Join us at this in-person event (including lunch) on Wednesday 14 May (11:00-14:00, Level 13 Research Meeting Rooms in Edward Boyle library) for several exciting open research talks.

Open and transparent research practices are increasingly required by universities, publishers and funders. These practices have historically been championed by those in psychology and developed for quantitative research, which does not neatly map onto all types of research. However, many researchers are reimagining open research practices for their own discipline. At this event, we will showcase four speakers who will provide their perspectives on how to effectively implement open research practices across disciplines, including digital humanities, ecology and evolutionary biology, transport studies, and knowledge equity.

In the second half of the event, we will host a hackathon where attendees will collaborate in groups to discuss the barriers to implementing open research within their own discipline, and innovative approaches to making their own work/discipline more open. The event will then conclude with a networking lunch to discuss open research further with colleagues from across the University.

Event is open to all staff and students at the University of Leeds.

Outline of the event:

11.00: Welcome presentation

11.15 to 12.30: Four presentations from:

• Dr Courtney Goodridge, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Institute for Transport Studies.
  • Provisional presentation title: “Changing Lanes Toward Open Science: Openness and Transparency in Automotive User Research”.
• Dr Lucy Hinnie, Wikimedia and Open Knowledge Advisor, whose research interests include the pedagogical potential of the digital humanities.
  • Provisional presentation title: “Revolution in the Academy: Wikimedia in Research and Higher Education”.
• Dr Joel Pick, Postdoctoral Researcher in Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
  • Provisional presentation title: “Increasing Transparency Throughout the Research Lifecycle: Examples from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology”.
• Professor Antonio Martínez-Arboleda, Professor of Open and Digital Education, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies.
  • Provisional presentation title: “Exploring the Confines of Open Research from a Knowledge Equity Perspective”.

12.30 to 13.15: Hackathon

13.15 to 14.00: Networking lunch