Openness in science – GSNMunich

"This is the first post in a series on open research in science, with a focus on neuroscience. The aim of this series is to explore what open research is, why it is important, what tools are available, and how it can benefit researchers, as well as society, more generally. If you have any suggestions or would like me to cover specific topics, feel free to leave a comment....

What are some things I can do as a researcher (in neuroscience)?

I’ll elaborate on this in subsequent blog posts, but for now, here are a few resources that you may find useful:

• The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) is advancing data sharing, integration and re-use in neuroscience through resources and training, which you may find interesting
• Have a look at the Neuroscience Information Framework, a repository of resources and tools in neuroscience. They also offer a set of Webinars, which you can catch up on their YouTube channel
• Find out what repositories are out there, for example by searching the Registry of Research Data Repositories
• The G-Node (in the LMU Biocenter) offers a data infrastructure service called GIN as well as other tools (I will write a blog post focusing on G-Node tools in the future)
• A Horizon 2020 Open Research Platform is in the pipeline. It will offer researchers funded by Horizon 2020 the opportunity to publish their peer-reviewed research and pre-prints for free8.

Finally, you may find these resources useful:

• table of resources derived from the Open Science Prize website
• interesting open source tools at OpenBehavior
• PyPI for Python libraries"