Post on 07-Aug-2020
The Power of Open Science Communities
On promoting Open Science Practices Through A Bottom-up Initiative
Loek Brinkman l.brinkman@uu.nl
Anita Eerland a.eerland@uu.nl
Accelerating scientific
progress by increasing
accessibility, transparency,
robustness and inclusiveness
aka Open Science
Neuroscience Social psychology
Psycholinguistics
This includes
• 100% Open Access publications • 100% Open and FAIR data • More replication studies • Focus on team science • Stimulate public engagement • Etc.
Policy makers
Researchers
“We should all adopt OS practices”
“I’m already practising OS”
“Yes, but …”
……..
Policy makers
Researchers
“We should all adopt OS practices”
“I’m already practising OS”
“Yes, but …”
……..
Expert
Expert “Yes, but why?”
“Yes, but how?”
“What?”
Interested
Ignorant Expert
Ignorant
Interested
Wide scale adoption of OS practices requires researchers to want OS bottom-up platform for researchers with an interest in/knowledge of OS practices
Source: Wikipedia
Expert Interested
Goals of the Open Science Community (OSC)
• Make Open Science more visible and accessible • Promote knowledge exchange
• Inspire and enable researchers to take the next small step • Identify obstacles and need for support, inform policy makers
Our formats
• Website • Membership
• >150 members from ALL faculties
Our formats
• Website • Membership • Newsletter
Our formats
• Website • Membership • Newsletter • Social media
Our formats
• Website • Membership • Newsletter • Social media • Workshops • OS Cafes
New formats
• Personal meetings • Stickers • OS symposia per faculty • Member initiatives
• “What (not) to share?”
What can you learn from OSCs?
• Locate the innovators (start small) • Provide resources! • Give freedom! • Empower: inform policy makers - what’s holding people back? • Step-by-step tutorial
Join our workshop!