Frequently asked questions¶

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Welcome to the frequently asked questions of Open Science Uppsala, the local Open Science community in Uppsala.

The sections are:

Section	Description
Open Science	About Open Science
Open Science Uppsala	About us
Other communities	About other Open Science communities
Website	About this website
Information for speakers	Information for speakers
Volunteering	Volunteering at OSU
Contact	How to contact us

Open Science¶

What is Open Science?¶

There are multiple definitions, here is one from the UNESCO Open Science toolkit

Open science is a set of principles and practices that aim to make scientific research from all fields accessible to everyone for the benefits of scientists and society as a whole. For example, scientists and engineers can use open licenses to share their publications, data, software and hardware more widely—not only with each other but also with the rest of society. Open science is about making sure not only that scientific knowledge is accessible but also that the production of that knowledge itself is inclusive, equitable and sustainable.

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Open Science Uppsala¶

What is the goal of Open Science Uppsala?¶

to teach one another about Open Science (e.g. by reading papers)
to discuss Open Science
using English as the main language (i.e. most academic papers are English)
regularily (e.g. once a month)
for everyone (i.e. non-scientists are also welcome)
in Uppsala (i.e. in-person meetings)
for free (i.e. everyone can afford to participate)
at a public location (i.e. non-scientists can reach the venue)
in a scholarly way (i.e. we embrace the scientific method in our discussions)

What activities does Open Science Uppsala organize?¶

Activities by OSU are, among others:

Discussing Open Science papers
Speakers that discuss an aspect of Open Science

See 'Activities' :-)

Contact us if you want to organize or participate in activities.

How can I follow Open Science Uppsala?¶

See Follow us on how to follow us.

Why is Open Science Uppsala at the Stadsbibliotek? Why not at the university?¶

Because the meetings are intended to be open to everyone that wants to discuss the scientific method in general and Open Science in particular.

What will not be accepted in discussions?¶

Ad hominem reasoning: instead, discuss the content of the argument instead
Conspiracy theories (e.g. 'All scientists are corrupt'): instead, discuss what the academic literature states on scientists' behavior
Anecdotal evidence: instead, refer to scientific studies and/or reviews. Of course, throwing in a personal story is OK, using it as a irrefutable proof is scholarly no-go.

How many people visit each event?¶

See the 'data' section, where you can find all data.

Other communities¶

Which similar communities are there in Uppsala?¶

Science Fika: an community for 20 mins science talks aimed at a general audience
ReproducibiliTea Psychology: a community that focuses on the department of Psychology. They do not have a website.
The Uppsala node of the Swedish Reproducibility Network: a community that focuses reproducibility. This local node does not have had events yet.

Please add your Open Science community in Uppsala by contacting us and your Uppsala community will be added :-)

Which similar communities are there outside of Uppsala?¶

There are many, here I list communities that have members in Uppsala:

International Network of Open Science & Scholarship Communities: the bigger, international community
Open Science Sweden: the bigger, national community
European Open Science Cloud Association, the bigger, more online community
FAIRPoints: an online event series highlighting pragmatic measures developed by the community towards the implementation of the FAIR data principles.
Open life Science: a program for people interested in applying open principles in their work and becoming Open Science ambassadors in their communities.

Contact us and your online community will be added :-)

Website¶

Why did you start this website?¶

As the Open Science community in Uppsala is small. At the time this website was created, it was the first website.

What is the goal of this website?¶

To connect people that are interesting in learning more about Open Science.

Email list¶

What is policy of the email list?¶

Sent at the first day of each month, for months that have an activity
Short

See the newsletter archive for previous newsletters.

Twitter¶

What is the Twitter policy?¶

Sent at the first day of each month, for months that have an activity
Short

See the tweets archive for previous tweets.

Information for speakers¶

What can I do?¶

You are boss here.

Here are some suggestions:

Give a talk about your own Open Science work/ideas
Discuss an Open Science scholarly article

What is the schedule?¶

This is the schedule:

When	What
15:30-15:45	OSU host prepares
15:45-16:00	Speaker arrives, prepare technicalities
16:00-16:15	Audience is welcome
16:15-16:16	Introduction about OSU
16:16-17:00	Talk, including questions
17:00 onwards	End of meeting, option to join us to the pub after cleaning

During your talk, you are free to determine when there is time for questions.

What type of visitors can I expect?¶

People that are interested in Open Science. Around two-thirds of the audience works in academia.

How many visitors can I expect?¶

See the 'data' section, where you can find all data.

What are the technical properties of the room?¶

HDMI cable with a lot of converter plugs
A big screen

Volunteering¶

Who are the team members?¶

Ordered alphabetically on first name:

Anna Hallberg 0000-0001-6219-1402 @AnnaHallberg3
Börje Dahrén 0000-0002-9274-6998 @BDahren
Jonas Söderberg 0000-0003-2722-7590 Netzach
Richel Bilderbeek: 0000-0003-1107-7049 @rjcbilderbeek richelbilderbeek Richel Bilderbeek

What is the current structure of Open Science Uppsala?¶

Chairman: Richel
Communication in/out: Richel
Communication to NBIS and Life Science: Jonas
Organizing activities: Richel
Finances: Richel
Maintaining this website: Richel
Facebook account: Anna
LinkedIn account: ?
Mastodon account: Börje
Twitter account: Richel

Who are the reserve team members?¶

Yup, we even have a reserve team. Here they are!