Open Research at York events

Upcoming events

Open Research at York events fortnight (7-17 May 2024)

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Join members of the York research community at the end of semester for an exciting and inspiring series of open research aligned events. The programme covers a diverse set of practices, topics and formats including training workshops, discussion groups and research showcases. These events aim to be collaborative and accessible, with relevance to researchers at different levels and across disciplines. Most sessions will take place in-person at locations around campus and are open to all students, PGRs and staff at York.

The events series also coincides with the announcement of this year’s Open Research Awards recipients. The awards scheme is open for submissions until 22 April and provides an opportunity to celebrate projects and initiatives across all disciplines which engage with, reflect upon, or advocate for open research practices and principles.

Full details and registration links for all the events can be found below. We hope to see you there!

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Tuesday 7 May, 12.30-2pm

Writing lay summaries with AI assistance

This interactive session for staff and PGRs will be co-led by the Building Research and Innovation Capacity (BRIC) and Digital Inclusion, Skills and Creativity (DISC) teams, and will focus on how to craft accessible writing for non-specialist audiences and how to use AI tools to further examine, simplify and strengthen the key message of your research.

LFA/144 (Fairhurst, Campus West)

 

Wednesday 8 May, 12-2pm

Open Research Advocates network lunch

An informal discussion and opportunity for reflection on the network’s guiding principles and objectives. Please consider joining our Advocates if you would like to attend!

 

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Thursday 9 May, 12.30-2pm

White Rose University Press: our open access university press

A discussion event aimed at academic colleagues focusing on author experiences of publishing with White Rose University Press, the University of York's academic press, and the values and challenges of open access book publication.

BS/104 (Berrick Saul Treehouse, Campus West)

Thursday 9 May, 2-3pm

What is open research and why does it matter?

An online BRIC workshop led by the Open Research team will provide an introductory overview of open research practices and principles for staff and PGRs, including how open research is supported at York and where further help and guidance can be found.

Online

 

Friday 10 May, 12-2pm

Research data management enquiry clinic

A drop-in support clinic for any RDM-related enquiries, facilitated by the Open Research team.

No need to register, just come along between 12-2pm.

Yorkshire Room (Burton Library, Campus West)

 

Monday 13 May, 12.30-2pm

Octopus: the global primary research record

A hybrid session where colleagues at Jisc will introduce Octopus, a new publishing platform for scholarly research funded by UKRI and built in partnership with the UK Reproducibility Network.

In-person (location on Campus West to be confirmed) or online

Tuesday 14 May, 4-5.30pm

Opening the past: opportunities for open research in archaeology and heritage

A hybrid session showcasing open research-aligned projects from PGRs based at King’s Manor (Lucy Moore and Alfie Lien-Talks) followed by an introduction to the Archaeology Data Service from Dr Tim Evans (ADS Deputy Director) and further discussion.

K/122 (Huntingdon Room, King’s Manor) or online

Wednesday 15 May, 12-2pm

ReproducibiliTea Journal Club - Reflecting on open research: how far have we come?

An informal discussion reflecting on the prevalence of open research practices in Psychology and other disciplines over tea, coffee and cake. ReproducibiliTea York is a grassroots initiative led by ECRs from the Psychology Open Science Interest Group, but this session is open to researchers from all areas.

LFA/204 (Fairhurst, Campus West)

Thursday 16 May, 9.30-4.30pm

UK Data Service: Coding in public - barriers to reproducibility

This workshop dives into what reproducibility is in the context of social science and data research, as well as exploring what greater reproducibility might achieve in these research areas. This interactive session is led by the UK Data Service (UKDS) and is aimed at researchers in the Social Sciences faculty who are concerned with inequitable barriers to reproducible research for underrepresented or excluded populations.
Participants will need to bring a laptop - see details of a previous workshop on the UKDS site for other prerequisites. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

D/L/037 (Derwent, Campus West)

Friday 17 May, 12-2pm

Open access publishing enquiry clinic

A drop-in support clinic for any book or journal publishing enquiries, facilitated by the Open Research team.

No need to register, just come along between 12-2pm.

Yorkshire Room (Burton Library, Campus West)

 

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If you are planning to host an open research-related event at York then please consider getting in touch with one of our local Advocates or the Open Research Team (lib-open-research@york.ac.uk) to let us know.

Past events

Recordings and slides are available in our events archive.