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      In a 2015 article [usnews.com] about a Science [sciencemag.org] article on the replication of scientific results, Lloyd Sederer says, "One study is not enough to claim enduring evidence of its findings; it must be replicated by other investigators to demonstrate that the original study's results were not just an accident or, worse, the product of poor design or inflated findings."

      Today (Jul 20), Nature [nature.com] reports that the Dutch agency Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has announced a pilot program dedicated to replication studies -- to test whether important research results in social and medical sciences can be replicated. The €3 million (US$3.3 million) program

[...] marks a tiny fraction of the agency's €700-million annual budget, but is an important step, says Brian Nosek, executive director of the Center for Open Science in Charlottesville, Virginia. "If my calculations are correct, this is an increase of infinity per cent of federal funding dedicated to replication studies," he says.

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      The NWO pilot will focus on repeating "cornerstone" research -- studies that have had a large impact on science, government policy or public debate. Jos Engelen, chair of the NWO's governing board, says that the agency expects to be able to fund 8-10 projects each year. A study that collects new data can be funded with up to €150,000; one that re-analyses existing data can receive up to €75,000. Scientists are not allowed to use the money to replicate their own work, and the official call for proposals should come in September.

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