Open Science Community Leiden
OSCL is a learning community where anyone associated with Leiden University can learn and talk about open science practices. Example events are Open Science cafés, workshops, and walk-in-hours.
The what
Together, our community creates meaningful connections that facilitate making Open Science the norm. Our aim is to foster a culture of openness where the core purpose is to benefit society with inclusive, accessible, transparent and credible knowledge creation. We welcome anyone as a member who feels connected to Leiden University and who is willing to contribute to or learn about this core purpose.
Together, we foster a collaborative environment where we empower ourselves—researchers, teachers, students and research supporters alike—to advance Open Science in our daily work, our institutions and on a (inter)national level. We do this by learning how to translate our community values into practice, discovering what peers are struggling with and accomplishing in this realm, and representing our community knowledge and perspectives in policy-making.
The how
Embarking on Open Science can seem rather daunting at first: there are so many new terms and all sorts of different organisations committed to Open Science. The Open Science Community Leiden wants to make the new developments accessible to everyone, in an efficient manner.
People often think you have to do everything completely open, right from the start. But why not start small and ask your colleague further down the corridor how he or she experienced something?
Beyond opportunities for sharing and learning about good practices during (online) events, OSCL facilitates exchange of experiences and insights and tailored support for individual questions or issues on our Teams Q&A channel. The Teams environment holds a collection of recordings of past online events, which cover a wide range of Open Science topics, enabling ongoing learning at any pace. You can subscribe to the newsletter to stay updated on the latest Open Science developments relevant to Leiden.
FAQ
- Why does the community exist? To connect people in order to learn from each other about open, responsible science.
- What does the community hope to achieve? A cultural change that improves science through openness.
- Who is the community for? Anyone who feels connected to Leiden University and who is willing to contribute to or learn about our core purpose.
- How will it affect the lives of members if they are part of this? Members gain opportunities for connection, collaboration, learning, and engagement, together creating a sense of belonging to a social movement with the shared goal of improving science through openness.
- What is important to us as a community? Openness and inclusion in the way we work, collaborate, share.
- How do we want our members to treat each other? With respect, kindness, an open mind and a listening ear–according to the Code of Conduct of the International Network of Open Science Communities.
- How does the community define success? When members feel a sense of belonging and accomplishment of steps (however small) towards our shared goal.
- What does the ideal community look like? A vibrant and growing bottom up, community-led social infrastructure, where members find each other to engage with opening science.
For the vision and mission statement of our International Network of Open Science & Scholarship Communities (INOSC), see here. To find out about Open Science Communities via visual format, check out this video: https://vimeo.com/510808878