OpenAIRE webinar "From Open Science to Inclusive Science" with Paola Masuzzo
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The document emphasizes the necessity for open and inclusive science to address systemic inequities and promote diversity in research. It critiques the concept of 'research excellence' as a neo-colonial agenda that marginalizes diverse voices and reinforces existing power structures. The document advocates for transformative practices in academia, including acknowledging failures, embracing mental health support, and transcending language barriers to enhance global knowledge sharing.
![Some possible answers
- the holy grail of academic life (Michèle Lamont)
- a word we have chosen to avoid to have a
difficult conversation, a conversation about
values (Cameron Neylon)
- [something that] tells us nothing about how
important the science is and everything about
who decides (Jack Stilgoe)
What is research excellence?
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![Some possible answers
- the holy grail of academic life (Michèle Lamont)
- a word we have chosen to avoid to have a
difficult conversation, a conversation about
values (Cameron Neylon)
- [something that] tells us nothing about how
important the science is and everything about
who decides (Jack Stilgoe)
- used in its current unqualified form, research
excellence is pernicious and dangerous rhetoric
that undermines the very foundations of good
research and scholarship (Moore et al.)
What is research excellence?
Image by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Photos](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/fromopensciencetoinclusivescience-191025112649/85/OpenAIRE-webinar-From-Open-Science-to-Inclusive-Science-with-Paola-Masuzzo-13-320.jpg)
OpenAIRE webinar "From Open Science to Inclusive Science" with Paola Masuzzo
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- 2. From Open Science to Inclusive Science @pcmasuzzo
- 3. we need open science to build a (sustainable) future https://blog.frontiersin.org/2016/09/30/open-science-for-sustainability/, http://www.sdgfund.org/
- 4. Open Science: where are we? Image by Ricardo Resende on Unsplash Photos FAIR Data Open Access Open Source Peer Review Preprints Replication Reproducibility Incentives & Behavior Assessment & Evaluation
- 5. Tsunami, by Katsushika Hokusai - Metropolitan Museum of Art, online database: entry 45434, Public Domain
- 6. “Equity, diversity and inclusiveness are non-negotiable and they must be built into the foundation of democratizing knowledge
- 7. “It’s about time we move away from research excellence, and shift the conversation towards the need for responsible and inclusive research
- 8. “It’s about time we move away from research excellence, and we shift the conversation towards values the need for responsible and inclusive research
- 9. Image by Braden Collum on Unsplash Why does research excellence hamper inclusion and diversity in science?
- 10. Some possible answers - the holy grail of academic life (Michèle Lamont) What is research excellence? Image by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Photos
- 11. Some possible answers - the holy grail of academic life (Michèle Lamont) - a word we have chosen to avoid having a difficult conversation: a conversation about values (Cameron Neylon) What is research excellence? Image by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Photos
- 12. Some possible answers - the holy grail of academic life (Michèle Lamont) - a word we have chosen to avoid to have a difficult conversation, a conversation about values (Cameron Neylon) - [something that] tells us nothing about how important the science is and everything about who decides (Jack Stilgoe) What is research excellence? Image by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Photos
- 13. Some possible answers - the holy grail of academic life (Michèle Lamont) - a word we have chosen to avoid to have a difficult conversation, a conversation about values (Cameron Neylon) - [something that] tells us nothing about how important the science is and everything about who decides (Jack Stilgoe) - used in its current unqualified form, research excellence is pernicious and dangerous rhetoric that undermines the very foundations of good research and scholarship (Moore et al.) What is research excellence? Image by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Photos
- 14. Research excellence is a neo-colonial agenda Research excellence reinforces systemic biases in power structures, reduces diversity, and excludes many participants from the processes of scholarship Research excellence is a neo-colonial agenda (and what might be done about it), Cameron Neylon, 2019 Image by William Navarro on Unsplash Photos
- 15. Research excellence and the Matthew effect “Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence - Moore et al.,2017 ‘To those who have, more will be given and to those who have not, more will be taken away’ well-rewarded researchers & institutions the rest time resources
- 16. Research excellence and the Matthew effect “Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence - Moore et al.,2017 ‘To those who have, more will be given and to those who have not, more will be taken away’ well-rewarded researchers & institutions the rest time resources The cumulative advantage effect that comes with the rhetoric of excellence increases the stakes of the competition for resources; encourages gamesmanship; discourages the pursuit and publication of types of “Normal Science” (such as replication studies); creates a bias towards novel, positive, and even inflated results
- 17. Why we need Inclusive Science We must find a way to remove the inequalities promoted by modern science while making sure its huge potential benefits work for everyone, instead of letting it become a tool for oppression and divisions Image by William Navarro on Unsplash Photos
- 18. We need to hear more #failtales Every time we present shiny results, omitting to talk honestly about our failures, we risk sending the message to ECRs and students that says: you do not belong in Science
- 19. We need to hear more #failtales Every time we present shiny results, omitting to talk honestly about our failures, we risk to send a message to ECRs and students that say: you do not belong in Science #failtales are everywhere If your experiment fails, it doesn't mean the science was badly done, or much less, that you're a bad scientist. When we reject failure, we create a culture of punishment, artificial rewards, and scientific bias. When we embrace failure, we cultivate a culture of acceptance, tolerance, and learning. Which one would you prefer?
- 20. And talk more about #mentalhealth How many research evaluation committees ask scholars about how they have felt so far in their working environment? Impact Happiness factor. We need to start recognizing elements such as good mentoring, leadership, diversity and inclusion work, support for mental health. All of the things that make academia better and help our students and researchers. Jen Heemstra, Twitter thread
- 21. And talk more about #mentalhealth How many research evaluation committees ask scholars about how they have felt so far in their working environment? Impact Happiness factor. We need to start recognizing elements such as good mentoring, leadership, diversity and inclusion work, support for mental health. All of the things that make academia better and help our students and researchers. We cannot let papers and money be the only currency in science. Jen Heemstra, Twitter thread
- 22. Languages are still a major barrier to global science Languages Are Still a Major Barrier to Global Science, Amano et al., 2016 “English is the lingua franca of Science”; native English speakers tend to assume that all important information on the web is in English what are the risks associated with this assumption?
- 23. Languages are still a major barrier to global science Languages Are Still a Major Barrier to Global Science, Amano et al., 2016 “English is the lingua franca of Science”; native English speakers tend to assume that all important information on the web is in English what are the risks associated with this assumption? - over-representation of positive and/or statistically significant results (usually published in high IF English journals)
- 24. Languages are still a major barrier to global science Languages Are Still a Major Barrier to Global Science, Amano et al., 2016 “English is the lingua franca of Science”; native English speakers tend to assume that all important information on the web is in English what are the risks associated with this assumption? - over-representation of positive and/or statistically significant results (usually published in high IF English journals) - information on species, ecosystems and phenomena that are specific to countries where English is not the mother tongue can be overlooked when searched only in English
- 25. Languages are still a major barrier to global science Languages Are Still a Major Barrier to Global Science, Amano et al., 2016 “English is the lingua franca of Science”; native English speakers tend to assume that all important information on the web is in English what are the risks associated with this assumption? - over-representation of positive and/or statistically significant results (usually published in high IF English journals) - information on species, ecosystems and phenomena that are specific to countries where English is not the mother tongue can be overlooked when searched only in English - just one example: key articles reporting the infection of pigs with avian influenza viruses in China initially went unnoticed by the WHO because they were published in Chinese-language journals
- 26. Languages are still a major barrier to global science - as publication in English has become prevalent, much scientific knowledge is now unavailable in local languages (pressure on scientists under the premise that the IF of a journal is positively related to the quality of the science it publishes and that publishing in high IF journals is the best way to demonstrate the excellence of local scientists)
- 27. Languages are still a major barrier to global science - as publication in English has become prevalent, much scientific knowledge is now unavailable in local languages (pressure on scientists under the premise that the IF of a journal is positively related to the quality of the science it publishes and that publishing in high IF journals is the best way to demonstrate the excellence of local scientists) - many journals, previously published in local languages, are now publishing mainly in English to increase their impacts on scientific communities globally (see SciELO Brasil journals) The adoption of English among SciELO Brazil journals has been increasing
- 28. Languages are still a major barrier to global science - as publication in English has become prevalent, much scientific knowledge is now unavailable in local languages (pressure on scientists under the premise that the IF of a journal is positively related to the quality of the science it publishes and that publishing in high IF journals is the best way to demonstrate the excellence of local scientists) - many journals, previously published in local languages, are now publishing mainly in English to increase their impacts on scientific communities globally (see SciELO Brasil journals) - there is a clear knowledge transfer problem, especially for local practitioners, policy makers and the public at large who wants (and has all the rights) to access this knowledge
- 29. How to recover lost Science in translation Transcending language barriers requires societal, institutional, and individual-level changes - when compiling databases and systematic reviews, one simple, yet rarely adopted, solution is to include in the discussion speakers of a wide range of languages
- 30. How to recover lost Science in translation Transcending language barriers requires societal, institutional, and individual-level changes - when compiling databases and systematic reviews, one simple, yet rarely adopted, solution is to include in the discussion speakers of a wide range of languages - especially in influential global assessments, scientific literature published in non-English languages should be included and considered equally (again, include native speakers in the conversation)
- 31. How to recover lost Science in translation Transcending language barriers requires societal, institutional, and individual-level changes - when compiling databases and systematic reviews, one simple, yet rarely adopted, solution is to include in the discussion speakers of a wide range of languages - especially in influential global assessments, scientific literature published in non-English languages should be included and considered equally (again, include native speakers in the conversation) - work is needed towards the development of global databases of major non-English journals across disciplines
- 32. How to recover lost Science in translation - while English plays a crucial role in the current publishing systems by centralizing scientific knowledge, we also need a system to effectively redistribute the compiled knowledge to its users
- 33. How to recover lost Science in translation - while English plays a crucial role in the current publishing systems by centralizing scientific knowledge, we also need a system to effectively redistribute the compiled knowledge to its users - authors could write lay summaries in their native languages when submitting articles to journals and journals could then provide translations of those summaries in multiple languages (a girl can only dream, right?)
- 34. How to recover lost Science in translation - while English plays a crucial role in the current publishing systems by centralizing scientific knowledge, we also need a system to effectively redistribute the compiled knowledge to its users - authors could write lay summaries in their native languages when submitting articles to journals and journals could then provide translations of those summaries in multiple languages (a girl can only dream, right?) - researchers could provide translations of their articles through self-archiving on institutional or other repositories (e.g., submissions in multiple languages and translations of previously published work are accepted in arXiv) Translations on arXiv
- 35. How to recover lost Science in translation - while English plays a crucial role in the current publishing systems by centralizing scientific knowledge, we also need a system to effectively redistribute the compiled knowledge to its users - authors could write lay summaries in their native languages when submitting articles to journals and journals could then provide translations of those summaries in multiple languages (a girl can only dream, right?) - researchers could provide translations of their articles through self-archiving on institutional or other repositories (e.g., submissions in multiple languages and translations of previously published work are accepted in arXiv) - promote language diversity in research assessment, evaluation, and funding systems
- 36. How to recover lost Science in translation Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication
- 37. Image by William White on Unsplash Photos Isn’t Open Science already Inclusive Science?
- 38. Image by William White on Unsplash Photos Diversity Inclusion Inclusiveness
- 39. Diversity Image by Peter Dazeley on GETTY IMAGES Diversity = attract different people of diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences
- 40. Diversity + Inclusion Diversity = attract different people of diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences Inclusion = empower these people by providing them an environment that welcomes the best of those backgrounds, skills and experiences Image by Peter Dazeley on GETTY IMAGES
- 41. Inclusion puts diversity in action Inclusion puts the concept and practice of diversity into action by creating an environment of involvement, respect, and connection - where the richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are harnessed to create value Science needs both diversity and inclusion Moving From Diversity to Inclusion, Jordan, 2011
- 43. How about inclusiveness? Inclusiveness = inclusion of individuals or groups who were previously excluded measured in terms of eligibility, opportunities and involvement in decision-making and leadership achieved when members share and not compete for resources Malvika Sharan, Inclusiveness in Open Communities
- 44. How about inclusiveness? Inclusiveness = inclusion of individuals or groups who were previously excluded measured in terms of eligibility, opportunities and involvement in decision-making and leadership achieved when members share and not compete for resources Malvika Sharan, Inclusiveness in Open Communities
- 45. How do we go from Open Science to Inclusive Science? the only thing that links all “flavours” of Open Science is actually Inclusion & Diversity! Image by Matthew Wheeler on Unsplash Photos
- 46. How do we go from Open Science to Inclusive Science? the only thing that links all “flavours” of Open Science is actually Inclusion & Diversity! the point of a more complete and earlier release of scientific records is to enable the contribution of a diversity of critiques to the entire research process Image by Matthew Wheeler on Unsplash Photos
- 47. How do we go from Open Science to Inclusive Science? the only thing that links all “flavours” of Open Science is actually Inclusion & Diversity! the point of a more complete and earlier release of scientific records is to enable the contribution of a diversity of critiques to the entire research process when we talk about FAIR data and the need to support “machine reading”, we are also talking about a particular form of inclusion and diversity Image by Matthew Wheeler on Unsplash Photos
- 48. How do we go from Open Science to Inclusive Science? the only thing that links all “flavours” of Open Science is actually Inclusion & Diversity! the point of a more complete and earlier release of scientific records is to enable the contribution of a diversity of critiques to the entire research process when we talk about FAIR data and the need to support “machine reading”, we are also talking about a particular form of inclusion and diversity we have talked enough about diversity in an implicit way but we have not focused on it in an explicit way and we may therefore have missed the real point: equity, diversity and inclusiveness are non-negotiable Image by Matthew Wheeler on Unsplash Photos
- 49. It’s up to each and every one of us it’s everyone’s responsibility to do equality and diversity work, most importantly because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s “good for business”: innovation needs diversity to thrive, to develop ideas, push boundaries and create knowledge Image by Kelli Tungay on Unsplash Photos
- 50. Then why does it seem like not enough is being done? One of the reason is simply that researchers are too busy Too busy to look up, learn, listen, read, imagine themselves in another’s shoes, call out, and stand against inequalities, because their privilege protects them from having to get involved, but also because their demanding workloads have caused their sense of humanity to take a back seat and turn a blind eye There is more to be a scientist than just doing science, Image Credit: Amy Muir
- 51. Then why does it seem like not enough is being done? One of the reason is simply that researchers are too busy Too busy to look up, learn, listen, read, imagine themselves in another’s shoes, call out, and stand against inequalities, because their privilege protects them from having to get involved, but also because their demanding workloads have caused their sense of humanity to take a back seat and turn a blind eye The academic culture of working harder, and therefore longer, is an equality, diversity and inclusion issue in itself There is more to be a scientist than just doing science, Image Credit: Amy Muir
- 52. Then why does it seem like not enough is being done? One of the reason is simply that researchers are too busy Too busy to look up, learn, listen, read, imagine themselves in another’s shoes, call out, and stand against inequalities, because their privilege protects them from having to get involved, but also because their demanding workloads have caused their sense of humanity to take a back seat and turn a blind eye The academic culture of working harder, and therefore longer, is an equality, diversity and inclusion issue in itself We can’t change something if we don’t (all) recognize that it is a problem There is more to be a scientist than just doing science, Image Credit: Amy Muir
- 53. What can we all do? - shape the culture by engaging with ours communities - reach out, be kind, seek aid, give aid - support, recommend, acknowledge, advertise, nominate and motivate each other - if we enjoy some privilege, we can acknowledge it, work towards understanding this privilege, and towards greater inclusion & diversity: be allies
- 54. Image by Steven Lelham on Unsplash Together is better!
- 55. the Open Science Massive Open Online Course (and Community!) https://opensciencemooc.eu/ Our mission is to help make “Open” the default setting for all global research We want to help create a welcoming and supporting community, with good tools, teachers, and role-models, and built upon a solid values-based foundation of freedom and equitable access to research
- 56. 2 modules live with 1000 enrolled participants 950 Slack community members 7700 Twitter followers 150 strong GitHub development team 45 strategic partnerships 2 more modules in progress @OpenScienceMOOC info@opensciencemooc.eu https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC
- 57. I invite you all to join us! ongoing translations of released modules to Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and hopefully more to come!
- 59. You can find me @pcmasuzzo paola.masuzzo@gmail.com