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Dr James Harwood

James Harwood

MSc, DPhil

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Member of UK EQUATOR

Metascience; Implementation science

I am an implementation scientist working to improve quality and transparency in healthcare research, both within Oxford University and globally.

I use mixed methods to understand how healthcare researchers work; to design interventions that promote excellent research design, conduct, and reporting; and to improve the uptake of those interventions. 

As a member of UK EQUATOR, I am developing a web platform for disseminating reporting guidelines. This work builds upon my DPhil which used behaviour change theory to understand why researchers do not adhere to reporting guidelines, and to identify ways to increase adherence. This work involves collaborating with academic publishers and drawing upon my pre-DPhil experience as a software developer.

I won the 1st prize for excellence in doctoral research at the 2022 World Conference for Research Integrity. In 2018 I collaborated with other staff at the UK EQUATOR Centre to win the Cochrane REWARD prize for reducing research waste.

I have co-supervised students whose work includes qualitative methods, behaviour change, or software development, and have been a mentor for the Software Sustainability Institute.