Raphael Merz

@raphaelmerz.bsky.social

PhD candidate @tue.nl | working on theory-informed predictions of plausible effect sizes | board member at the Platform for Young Meta-Scientists (PYMS)

Join us in person together with the Paul Meehl Graduate School in October You can apply for a small travel reimbursement to join, so don't miss out!

Sajedeh Rasti@sajedehra.bsky.social · last mo.

Submit your abstract for a presentation or the hackathon at the Meta-Research Symposium at #PaulMeehlGraduateSchool on October 8–9. The submission deadline is the July 15. 🧳 Some travel reimbursement is available through PYMS. More info: paulmeehlschool.github.io/2026-06-01-c...

My PhD Sajedeh Rasti has published a World View piece in Nature today: "Don’t compete, collaborate: why collective funding applications are the future" www.nature.com/articles/d41... She discusses how she successfully brought together a team of meta-scientists to collaboratively apply for funding.

Don’t compete, collaborate: why collective funding applications are the future

Scientists with disparate expertise writing grants together can identify knowledge gaps and drive progress — but systems must change to incentivize them.

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Are you interested in how technology and AI are reshaping peer review and grant evaluation? We are organising a conference at TU/e on June 5, 2026 on Transparency, Technology & AI in Peer Review to explore the opportunities, challenges, and risks for research quality and integrity.

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Our first two online presentation sessions were a great success already, with interesting presentations and questions and comments from the crowd. We have six more presentations planned this week, by ECRs that would love your feedback and support! Join one or multiple sessions Daily at 12:00 CEST

PYMS Lunch Meetings Apr 2026 - Program

PYMS Lunch Meetings 2026 April 20th–24th – 12:00-13:00 CEST If you haven’t registered to attend the presentations, you can do so here: PYMS Lunch Meetings April 2026 – Fill out form. Sh...

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We are pleased to announce that the Paul Meehl Graduate School is launching the PMGS Dissertation Award, recognizing outstanding PhD dissertations that advance meta-research. See the eligibility criteria and apply before June 1st, 2026 at: paulmeehlschool.github.io/award/

Paul Meehl Graduate School Dissertation Award | Paul Meehl Graduate School

# About Since its establishment in 2024, the Paul Meehl Graduate School has aimed to foster a strong community for...

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