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James Steele · Researcher & consultant

Better research starts with strong foundations.

I work across sport, exercise, and nutrition science, research methods, philosophy of science, and meta-science—connecting rigorous thinking with useful applied research.

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The work

Research in several forms

252

Research outputs

Articles, preprints, chapters, and open full texts.

37

Videos

Talks and lessons on science, methods, and statistics.

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Writing

Notes, essays, project updates, and developing ideas.

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This website is now the home for updates on my work. I will no longer post new work on social media; outside of YouTube and research profiles such as ORCID and ResearchGate, updates will appear here.

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Current roles

Head of Research at MacroFactor.
Adjunct Industry Associate Professor at RMIT University.
Independent consultant.

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2026

Awareness and Use of Open Research Practices: An International Survey of Researchers Across Disciplines

Preprint

2026

Names of resistance exercises

Preprint

2026

A test of higher and lower fractional volumes of resistance training upon arm and thigh muscle area

Preprint

2026

Little evidence for meaningful additive intervention effect heterogeneity of resistance training upon strength and hypertrophy

Preprint

2025

Data Steward Stories: Dr James Steele

Open MIND

Notes & essays

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12 Aug 2026

Science is a Tower

Note · Janitorial science and the brickmakers.

Watch & learn

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36:16

James Steele - ONH Metascience Symposium 2026

Invited talk

29:31

The Iron Culture Documentary Interviews - James Steele

Interview

22:47

Meta-analytic methods for exploring intervention effect heterogeneity

Research talk

8:02

Considerations for Resource Constraints Justification

Research methods

9:20

Sample Size Justification

Research methods

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