Will Covid-19 change the scientific method long term?

We must use the pandemic to build a more sustainable research system

Covid-19 offers universities a chance to accelerate the transition towards a more digital, open and inclusive research environment, says Cisca Wijmenga

By Cisca Wijmenga

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Spike in research misconduct feared after Covid disruption

Springer Nature-Digital Science survey reveals that pandemic-hit researchers are more likely to return to old data, which some worry could lead to fraud

By Jack Grove

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To be an effective policy guide, science must be transparent

The halting of trials for a coronavirus treatment following the publication of dubious data highlights the perils of opacity, says Ron Iphofen

By Ron Iphofen

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A woman wearing face mask walks past a mural depicting of a healthcare worker and a world map with flags on walls

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By Simon Baker

3 August

Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by rogercart on September 2, 2020 - 2:33am

The confusion of the "scientific method" with evidence-based practice (EBP) in this article jaw dropping to say the least. I can assure you that the current pandemic responses will have no effect whatsoever on the basic assumptions and methods of science which have been in place since the Enlightenment. I can't believe that EBP gurus like Trish Greenhalgh (quoted here) believe that either. It's the application of certain thoughtlessly applied principles of EBP that must change, not the basic ways of doing science.

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