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Research
I work on philosophy of science, social epistemology, and formal epistemology. I am particularly interested in the social epistemology of science: how does the social structure of science contribute to (or detract from) its success?
Funding overview
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship: Research grant from the Leverhulme Trust for the project "Organising Science: The Social Epistemology of Scientists and Their Incentives". Total value (including matching funding from the Isaac Newton Trust): £162,000. September 2016 - January 2019.
NWO Vernieuwingsimpuls Veni: Research grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for the project "Understanding Statistical Biases in Peer Review". Total value: €250,000. February 2019 - January 2023.
Previous positions
Sep 2016 - Jan 2019: Research Fellow in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, with a secondary appointment (from Oct 2017) as Junior Research Fellow at St Edmund's College.
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Award Date: 9 Aug 2016
External positions
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Groningen
Feb 2019 → Jan 2023
Research expertise keywords
- Philosophy of science
- Social structure of science
- Social epistemology
- Formal epistemology
- Decision theory
- Game theory
- Rational choice theory
- Epistemology
- Sociology of science
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Cumulative Advantage and the Incentive to Commit Fraud in Science
Heesen, R., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is Peer Review a Good Idea?
Heesen, R. & Bright, L. K., Sep 2021, In: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 72, 3, p. 635-663Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Necessity of Commensuration Bias in Grant Peer Review
Heesen, R., 15 Apr 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Ergo.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Jury Theorems for Peer Review
Arvan, M., Bright, L. K. & Heesen, R., 21 Aug 2020, (Unpublished) PhilSci Archive.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The Head and the Heart: Incentives and Norms
Bright, L. K. & Heesen, R., 1 Nov 2020, The Sooty Empiric 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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COVID vaccine letters target GPs and pharmacists demanding they 'cease and desist' or face 'punishment'
10/10/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Ongekend Podcast Episode 4 - Is het meeste gepubliceerde onderzoek onwaar? (Remco Heesen)
21/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Ipse Dixit Podcast Episode 669 - Remco Heesen & Liam Bright on Peer Review
Remco Heesen & Liam Kofi Bright
18/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Dunkelmänner
Remco Heesen & Liam Kofi Bright
19/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
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