and is a Research Associate of the Uehiro Oxford Institute at the University of Oxford, where Brian directs HOPE: The Hub at Oxford for Psychedelic Ethics. Brian is also Associate Director of the Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy at Yale University and The Hastings Center and is an elected member of the UK Young Academy under the auspices of the British Academy and the Royal Society. See www.brianearp.com for more information.
Dr Alessandro Sparacio
Research Scientist
Institute for Human Development and Potential
Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine, A*STAR
Dr Alessandro Sparacio is a research scientist in the Institute for Human Development and Potential within the Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine at A*STAR. His current research focus encompasses studies on cognition, mood, and stress. Alessandro has led a multi-site project on mindfulness that involved collaboration with 60 researchers and 37 sites, resulting in data collection from 3,627 participants.
Alessandro earned his Ph.D. from Université Grenoble Alpes and Swansea University, where he conducted two meta-analyses to evaluate diverse regulation strategies. Alessandro’s academic background includes a thesis written at Purdue University on the effects of ostracism in immersive virtual environments and a master’s in social psychology obtained at the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Continuing Professional Education
| Profession | Points Earned |
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| Doctors | Up to 2 non-core CME points (i.e., not MME points) |
| Nurses | Up to 2 CPE points |
| Pharmacists | Up to 2 CPE points |
Venue
Shaw Foundation Alumni House (SFAH) Level 1, Sage Room, 11 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119244
The closest parking is available at NUS Carpark 15, located just across the road from SFAH.
Contact
For more information, please email us at shapes@nus.edu.sg