Open Science Saves Lives – Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic – with Dr. Lonnie Besançon – Jülich Open Science Speaker Series
In the past decade, Open Science gained traction, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, yet concerns arise about its principles' violations impacting research quality.
Monica Gonzalez-Marquez
Abstract
Over the last decade, open science principles have been successfully advocated and have been slowly adopted in different research communities. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many publishers and researchers have sped up their adoption of open science practices, sometimes embracing them fully and sometimes partially or in a sub-optimal manner.
In this lecture, concerns will be expressed about the violation of some of the open science principles and its potential impact on the quality of research output. Evidence will be provided of the misuses of these principles at different stages of the scientific process. A wider adoption of open science practices will be called for in the hope that this will encourage a broader endorsement of open science principles and serve as a reminder that science should always be a rigorous process, reliable and transparent, especially in the context of a pandemic where research findings were translated into practice even more rapidly.
Recording of the Lecture
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Why join this Lecture?
Dr. Besançon will present and discuss the very real world implications of inaccuracy in scientific information. Given that our world is deeply dependent on science, it is important that people become knowledgeable about the issues.
About our Speaker
Dr. Besançon’s (Linköping University) main focus lies in the intersection between human-computer interaction and interactive scientific visualization. His focus has been on bridging the gap between several novel interaction paradigms often used in scientific visualization (tactile interaction and tangible interaction). Overall, he is deeply interested by 3D interaction as well as all new interaction paradigms and their applications to specific scientific domains such as medicine or fluid dynamics. To validate his work, he has mainly relied on controlled experiments with users (domain experts or out-of-the-lab participants).
Articles at Juelich Open Science Collection (JuOSC)
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JuSER publications portal – JuOSC – Open science saves lives: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
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How to join?
The Series will use a hybrid format where our speakers talk directly in front of a live audience as well as be telecast via Zoom. This format was selected to minimize barriers to participation.
The speaker series takes place at Forschungszentrum Jülich’s Central Library. You can also attend online via Zoom. The lectures will be recorded and made public afterwards.
If you intend to participate in-person please write additionally a mail to: m.gonzalez-marquez@fz-juelich.de
We look forward to seeing you there!
Jülich Open Science Speaker Series
Forschungszentrum Jülich’s Central Library (ZB) invites all scientists at Jülich, Helmholtz and our international guests to join the conversation on current developments in Open Science.
Forschungszentrum Jülich’s Central Library (ZB)
“We‘re implementing a theory driven open science practice at Jülich. This is both challenging and very exciting, as we move towards providing researchers at Jülich with a cohesive vision of how open science can benefit their scientific work as well as society at large,” says Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, who is responsible for the planning and implementation of open science activities of Jülich’s Central Library.
Your contact at ZB
Monica Gonzalez-Marquez
E-mail: forschungsdaten@fz-juelich.de
Research Data Team