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Project AWeSoMe wins Open Science Award ⭐

We are very proud that Project AWeSoMe has been awarded an Open Science Community Amsterdam (OSCA) Award in the category “Transparency / Metascience / Preregistration / Reproducibility” 🏆

Since the founding of AWeSoMe in 2018, Open Science principles have been at the heart of our work. From preregistration and open materials to sharing code, data (where ethically possible), and transparent workflows, we have aimed not only to conduct rigorous research on social media and adolescent well-being, but also to contribute to improving how this research is done and making it reproducible for other researchers.

This award is a testament to the many people who have helped build Project AWeSoMe over the years.

So, a huge thank you to all current and former AWeSoMe members for your hard work and commitment to transparent and reproducible science.

And, of course, thank you to the Open Science Community Amsterdam for this wonderful recognition!

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by a NWO Spinoza Prize awarded to Patti Valkenburg

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