# Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2)

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · 2020 · $65,000

## Abstract

Abstract
The scientific community has grown increasingly aware of problems with the reliability and reproducibility of
research in the health and social sciences. In part, these problems arise from a lack of transparency—including
selective presentation of results and the failure to publicly share research data, materials, and code. Together
with intentional scientific misconduct, these practices have contributed to the perception that research findings
lack credibility and integrity calls to action by leaders of the scientific community, including
the National Institutes of Health. Addressing deficiencies in researcher practices and workflows will require a
multi-pronged approach The Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2) project aims
to create the infrastructure and resources needed to promote transparent, reproducible workflows in
universities and institutes throughout the U.S. RT2 will assemble an interdisciplinary group of thought leaders
to prioritize challenges in current research practice and identify promising solutions. This will inform an annual
conference and curricula that increases awareness of the value of open science, and facilitates the adoption of
practices and tools designed to make research more reproducible. Annual conferences will be used not only to
promote the diffusion of new tools and ideas, but also to identify the most effective channels for changing
researcher behavior. The RT2 team will longitudinally track changes in the practices of RT2 faculty and
learners through periodic surveys, qualitative feedback, and web analytics (including publication records, use
of trial registries and data repositories, and activity on open science platforms). curriculum will be
redefined each year, producing a continuously refreshed body of tools and methods informed by evolving
evidence. By targeting doctoral students, postdocs, and early career researchers as learners, RT2 will have a
direct impact on the current generation of health and social science researchers.
as RT2 faculty and learners mainstream research transparency within their
own courses, research programs, and scientific practice.
, resulting in recent
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The RT2
The project will also affect
future generations of scientists,

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9949577
- **Project number:** 5R13AG055296-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
- **Principal Investigator:** EDWARD ANDREW MIGUEL
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $65,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-15 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9949577

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9949577, Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2) (5R13AG055296-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9949577. Licensed CC0.

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