Peer Review workshop 5 July – open to all early career researchers

Peer Review: The Nuts and Bolts is a free half-day workshop for early career researchers and will explore how peer review works, how to get involved, the challenges to the system, and the role of peer review in helping the public to evaluate research claims.

Find out about peer review.
Debate challenges to the system.
Discuss the role of peer review for scientists and the public.

Sense About Science is now taking applications for a free peer review workshop in Brighton on Friday 5th July. To apply, email Victoria (vmurphy@senseaboutscience.org) with a CV and short cover letter. Application deadline: 21st June.

Peer Review: The Nuts and Bolts is a free half-day workshop for early career researchers and will explore how peer review works, how to get involved, the challenges to the system, and the role of peer review in helping the public to evaluate research claims.

Should peer review detect plagiarism, bias or fraud? What does peer review do for science and what does the scientific community want it to do for them? Should reviewers remain anonymous? Does it illuminate good ideas or shut them down?

Full details about the Brighton workshop http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/VoYS/Peer_Review_Workshops/Peer_Review_workshop_July_2013.pdf

More information about Peer Review: The Nuts and Bolts http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/peer-review-workshops.html