Talks

Gaillard, S. (2026, June 26). Failure as fuel for scientific progress [Conference presentation]. NVGCT Annual Conference 2026, Congrescentrum De Werelt, Lunteren, the Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2026, April 14). Overpromising and positive publication bias: The consequences of misrepresenting science [Invited talk]. Coffee meeting, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S., Hobma, M. (2025, October 28) Medische Misinformatie Ontworteld [Invited talk]. GGD GHOR, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S., & Safarlou, C. (2025, October 24). To whom and for what? Workshopping the values of open science [Workshop]. NOSF – National Open Science Festival, Groningen, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2025, October 23). Scientific error, overpromising, positive publication bias, and the Journal of Trial and Error [Webinar]. Science AGHYLE, UniLaSalle.

Gaillard, S. (2025, July 11). How to fail successfully [Keynote address]. DKFZ Fiasco Fiesta: Entrepreneurial Mindset Morning, DKFZ.

Gaillard, S. (2025, July 1). Vallen en opstaan: Waarom we ons falen zouden moeten delen [Presentation]. Afscheid Berent Prakken, UMC Utrecht, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2025, June 19). Failing forward [Conference presentation]. Innovation Festival Teknowlogy, DeFabrique, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2025, May 29). Blunders, unexpected glitches, and surprises: Publishing BUGS from the Journal of Trial and Error [Conference presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2025.

Gaillard, S. (Yearly 2024 March 20, 2025, March 20, 2026 March 20). Resilience symposium [Talk]. Department of Translational Life Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2024, July 16). The rise and fall of promises [Open Panel]. EASST‐4S 2024, Making and Doing Transformations, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2024, June 18). ‘Negative’ results: Introducing the Journal of Trial and Error [Seminar]. Shell Chemistry Community Weekly Seminar.

Gaillard, S. (2024, June 16). Benefits of publishing trial-and-error [Talk]. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2023, October 9). Nut en noodzaak communiceren over waarden [Presentation]. Nationale Wetenschapscommunicatiedag, NWD, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S., & Stefan, M. I. (2023, October 6). Ten simple rules for failing successfully in academia [Invited talk]. Path to the Professoriate STEM, University of California, Berkeley, United States.

Gaillard, S., Chenette, E., & Kousta, S. (2023, October 6). Journal editors panel [Panel discussion]. Preclinicaltrials.eu (PCT).

Gaillard, S. (2023, September 5). The problem of self-sacrifice in open science: Moving beyond intrinsic value in science reform [Conference presentation]. Open to Complexities Symposium, Tilburg University, Netherlands.

Gaillard, s. Soro, A. (2023, August 31). Focus on how to facilitate room for failure [Co-Chair]. National Open Science Festival, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2023, June 28). Interesting failures to come: History, actors, and scenarios in unsuccessful digital technologies projects [Keynote address]. STS Italia Conference, Bologna, Italy.

Gaillard, S. (2023, May 22). Kick-off speaker: Maxima’s Week of Science [Opening keynote]. Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology & Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S., Vignero, L., & Van Nieuwenburgh, I. (2022, May 19). Wat als… de uitkomst niet is wat je hoopte? [Invited talk]. Focusdag Wetenschapscommunicatie (FWO).

Gaillard, S. (2021, 2022, February, 15). Trial and error in academic research [Guest Lecture]. Humanities Research Seminar, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Gaillard, S. (2020, March 12). Met de kennis van nu [Poster presentation]. OCW Kennisfestival, The Hague, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S. (2020, February 6). Changing societies [Conference participation]. NWO-jaarcongres, Network Plaza: Synergy, Netherlands.

Gaillard, S., van der Meer, M. (2019, June 22). Initiating the Journal for Trial and Error. 8th Gewina Meeting of Historians of Science in the Low Countries hosted by the Artechne research group, Zeist, Netherlands

Gaillard, S., Visser, A. (2019, July 10). Pockets, Dresses and Identity – A Philosophical Reflection on Clothing and Identity. The 11th Beyond Humanism Conference, Lille, France

Gaillar,S. Bremmers L. (2018, July 20). How to determine the moral status of non-human cognitive entities. The 10th Beyond Humanism Conference, Wroclaw, Poland