R³ Programs at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University

All degree-seeking students and post-doctoral fellows at the Bloomberg School and across the entire Johns Hopkins community can take advantage of R3 courses and receive academic credit towards an R3 or other Johns Hopkins University degree program. Faculty and staff are welcome as guests. Scroll down to see what programs we offer!

To promote thought exchange across boundaries, we encourage students to look through various lenses at central science concepts such as evidence, causality, redundancy, repeatability, and replicability, as well as the limits of science. Participants from fields in biomedicine, public health, engineering, and technology have access to practice training in epistemology, logic, ethics, methods, and communications. 

 

 R3 course offerings provide interdisciplinary and interprofessional learning experiences emphasizing the norms of good science. 

For Students:

R3IM Doctoral Program

Through a departmental core curriculum as well as research area-specific courses, laboratory rotations, mentored research, and professional development, all MMI PhD students are prepared to engage in cutting edge research and scholarship that advances knowledge. The concentration in Rigorous, Reproducible, and Responsible Research Investigation in Immunology & Microbiology (R3IM) conveys a broad background in immunology and infectious diseases research, with a special emphasis on critical thinking, logic, ethics, and written and oral skills to help graduates become communicators of complex scientific concepts and agents of change in their workplaces and communities. 

R3 Certificate Program

The Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsibility certificate program emphasizes research practice and applicable, introductory graduate level training in epistemology, logic, ethics, as well as quantitative and communication skills. The program specifically addresses the “3R” core norms of good scientific practice, applied across the health and science disciplines. Participants will value the program's specific focus on the philosophical underpinnings that form the fundamental framework of how science works, thereby keeping a broad perspective in mind to understand the principles underlying good scientific practice research from the bench science to the public health disciplines. 

For Scientist-Educators:

We offer training workshops and seminars for research practitioners, mentors, and supervisors. We are also in the process of establishing the Scientist-Educator Training Institute (R3SETI). Stay tuned for more!

For All:

Open Educational Resources

We are committed to the open and transparent sharing of our educational material for others to adapt across their own institutions and programs. See below for a few of our current resources and check here for updates!