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SOCRATES Workshop: Trust and Credibility in the Psychological Sciences – Beyond Replication
SOCRATES Associate Fellow Uljana Feest is hosting a workshop on "Trust and Credibility in the Psychological Sciences: Beyond Replication". The workshop will take place on the campus of Leibniz University Hannover on 19-20 June 2025.
This event is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) – Project 470816212/KFG43.
Schedule
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Day 1 – June 19th, 2025
11:15 – 11:30 | Arrival and Registration |
11:30 – 12:00 | Uljana Feest (Leibniz University Hannover) Welcome and Introduction: Trust and Credibility in the Psychological Sciences: Beyond Replication |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch (catered) |
13:00 - 14:00 | Fiona Fidler (University of Melbourne) Paul Meehl’s Conception of Metascience |
14:05 - 15:05 | Mario Gollwitzer (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich) Normative and Empirical Metascience are (and should Remain) Two Different Things |
15:10-16:10 | David Peterson (Purdue University) How to Stop Thinking: DARPA and the Formalization of Evaluation in AI Research |
16:10 – 16:30 | Coffee Break |
16:30 - 17:25 | Round Table Discussion Discussants: Anna Alexandrova (University of Cambridge) and Bart Penderson (Maastricht University) |
17:30 - 18:30 | Alexander Wendt (Sigmund Freud University Vienna) Theory and Modelling in Psychology: Some Current Perspectives |
19:00 | Dinner at Boca Chica, Oeltzenstraße 12, 30169 Hannover |
Day 2 – June 20th, 2025
09:30 - 09:45 | Coffee and Tea |
09:45 – 10:45 | Freek Oude Maatman (Radboud University Nijmegen & University of Groningen) Dead or Live: The Psychological Relevance of Realism and Anti-Realism for Validity and Evidence |
10:55 – 11:55 | Berna Devezer & Erkan Buzbas (both University of Idaho) Replication: What it is, what it is not |
12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch (catered) |
13:00 - 14:00 | Suilin Lavelle (University of Edinburgh) Diversifying Perspectives in Academic Psychology |
14:05 – 15:05 | Uljana Feest (Leibniz University Hannover) & John Carson (University of Michigan) Representativeness and Ecological Design in Psychology |
15:05 – 15:30 | Coffee Break |
15:30 - 16:30 | Final Discussion | Inputs from discussants Vlasta Sikimić (Eindhoven University of Technology) and Patrick S. Forscher (The Busara Lab Nairobi) |
from 16:30 | Drinks at Biergarten Dornröschen, In den Kämpen 54, 30167 Hannover |
Workshop Information
Getting to the workshop
The workshop will take place on the campus of Leibniz University Hannover at the Conti-Hochhaus (Building 1502), in room 1401 (Student Workspace, 14th floor).Click on the following link for the building location: Königsworther Platz 1, 30167 Hannover.
The closest airports are Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, and Berlin; the closest train station is Hannover Central Station (Hannover Hauptbahnhof). We at SOCRATES have taken a climate pledge and thus would like to encourage you to travel by train if at all possible, or otherwise to choose a flight with minimal stopovers by an eco-conscious airline.
See here for directions to Leibniz University Hannover by car, public transport, and plane.
Hotels
Click here to download a list of hotels in Hannover city.
Lunch
Lunch is free of charge for registered participants. All food is vegetarian or vegan. Several of the dishes are also gluten-free. Please see the menu for more information on the day.
Conference Dinner
The workshop dinner (self-paid) on June 19th at 19:00. The dinner location is Boca Chica, Oeltzenstraße 12, 30169 Hannover.
Accessibility
The building and workshop room are wheelchair-accessible; there are lifts to the 14th floor. Follow the signs from the workshop room to the accessible toilet on the 13th floor.
Event organiser/s
This workshop is organised by SOCRATES Associate Fellow Uljana Feest and SOCRATES Coordinator Leonie Wiemeyer (both Leibniz University Hannover). They are kindly supported by SOCRATES team members Ilvie Prince and Kiki Schindler and our wonderful student assistants Timur Bekusanov, Anni Bukowski, Saeid Ebrahimi, Magnus Manthey, Nina Wilhelm, and Jan Wünsch.
Date
19. Jun. 2025 20. Jun. 2025Contact information
Dr. Leonie WiemeyerInstitut für Philosophie / SOCRATES
Lange Laube 32
30159 Hannover
Tel.: +49 160 9247 0508
leonie.wiemeyer@philos.uni-hannover.de
Location
Leibniz University HannoverBuilding: 1502
Room: 1401
Student Workspace
Königsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover