Academic Life and Culture

 

Navigating Open scholarship for neurodivergent researchers

Who we are and why is this important? In academia, there has been much discussion about how open scholarship can benefit marginalised voices (e.g. Robertson, 2020; Pownall et al., 2020). However, neurodivergent individuals (e.g. dyslexic, autistic, …

Navigating the Science System: Research Integrity and Academic Survival Strategies

Research Integrity (RI) is high on the agenda of both institutions and science policy. The European Union as well as national ministries of science have launched ambitious initiatives to combat misconduct and breaches of research integrity. Often, …

New trends in science communication fostering evidence-informed policymaking

TRESCA – Trustworthy, Reliable and Engaging Scientific Communication Approaches – is a research project aimed at understanding how science communication can help re-build trust in science and scientists. The project wants to create positive changes …

NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) Data Standards

The goal of the NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) awards is to provide the federal government, scientists, and public health personnel with information and public health tools and strategies needed to control and …

Nieuw onderzoeksprogramma voor kansengelijkheid en inclusie academische wereld

NWO steekt 1,3 miljoen euro in een nieuw onderzoeksprogramma dat bijdraagt aan een cultuurverandering op het gebied van kansengelijkheid en inclusie in de academische wereld. Met het onderzoeksprogramma ‘Advancing Equity in Academia through …

On Being a Scientist - A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition

The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest attempt by scientists to describe the world accurately …

Open access journal publication in health and medical research and open science: Benefits, challenges and limitations

Scientific progress, including in evidence-based medicine, requires all available evidence to be accessed, scrutinised, interpreted and used. Missing or incomplete evidence creates biases and errors in later research. Open science practices are …

Open and Reproducible Science Syllabus

To provide educators with an example of how they can draw resources from FORRT’s educational nexus to integrate open scholarship into their teaching, FORRT has developed an Open and Reproducible Science 101 syllabus. FORRT’s syllabus was developed …

Open and Reproducible Science walks into a classroom

Julia Strand is Associate Professor of Psychology at Carleton College and she teaches courses such as Introduction to Psychology, The Psychology of Spoken Words and Sensation and Perception. Julia has also recently prepared and taught a course on …

Open and Responsible Researcher Reward and Recognition (OR4)

The Programme aim is to accelerate the uptake of high quality open research practices. The Center for Open Science theory of change highlights five types of action that can promote change. This project is focused on making open research rewarded and, …