July 22, 2025
Academia’s Broken Incentives
Leveraging Goodhart’s Law to improve how we fund & publish science
Join us for an exclusive free webinar exploring innovative funding pathways that are reshaping the research landscape! Co-hosted by Atom and ResearchHub, this session will reveal funding mechanisms that many researchers don't even know exist.
🗓 July 22nd, 2025
⏰ 12pm Eastern
📍 Online (via Google Meets)
What You’ll Learn
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The role of Goodhart’s Law in academic funding & publishing
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Real-world examples of how misaligned metrics distort research priorities
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Contemporary attempts to align incentives in academia
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How ResearchHub is going about incentivizing reproducible science
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How to get funded by the ResearchHub community
Why Attend?
👀 Discover how broken incentives are undermining scientific progress
🧐 Learn about innovative approaches to fixing academic reward systems
🏦 Get practical suggestions on novel ways to fund your research
🧠 Gain insights into creating sustainable, reproducible research practices
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Network with forward-thinking research professionals
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is perfect for:
✅ Research administrators at all levels
✅ Library and scholarly communications staff
✅ Research office leadership
✅ Researchers and academic staff
✅ Anyone interested in enhancing research visibility
About Our Hosts
Patrick Joyce - Co-Founder and COO at ResearchHub Patrick is a former PhD student and medical student who co-founded ResearchHub to create an open science community that rewards quality research and collaboration. He is driven by solving systemic problems in academic publishing and research funding, working directly with researchers to understand how current systems fail, and how exploring how technology can create better alternatives.
Tomer du Sautoy - Co-Founder and CEO at Atom Tomer comes from a background in research, holding an MSc in Physics from the University of Bristol with experience developing novel techniques for solar cell fabrication. Tomer's passion for building Atom stems from his upbringing in a family of researchers, where he witnessed firsthand how academic systems can limit the advancement of research.
Reserve your spot today
Don't miss this opportunity to learn about alternative funding mechanisms that could accelerate your research without the typical bureaucratic hurdles.