Interrogating and Monitoring Equitable Open Science

The development of Open Science (OS) is raising difficult questions about its implications for equity and inclusion. In this blog post, we report the insights gained from four sessions at the EASST/4S conference in July 2024, particularly in relation to OS monitoring.

Louise Bezuidenhout, Paola Castaño, Sabina Leonelli, Ana Parrón Cabañero and Ismael Rafols • November 04, 2024

Walking the talk: a peek into Open Science practices at CWTS

At CWTS, Open Science is a prominent topic, but what do we actually do about it? Ana Parrón Cabañero, PhD candidate at CWTS, interviewed colleagues and explored the integration of Open Science into mission and practice at the institute. Here, she reflects on her findings and links them to theory.

Ana Parrón Cabañero • April 08, 2024

Citizen Science in the CWTS Knowledge Agenda

Participatory practices such as Citizen Science are key to achieving the open engagement of societal actors in research, one of the core pillars of Open Science. In this blog post, the coordinator of the Citizen Science Lab introduces the vision for Citizen Science in the CWTS Knowledge Agenda.

Margaret Gold • March 05, 2024

The UNESCO Open Science Outlook: OS progresses, but unequally

Last December, UNESCO published the first global report on the trends of Open Science (OS). In this blog post, the main findings are highlighted: OS is increasing but does so unevenly and its monitoring is mainly focused on outputs, missing potential progress in participation and dialogue.

Ismael Rafols • February 01, 2024

Toward open research information - Introducing the Information & Openness focal area at CWTS

The Information & Openness focal area at CWTS studies and promotes openness of research information. In this blog post, we present our agenda for the coming five years.

• January 18, 2024

Research(er) assessment that considers open science

A key challenge in the reform of research assessment is to recognise and reward the adoption of open scientific practices. In this post, Anestis Amanatidis reflects on this challenge and invites you to join the conversation in bimonthly online meetings.

Anestis Amanatidis • September 26, 2023

"Smart alone, brilliant together"

Academic publishing is on the move. Dissatisfaction with the dominant publishing paradigm has given rise to a manifold of new ideas, projects and services. The time is ripe for consolidation of the most promising developments.

Anna van ‘t Veer, Thed van Leeuwen, Dan Rudmann, Leo Waaijers and Ludo Waltman • May 25, 2023

Open Science Knowledge Platform: A Journey to a Dynamic Resource

In 2022, CWTS held a series of open science seminars together with the Research Councils of The Netherlands (NWO) and Norway (RCN). Now, all resources from the seminars are available on a new Open Science Knowledge Platform. This blogpost reflects on building this platform and next steps to come.

André Brasil • March 16, 2023

Responsible Research & Innovation or Open Science - does the label matter?

Here, we assert that Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and Open Science (OS) can be meaningfully compared as transformative change agendas for R&I. We propose looking for differences in terms of what motivates a transformative agenda, i.e. why do we need to open up the R&I system?

Clare Shelley-Egan, Rune Nydal and Mads Dahl Gjefsen • December 08, 2020

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