Road to Open Science (R2OS)

In the 4th and last part of the OS4P mini-series, Erik van Sebille shares his experience with academic activism and proposes some practical advice on finding the right balance between preserving trust in science and taking a stance on socially-urgent issues based on scientific findings.

How do we know if Open Science practices can make science more reproducible? In the part 3 of this mini-series, we talk with Inge Stegeman nuero-otologist and associate professor at UMC Utrecht about her research plan to check on the claims of the open science advocates using empirical data and randomized controlled trials.

Part 3 of the four episode series produced for the course Open Science for Physicists (OS4P). We discuss with our guest, Dr. Inge Stegeman, who is a neuro-otologist at the University Medical Center Utrecht, about the advantages and pitfalls of open science practices, and how to investigate if these practices have the positive effects that are claimed by their advocates. You can find more about the course at github.com/SanliFaez/OS4Physicists

Part 2 of the four episode series produced for the course Open Science for Physicists (OS4P). We discuss with our guest, Dr. Niels Marten, who is a philosopher of science at the Freudenthal institute, about the governance and credit structure in big scientific collaborations, and what should students know before joining such a project. You can find more about the course at github.com/SanliFaez/OS4Physicists

Part 1 of the four episode series produced for the course Open Science for Physicists (OS4P).In this first episode of the mini series, cohosts Erik van Sebille and Sanli Faez will share their motivation for designing and teaching this course, and talk in some more about the concept of The Credibility Cycle, introduced by Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar, and the five open science schools of thought. You can find more about the course at https://github.com/SanliFaez/OS4Physicists

Introducing a 4-episode mini-series recorded for the master course "Open Science for Physicists". This series is hosted by Sanli Faez and Erik van Sebille. The first episode will be published on 12th of September 2024, on which is the starting date of the course.

Caspar and Sicco talk academic careers and what motivates you to stay in academics with Alexandra Vennekens from the Rathenau Institute. Is #LeavingAcademia really happening and what do academics actually value in their own work? And does the university think about that the same way? Some background reading: - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01512-6 Has the great resignation wave hit academia? (Nature) - https://www.mareonline.nl/opinie/waarom-ik-mijn-verloving-met-de-universiteit-verbreek/ - Suze Zijlstra (Mare) - https://twitter.com/sanli/status/1534788435684347904?s=20&t=EBCxZkQpkrPB1LPY0Wcb3g - Young Academy Research (Tweet Sanli) - https://decorrespondent.nl/13674/aan-de-universiteit-mag-een-onderzoeker-geen-mens-meer-zijn/41342173387218-787c5801 - Correspondent Article by Ilse Jozepha Lazaroms And for the Newsynews: - On the new Regieorgaan Open Science: https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/hans-de-jonge-quartermaster-director-new-open-science-regieorgaan - On the new White House Open Access policy:https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2022/08/25/ostp-issues-guidance-to-make-federally-funded-research-freely-available-without-delay/ - National Science Communication Day: https://www.nationalewetenschapscommunicatiedag.nl/

Shownotes First, thanks to the great Bianca Kramer we now have a transcript! You can find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zhpOk-yw8G-xLRCXDNad1zwUaxAe2Wgev77bwPUl5Y8/edit#heading=h.xvuiepf8k4aj From the newsynews: - HELIOS (Higher Education Leadership initiative on Open Scholarship): https://www.heliosopen.org/news/22/3/22 - Discussion series "Publishing in transition". In this edition, researchers will discuss the challenges of a transition to fully open access https://www.uu.nl/en/news/how-do-you-prepare-your-academic-journal-for-an-open-science-future - Session ‘Wetenschappers in de publieke arena’ announcement - https://intranet.uu.nl/agenda/wetenschappers-in-de-publieke-arena-collegialiteit - Royal Academy of Science, council of social sciences: ‘Wetenschap met de ramen wijd open’ publication, 10 lessons: https://www.knaw.nl/publicaties/wetenschap-met-de-ramen-wijd-open - Open Science festival is coming, although the deadline for workshop proposals has closed, you can still register at https://opensciencefestival.nl/ - NRC Opinion piece by Juliette Schaafsma en Martijn van der Meer (Tilburg): https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/05/08/verdienmodel-van-grote-uitgevers-bedreigt-onbetaalbare-academische-vrijheid-a4123727 From the interview: - Robin and Eiko's blog: https://eiko-fried.com/welcome-to-hotel-elsevier-you-can-check-out-any-time-you-like-not/utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing - Elsevier rebuttal in nrc (via Tweet): https://twitter.com/vandermeer_rm/status/1526636197233233920?s=20&t=oCxmjjz802BqIpCCWvretA - Article on research infrastructure by Bjorn Brembs et al. https://zenodo.org/record/5526635 - Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/ - How long would it take to buy Elsevier (blog) https://svpow.com/2018/08/15/__trashed/

Sicco and Sanli talk to the new chair of the Utrecht University open science platform about her vision on promoting good scientific practices, collegiality, and the implementation of the university policy on recognition and rewards based on the TRIPLE criteria. mentioned in this episode: - Polution map of Utrecht measured by UU professors on their outreach trip https://knowyourair.net/prof/ - Dies Natalis 386 https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/dies-natalis-2022-curious-collaborations - Open Science Community Utrecht looking for new ambassadors https://openscience-utrecht.com - Call for open science proposals https://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/open-science/open-science-fund

This episode we talk 'Team Science' and how to really 'Open Up' your science with Ruth van Veelen and Judith de Haan. Together with colleagues they worked on the Utrecht University Open Science Monitor of 2020. In this episode we mentioned: > Sicco's thread on Royal Academy (KNAW) report on recognition and rewards https://twitter.com/SiccodeKnecht/status/1489195279677071360?s=20&t=CUhsBMlHK7YWmUiT4kODqg > Sanli's thread on the Strategic Evaluation Protocol (SEP) https://twitter.com/sanli/status/1451839522053009410?s=20&t=ZJF87fLdRgvii5JAbRg0cQ > Link to the SEP https://www.universiteitenvannederland.nl/files/documenten/Domeinen/Onderzoek/SEP_2021-2027.pdf > More info on the Rewards and Recognition3 leadership course! https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/een-gesprek-met-stans-de-haas-de-nieuwe-trekker-van-erkennen-en-waarderen > Paris call on Research Assessment https://osec2022.eu/paris-call/ > Preprints trustworthyness in Economist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/preprints-on-the-coronavirus-have-been-impressively-reliable/21807492 > OA article in Correspondent https://decorrespondent.nl/13091/iedereen-betaalt-mee-aan-wetenschappelijk-onderzoek-waarom-is-het-dan-niet-voor-iedereen-beschikbaar/814916635104-62278a3a

“Who are these Open Science people, anyway?” In this special installment Felix and Sicco interview Susanna Bloem and Martijn van der Meer on their project called ‘Faces of Open Science’. These two young researchers in the field of the history and philosophy of science went out to find oral histories – as it happens – for which they spoke to a myriad of Open Science minded colleagues at Utrecht University. From that they distilled a number of typical persona’s, all with their own unique motivations and ideals drawing them into the movement. We find out that Open Science isn’t a monolith and why we need more internal debates on values.

We talk to Jose Urra Llanusa and Santosh Ilamparuthi, founders of the open hardware community at Delft Technical University, on promises and pitfalls of open hardware, and how to scale up good quality devices. Show notes: + [Guide to preprints](https://zenodo.org/record/5600535) + [Book launch "Open Science, the Very Idea"](https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/onbeschaamd-activistisch-een-nieuw-boek-over-open-science) + [NWO Open Science fund](https://www.nwo.nl/onderzoeksprogrammas/open-science/open-science-fund) + [OSCU symposium, faculty of Science](https://osf.io/rfzy6/)

We talk to Michael Bon, founder of the Collective Science Platform (CoScience) on his take on the big sin of academia and how reviving the scientific debate in the digital age make science great again. Show notes: + Climate Helpdesk: https://www.klimaathelpdesk.org/ + National measures to combat threats against scientists: https://www.vsnu.nl/en_GB/news-items.html/nieuwsbericht/788-universiteiten-nemen-landelijke-maatregelen-tegen-bedreiging-wetenschappers + Elisabeth Bik: https://scienceintegritydigest.com/about/ + Better animal research through Open Science: https://www.uu.nl/en/events/better-animal-research-through-open-science + The Collective Science Platform: https://www.sjscience.org/about-sjs

The recognition and reward discussion surged during the summer. Charisma Hehakaya (PhD candidate at the UMC) had co-authored a opinion piece about including early career academics, because the decisions affect them the most. She talks with us about the background of this discussion and why she is active in the Young Science In Transition. Show notes: Article of Charisma and Sander Bosch: https://www.scienceguide.nl/2021/06/jonge-wetenschappers-worden-soms-nog-vergeten-in-erkennen-en-waarderen/ Letter with 171 signatures: https://www.scienceguide.nl/2021/07/nieuwe-erkennen-en-waarderen-schaadt-nederlandse-wetenschap/ Response 1 to that letter: https://recognitionrewards.nl/2021/08/03/waarom-het-nieuwe-erkennen-en-waarderen-juist-excellent-onderzoek-bevordert/ Response 2 to that letter: https://www.scienceguide.nl/2021/07/we-moeten-af-van-telzucht-in-de-wetenschap/ Inadequacy of bibliographic metrics: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/reliability-of-researcher-metric-the-h-index-is-in-decline/4014025.article Preprint Manifesto: https://zenodo.org/record/5345573#.YTH-8dMzaTc

Can science be truly open if it doesn't allow for all perspectives? In this episode we talk diversity and inclusion with associate professor at the UMC Utrecht Gönül Dilaver. Also, we touch base on the newsynews and talk education with Gönül. Shownotes: - Interview Paul Boselie on not using the Journal Impact Factor: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01759-5?fbclid=IwAR14xtmGL5yCfesD5ziYSbkdrB99lPcDidEAl1e4sVZDUWaodj0d9JNofag - Ovrir le Science, The French Government's bold Open Science Plan: https://www.ouvrirlascience.fr/second-national-plan-for-open-science/ - Two introductory open science workshops now available for all UU&UMCU groups, https://www.uu.nl/en/news/university-library-helps-research-groups-to-get-started-with-open-science

"Code often isn't your project, the research question is your project." Research software is a major component of modern science, but not everyone is a specialist in this regard. Barbara Vreede and Lieke de Boer from the Netherlands eScience center talk about the increasing importance of version control and the role of the research software engineer. Shownotes: Tweede Werksessie Erkennen en Waarderen: hoe dichten we de kloof tussen OBP en WP? https://www.uu.nl/agenda/tweede-werksessie-erkennen-en-waarderen-hoe-dichten-we-de-kloof-tussen-obp-en-wp The infamous Randall Munroe comic: https://xkcd.com/2456/ Atlantic article by Benjamin Mazer - Scientific publishin is a Joke: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/xkcd-science-paper-meme-nails-academic-publishing/618810/ Paper on the credibility of preprints: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.201520#d1e476 Open grants database https://www.ogrants.org/ Minor revision podcast by Lieke de Boer and her colleague Jeroen: https://pod.link/1559554932

How do you replicate history? No, this is not a rhetorical question but an actual ongoing open science project by historians from Utrecht University. Together with a group of students Pim Huijnen and Pieter Huistra are shaping an entirely novel approach to historical research. Also, your shownotes: Innovation is overvalued, hail the maintainers!: https://aeon.co/essays/innovation-is-overvalued-maintenance-often-matters-more Fieldlabs criticism: https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/na-kritiek-uit-samenleving-nu-kritiek-uit-wetenschap-fieldlabs-voldoen-niet-aan-ethische-normen~bb37d048/ Open Science Newsletter: https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/schrijf-je-in-voor-de-open-science-nieuwsbrief More on the open Science Practice Funds: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/four-teams-have-received-a-contribution-from-the-fund-for-stimulating-open-science-practices FAIR Software event: https://www.uu.nl/en/events/fair-software Wilma van Wezenbeek blog on education: https://vu-ntl.nl/index.php/en/2021/04/08/linking-open-education-to-open-science-2/blog-2/ White Paper on Open Education: https://www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/210401%20-%20White%20Paper%20Open%20Science%20Education.pdf

Yet another installment of the Road to Open Science podcast where we tackle the question of how to find a needle in an ever growing haystack: Automated Systematic Reviews (ASReviews). With Rens van de Schoot we discuss what drives him and his team to run this project, and why they opted for the 'open' approach. SHOWNOTES Sanli introduces himself as a new member of De Jonge Akademie: https://vimeo.com/524195598 More on the Open Access and Diamond study: https://www.vsnu.nl/files/documenten/Domeinen/Onderzoek/Open%20access/Naar%20100%20procent%20Open%20Access%20-%20tijdschriftartikelen.pdf Moderna sequence: https://github.com/NAalytics/Assemblies-of-putative-SARS-CoV2-spike-encoding-mRNA-sequences-for-vaccines-BNT-162b2-and-mRNA-1273/blob/main/Assemblies%20of%20putative%20SARS-CoV2-spike-encoding%20mRNA%20sequences%20for%20vaccines%20BNT-162b2%20and%20mRNA-1273.docx.pdf More on the Corona Field Labs https://fieldlabevenementen.nl/ Paper on Automatic Systematic Reviews by Rens; https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-020-00287-7 Website Rens; https://www.rensvandeschoot.com/ Webinar ASReview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB_QCospiZw The Kinder app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=global.kinder&hl=nl&gl=US

In this episode, Sicco and Sanli review some open-science-related projects and events. They talk to dr. Marieke Adriaanse and prof. Paul Boselie, co-chairs of the “Recognition and Rewards” workgroup at Utrecht University, about their vision document. This document, recently approved by the University board, will set the basis for transformation of the evaluation and appreciation procedures at Utrecht University. Mentioned in this episode: • Twitter memes of Oded Rechavi - https://twitter.com/OdedRechavi • The KlimaatHelpdesk initiative – www.klimaathelpdesk.org • Advancing Open Access in the Netherlands after 2020: from quantity to quality, by Jeroen Bosman, Hans de Jonge, Bianca Kramer, and Jeroen Sondervan - https://zenodo.org/record/4455790#.YCJDJDGg-Uk • Report of the Recognition and Rewards festival, February 2021 https://recognitionrewards.nl/2021/02/11/a-recap-of-the-recognition-rewards-festival/ • Peer-reviewers time for mass rebellion by Richard Smith - https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/02/01/richard-smith-peer-reviewers-time-for-mass-rebellion/ • Open-source flight control software operating the NASA Mars Helicopter deployed by the Perseverance Rover - https://github.com/nasa/fprime • Utrecht University Recognition and Rewards vision document - https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-university-presents-new-vision-on-recognition-and-rewards • Communication illustration (Praatplaat) of the Recognition and Rewards workgroup - https://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/open-science/themas/erkennen-en-waarderen • DUB interview with Paul Boselie and Marieke Adriaanse - https://www.dub.uu.nl/en/depth/%E2%80%98just-get-started-new-recognition-and-rewards-system%E2%80%99 • Young Science in Transition, PhD competence model - https://phdcompetencemodel.nl/ • Nooit meer een functioneringsgesprek, interview with Paul Boselie in NRC - https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/01/30/nooit-meer-een-functioneringsgesprek-1582623-a1164422 • Twitter handles Paul and Marieke: @paulboselie and @mariekeadria The Road to Open science podcast is made possible with the support of Utrecht University Open Science program. Hosts are Sanli Faez and Sicco de Knecht and sound design is by Lieven Heeremans.

In this episode, cohosts Sicco and Sanli share their personal takes on the essence of open science and how it benefits the academic community and the society at large taking examples from the hot debates around handling of the Covid19 pandemic by national health agencies. They review the recent announcements and news. They talk to Melanie Imming about her 6 years of advocating for Open Science in the Netherlands and the upcoming open science festival. Mentioned in this episode: Covid vaccination data - https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations NWO open science fund - https://www.nwo.nl/calls/open-science-fund-2020/2021 San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)- https://sfdora.org/read/ Open Science Festival - https://www.openscience.nl/the-netherlands-national-open-science-festival Everything Hertz podcast with Michael Eisen - https://everythinghertz.com/122 SciPost’s peer-witnessed refereeing - https://scipost.org/FAQ#pwr