What exactly is Open Science? - News - Maastricht University
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Summary:
"Maastricht University (UM) is at the forefront of a big cultural change in academia: Open Science. Its philosophy proposes openness about data, sources and methodology to make research more efficient and sustainable as well as bringing science into the public. UM has a thriving Open Science community. Dennie Hebels and Rianne Fijten talk about progress, the Open Science Festival and what researchers can do.
Open Science could be seen as a response to the reproducibility crisis, or to the sustainability issues of the academic rat race, or to problematic publishing structures, or to public distrust in science… there are many reasons to skin a cat. The core tenants of the version favoured by UM are FAIR data use – research data ought to be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable – and Open Access, i.e. free online access to scientific information, such as publications and research data. UM is also on its way to implementing other Open Science themes, such as Recognition & Rewards, Preregistration and Open Educational Resources. The plans for those themes are explained in the Open Science policy published in 2022...."