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Schooling 3 explores the many facets of meta-research

2026.06.12

From 1 to 12 June 2026, Schooling 3 brought together project doctoral candidates and international experts for an online programme dedicated to meta-research and the impact of clinical trial data (CTD).

The event introduced doctoral candidates to key aspects of clinical trial data and its role in improving research quality, transparency and impact. Researchers including C. Axfors, R. Banzi, T. Errington, D. Hamilton, L. Hemkens, D. Moher, J. S. Ross and U. Sax shared insights on topics such as reducing research waste, the science of peer review, FDA regulatory review, FAIR data management and meta-research...

In addition, three early-career researchers/doctoral candidates from the MRC-NIHR Trials and Methodology Research Partnership Doctoral Training Partnership (TMRP DTP) in the UK presented their work, while all eleven doctoral candidates in the SHARE-CTD project shared their ongoing progress and received valuable feedback. Participants described the presentations as amazing, interesting, inspiring, informative, clear, and stimulating.

The programme now continues with Datathon 3 in Göttingen, where the doctoral candidates will collaborate in teams on secondary analyses of clinical trial data.

Attendance at the SRSM in Crete, 10th - 12th of June 2026

2026.06.11

Cora Burgwinkel (UZH) presented a poster titled “Analytical Flexibility in Individual Participant Data Meta-Analyses: A Multi-Team Reanalysis of Esketamine Trials" on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the SRSM (Society for Research Synthesis Methodology) conference in Crete. The poster was based on Datathon 2 of the SHARE-CTD project. Well done!

DCR Lecture Series: "Supporting Reanalysis and Reuse of Clinical Trial Data: A Case Study" on June 24, 2026

2026.06.06

On June 24, 2026, Leonhard Held (UZH) will give a presentation titled “Supporting the Reanalysis and Reuse of Clinical Trial Data: A Case Study” as part of the Department of Clinical Research’s (DCR) lecture series. Registration here.

Final conference of the SHARE-CTD project: September 2027, Berlin

2026.04.30

The closing conference of the SHARE-CTD project will take place on September 13, 2027, and September 14, 2027, in Berlin at the Kaiserin Friedrich Foundation, organized by Charité Berlin and LMU.

Science Communication

2026.04.14

On 03.11.2026 the last full-day professional training of our doctoral students will take place virtually under the direction of Brigitte Strahwald & Dr. Felicitas Witte. The topic will be Science Communication.

SHARE-CTD is participating in the 2026 ISCB/GMDS conference in Freiburg

2026.04.07

From September 27 to October 1, 2026, SHARE-CTD will participate in the ISCB/GMDS 2026 in Freiburg. Ka Hin Tai (UnivRennes), Giulia Varvarà (UnivRennes), Ulrich Mansmann (LMU), Marcel Müller (LMU), and Nikolaus von Bomhardt (LMU) will organize the workshop "A Sharing Intention Is Not Enough: Guided Experiments on Clinical Trial Data Quality and Reuse." We are delighted that their proposal was accepted!

Third Datathon in September 2026 in Göttingen

2025.12.19

Led by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sax (University Medical Center Göttingen, UMG) the third SHARE-CTD datathon will take place at Rechenzentrum Göttingen from 7th to 11th of September 2026.