An open science workshop, also for support staff?

The fact that open science is indispensable in the academic world cannot have escaped researchers' attention. They have to deal with it in their daily work. But support staff also comes into contact with the implications of open science.

Biene Meijerman, department manager of Research Management Services of the Faculty of Humanities, attended the workshop Open Science – a general introduction at the university library and realised that the workshop can also be valuable for support staff. "Research assistants also have to deal with open science in their work. For example, colleagues have to prepare parts of research, making it important that they know what open science entails." She also sees added value of following a workshop for the many new colleagues that the university welcomes. In consultation with the university library, a tailor-made workshop has been put together for the research assistants of the Faculty of Humanities. 

A constantly changing field

The workshop Open Science – a general introduction, of course, deals with the basics of open science. How can you apply open science during the research cycle and what aspects of your daily work may already be open? Workshop leader Felix Weijdema: "A lot is happening in the field of open science, but developments are going fast and often differ per discipline, making it a challenge to keep up. The university library has more insight into this and in the workshop we give an overview of both the current state of affairs and the latest developments".

One of the eyeopeners for Biene Meijerman? "That the sharing of the research process is also part of open science. And that a database like Overton for example can not only be useful when drawing up research reports, but also when building a network. It provides insight into which potential (social) partners are active in a certain field. Information that you can then use when engaging the audience."

Interested in the workshop? You can still register for the session on 24 May. Are you curious about the options for a tailor-made workshop? Please contact the library.