Category: Online Research

COVID19 was the push I needed to take my research online

by Franz | Apr 5, 2021 | Gorilla, Insights, Online Research, Tools

Good science needs properly powered studies. Ten years into the replication crisis, we know this more than ever. Behavioural science can’t progress while we have serious doubts about the generalisability of our findings. We know part of...

How UCL turn first years into real scientists in just 4 weeks

by Jo Evershed | Feb 9, 2021 | Online Research, Teaching

First year psychology undergrads at a poster session. They’re in small groups and presenting a small research project that they’ve created and recruited participants for. They’ve even interpreted the data that an R script has extracted for them....

Letting go of the illusion of control

by Jo Evershed | Feb 9, 2021 | Online Research

Some researchers have resisted the move to online research over the last few years, but the COVID crisis has forced many to switch to online methods. Taking research online brings many benefits, that may cause researchers to think twice before automatically...

Online behavioural research is the clear solution for behavioural science PhDs thwarted by the COVID crisis

by Jo Evershed | Feb 9, 2021 | Online Research, PhD

COVID-19 has disrupted doctoral training programmes. But at least in the behavioural sciences students can continue their primary research online. Phew. A big issue facing behavioural science PhDs The COVID-19 pandemic has had massive...