Education

Whether you are a student, practitioner, or researcher, these resources are designed to help you understand and apply better research practices in sport and exercise science. Use the links below to explore our curated resource library or work through our free short course.

Improving Research Practices in Sport & Exercise Science — a 13-week, self-paced course with narrated episodes, weekly workbooks, and evidence reviews.

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From Our Team

Nullius In Verba — Daniel Lakens' Podcast

A podcast exploring science, scepticism, and the philosophy of research methods. Episodes cover topics from p-values and effect sizes to the philosophy of statistics and open science culture. Essential listening for anyone who wants to think more carefully about how science is done.

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Key Readings

We recommend the following papers as a starting point for understanding replication and research quality in sport and exercise science:

Caldwell et al. (2020) — Moving sport and exercise science forward: a call for the adoption of more transparent research practices. Sports Medicine, 50(3), 449–459.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01227-1

Nosek & Errington (2020) — What is replication? PLoS Biology, 18(3), e3000691.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000691

Open Science Collaboration (2012) — An open, large-scale, collaborative effort to estimate the reproducibility of psychological science. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7(6), 657–660.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691612462588

Asendorpf et al. (2013) — Recommendations for increasing replicability in psychology. European Journal of Personality, 27(2), 108–119.
https://doi.org/10.1002/per.1919

Halperin et al. (2018) — Strengthening the practice of exercise and sport-science research. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13, 127–134.
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2017-0322