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Tom Hardwicke is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney in the School of Psychology, where he focuses on meta-research and transparency within the field of psychology. He completed his PhD in Experimental Psychology at University College London in 2016, and before joining the University of Sydney in 2025, he worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. His academic journey also includes postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Amsterdam, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Stanford University. Tom currently serves as a Senior Editor for Statistics, Transparency, and Rigour in the journal Psychological Science. His research primarily involves projects that examine biases in peer review, scientific criticism, quality control, and reproducibility in psychological research, which aim to improve the integrity of psychological science. He is involved with the Society for Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) and the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science (AIMOS). His work contributes significantly to the field of meta-science and research methods, highlighting the essential need for rigorous standards in psychological research.
University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, focusing on meta-research and transparency.
University of Melbourne • Melbourne, Australia
Conducted advanced research in psychology, contributing to meta-research projects.
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