About RRCam


Overview

Reproducible Research Cambridge (RRCam) is a group at the University of Cambridge dedicated to advancing research reproducibility across all disciplines. Building on Cambridge’s strong foundation in open scholarship, RRCam addresses a critical gap in institutional support and skills provision for reproducible research practices.

RRCam is an institutional node of the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN). The UKRN is a national peer-led consortium that aims to ensure the UK retains its place as a centre for world-leading research by investigating the factors that contribute to robust research, providing training and disseminating best practices for reproducible research, and working with stakeholders to ensure coordination of efforts across the sector.

Through this partnership, Cambridge joins other leading universities in shaping national and international standards for reproducibility, training, and research policy.

The RRCam Aims

At RRCam we aim to:

  • Provide coherent leadership in the area of reproducibility at the University of Cambridge that spans across ongoing and planned activities.  These range from training, outreach and meta-research, to funding bids, policy and seminars, linking to national and international endeavours.

  • Provide training to support researchers at all career stages, with particular focus on reproducible data and software skills, addressing a gap in the University’s existing provision. 

  • Coordinate and extend existing reproducibility and open research activities across Schools and departments.

  • Strengthen communication and collaboration across the University’s open research and integrity initiatives.

  • Serve as a bridge between grassroots researcher-led efforts and institutional strategy.

  • Ultimately, improve the quality of research data and software.

Our Partners

RRCam works closely with key University of Cambridge research structures with the Open Research Services, the Research Integrity and Research Culture team as the main partners. Furthermore, RRCam has representation in the University’s Open Research Steering Committee and the Open Research Operational Group, ensuring that reproducibility is embedded throughout the University’s research lifecycle, aligning with University priorities and fostering collaboration.

RRCam is supported by an advisory committee that meets bi-annually to provide guidance and feedback on progress and plans. This currently consists of: Liz Simmonds (Head of Research Culture at the University of Cambridge), Dr Sacha Jones (Head of Open Research Services at the University of Cambridge) and Professor Sara Hennessey (Chair of the Open Research Steering Committee at the University of Cambridge).