![enter image description here][1] The **Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences** (BITSS) works to strengthen the integrity of social science research and evidence used for policy-making by promoting research transparency, reproducibility, and openness. ------------- **Objectives** ---- - Build consensus on key issues facing students, faculty, researchers, funders, journals, and other key partners to be more transparent in the social sciences. - Improve our understanding of the problem and build evidence for solutions for increased transparency through long-term study of researcher practices. - Increase supply of and access to tools and resources for research transparency, which are necessary precursors for widespread adoption of best practices across the research community. - Deliver coursework and change research practices at scale by harnessing the BITSS network of students, academic faculty, and researchers (a “push” mechanism). - Provide recognition and awards for the adoption of behaviors related to research transparency (a “pull” mechanism). BITSS is spearheaded by a [distinguished, interdisciplinary group of faculty members][2] across 10 academic institutions that provide thought leadership for the “open social science” movement. Under their guidance, the initiative is generating high-quality research through a strong network that uses and generates a library of [educational materials][3]. **Helpful Links** - [Partners][4] - [Blog][5] - [Upcoming Events][6] [1]: https://files.osf.io/v1/resources/kvpd4/providers/osfstorage/5ae86f31bf84a800119e45d3?mode=render [2]: https://www.bitss.org/about/people/ [3]: https://www.bitss.org/resource-tag/education/ [4]: https://www.bitss.org/about/partnerships/ [5]: https://www.bitss.org/blog/ [6]: https://www.bitss.org/event-status/upcoming/