9 & 16 July: Preregistration and Registered Reports 

Content overview

This Preregistration & Registered Reports Train-the-Trainer curriculum is developed by the Center for Open Science (COS) to provide participants an opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and practical skills in preregistration and registered reports and learn about how to teach about these topics to other researchers or practitioners within their institutions or communities. Upon completion, a Certification of Completion will be jointly issued by UKRN and COS as recognition.  

Through real world examples and hands-on activities, participants will walk through the reasoning for preregistration and Registered Reports, identify appropriate templates, and create appropriate documentation. In parallel, the pedagogical methods used to develop, facilitate, and adapt the modules to participant communities of research will be shared, discussed, and demonstrated. 

All activities and resources will be prepared, implemented, and made available with an appropriate license in OSF, a dynamic, free project management tool. 

Training type

This is a train-the-trainer course.  It contains a section on pedagogy to assist you in developing your own local training. 

Learning objectives

• describe preregistration and why it is important 
• ​​identify the appropriate preregistration template for your study and for the studies that your trainees are likely to need​​​ 
• ​​describe the differences between preregistration and registered reports​​​ 
• identify journals that accept registered reports 
• ​​complete, share, and update a preregistration​​​ 
• ​​explain why preregistration and registered reports are relevant to your community​​​ 
• ​​​develop measurable learning objectives 
• adapt course materials to suit the needs of your community 
• measure the learning of your community 

 Completion criteria

Create at least one deliverable and provide it to a relevant research community, within 3 months after the training session. For example, you could present at a department seminar, lead a conference workshop, or give a lecture in your program. A written deliverable may be used as an alternative. Examples might include a primer for a specific discipline, lecture notes for students, a guided classroom activity, or other similar materials. Participants may choose to create the deliverable as a team or individually. It is required to discuss your deliverable plan during an office hour or a one-on-one consultation session. We request that any new or adapted materials developed by participants be shared with an appropriate license on OSF, and that these and any assessment outcomes or other proof of delivery be shared with COS. 

Audience

Researchers, research support staff, graduate students, primary investigators 

Level (Introduction, intermediate, advanced)

Introductory, intermediate

Prerequisite skills, expertise and experience

General familiarity with research processes. 

Overall likely time commitment

• 4 training hours 
• 1 office hour 
• 10 hours creating and presenting deliverables – deliverables due within 6 months of final training date 

Event date and time

9 & 16 July, 14.00-16.00 UK time (Zoom) 

Registration deadline

Wednesday 28 May 2025

Training partner

Center for Open Science

Location

Online

Cost

1000 USD per seat

Number of attendees

Minimum 5, Maximum 15

Evaluation

• COS will conduct pre- and post- feedback using their own forms, and will share the results with UKRN 
• UKRN will send an evaluation form to each participant 1- and 6-months post-course. 

Application

For information about how to apply, please contact your institution’s Open Research Coordinator and Administrator (linked via this page). 

For specific course content queries: Crystal Steltenpohl crystal@cos.io or ​neil.jacobs@bristol.ac.uk ​​     ​ 

For general information regarding the UKRN ORP training, please contact: elle.chilton-knight@bristol.ac.uk