Open Life Science

@openlifesci

openlifesci.org

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We’re the OpenLifeSci organisers

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We believe that to be effective, science should be shared openly with others and made freely available.

Who really are we?

Thanks to 400+

members who have mentored, contributed shared skills and graduated from OLS.

You are here with us! 🎉🥳️

@openlifesci

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The Open Life Science program helps individuals and research groups in becoming Open Science ambassadors.

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science can advance only when we share our work with others

Also read: https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/2020-12-17-ten-arguments-against-open-science-you-can-win, Image on Unsplash by @rodlong

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… but, researchers are often skeptical about sharing their work due to their fear of getting scooped, being criticised ...

How to work “open” without becoming scientifically vulnerable?

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Together, we will explore the important concepts and practices in Open Science and apply them in our work

- one step at a time.

Open Life Science

16-week long personal mentorship and cohort-based training

1 on 1 mentoring

Cohort-based training

Hands on practice

Fueling our OLS journey

Throughout the next few months, to structure many of our lessons. we’ll be using Mozilla’s Open Leadership Framework https://mozilla.github.io/open-leadership-framework/

Open Leaders design, build, and empower their projects and communities for understanding, sharing, and participation and inclusion

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Fueling our OLS journey

Different roles of Open Science communities

Open science can mean many things:

• Openly sharing your data (Open Data)
• Openly sharing your source code (Open Source Software)
• Openly sharing your hardware designs (Open Source Hardware)
• Openly sharing your papers or protocols (Open Access)
• Sharing results early (Preprints)
• Sharing paper reviews (Open Reviews)
• Sharing knowledge by training (Open Education)
• Collaborating with public openly (Citizen Science)
• Supporting and connecting others in your field (Scientific Network)

Open by Design

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A 2012 study of 160 tech companies found that the level of strategic intent in openness (not openness alone) correlates with market performance.

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Leading Edge Forum - https://blog.gardeviance.org/2013/02/openness-vs-strategy.html

Design openness into your work, don’t let it be a thoughtless default.

Leading Edge Forum - https://blog.gardeviance.org/2013/02/openness-vs-strategy.html

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With your leadership, and vision - combined with Open Life Science mentoring and training - you can achieve positive culture change in your community.