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+## Update from UTwente: Small is beautiful (and reproducible)
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+On the stormy morning of 26th September, despite disrupted train schedules, a small but determined group of codecheckers assembled at the Faculty of Geosciences and Earth Observation at the University of Twente for the second codecheck workshop of our project. The trains may not have run that day, but the code sure did!  
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+We began our morning with a round of introductions, and an intro to the project by Frank Ostermann, our PI. Shortly after, Stephen Eglen, one of the founders of codecheck, joined us virtually to introduce the concept and logistics of codecheck, and how it aligns with the goals of reproducibility in science. Following Stephen, Frank took over again to run us through a practical application of codecheck, drawing on examples from codechecks he has done as part of reproducibility reviews at previous [AGILE conferences](https://reproducible-agile.github.io/). 
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+We took a break for an excellent warm lunch in the faculty canteen -- much needed in the gloomy weather -- and then delved straight into breakout groups for the afternoon. Four authors joined us with their submissions, which the breakout groups began to codecheck. Three were finished on the spot, and a fourth was begun and we agreed to complete it after the session. And voila! Completed codecheck certificates from the workshop are already available, [have a look](https://osf.io/m7tze/)!  
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+We wrapped up the day with an interesting reflection session. Along with the authors and codecheckers, we were also joined by Prof. Dr Alfred Stein, editor of the Journal of Spatial Statistics, and (virtually) Daniel Nuest, another founder of Codecheck. One of our goals in this project is to explore ways in which the codecheck workflow can be incorporated into journal submission processes, and a lively discussion followed on what codecheck can add to the review process, where in the review workflow codecheck could fit, and who would conduct them. As always, issues of reward and recognition were central to our discussions about codecheck. Have an idea about this? Join us at the next codecheck session in [Rotterdam](https://codecheckRotterdam.eventbrite.com)!  
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 ## CALL FOR PAPERS/PREPRINTS/CODE: Are you a researcher in geosciences/environmental sciences interested in reproducible code and Open Science? We have the perfect opportunity for you! 
 
 As part of our NWO project [CHECK-NL](https://codecheck.org.uk/nl), **we are looking for researchers from the field of geosciences/environmental sciences based at a Dutch knowledge institution or university who would like their papers or projects to be “codechecked” during a live, one-day code-checking workshop on 26 September 2024** at the University of Twente.  A codecheck is a light-touch independent peer review to check that your code and data can generate the computational results in your paper or project (see more details [here](https://codecheck.org.uk/process/)).