#OSF25
#OSF25 got off to a great start on Sunday afternoon with Bjarni the Viking entertainingly blending history, science and weaponry. Thanks to his brave volunteer assistants!
#otleyscience #otleysciencefestival #otley #otleycourthouse
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We're up and on our way!
#OSF25 9th - 15th November
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@eve.gd flagging the chilling effects of the attacks on science and #censorship and how they might undermine #openaccess = researchers saying they WANT paywalls bc it gives them "cover" to openly discuss findings w/o govt incursion/threat. (SR - this is bananas). #openscience @lselibrary.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Starting now! #OSF25
Next month, on the 5th June at LSE/UCL, I will be speaking on the panel "Open Research in the Age of Populism". Online. Registration required! blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...
Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2025 now open for booking! | UCL Open@UCL Blog
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June 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Listening in to #OSF25 "Open Research in the Age of Populism" with @rouhiroo.bsky.social, @eve.gd and Frances Pinter
June 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
They were some really interesting topics and it was a pleasure to be involved in the organisation. “Positivism creep” is a thing! #OSF25
Really enjoyed attending my first two #OSFest25 events today - some really practical discussions around sensitive data and big methodological issues in the session on open qual research. There's still time to sign up to the rest of the events in the festival: doi.org/10.5522/04/2...
June 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The thing I most enjoyed in today's #OSF25 panel was listening to researchers who were really keen on Open Science even though its difficult for them.

So often we're just dealing with folks who aren't keen, and it's hard to remember all the champions!
June 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
ST: People who want to access sensitive data have to jump through lots of hoops and sometimes a hefty fee. It's pretty challenging unless you're already collaborating. #OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Doug (our chair) is asking rhe first question: Who is using the open data? Who are we doing this for?
#OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
GV: Had a data set that they were willing to share but the videos needed anonymising. Existing tech wouldn't work with children as they move too much!

So anonymisation would have taking a lot of time and therefore a lot of money. Neither of which is really available.
#OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Now Prof Gabriella Vigliocco who looks at how people aquire language.

People are in vulnerable groups and she has video data. Sometimes there are clear standards and processes for anonymisation. But not always.
#OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
EK: Important to think about the research process as well as what the data contains. How are you using it, what are you publishing?
#OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Now Dr Eon Kim (Manchester & Home Office) talking about Police recorded data - lots of this doesn't have permission of people involved in it and may also contain bias.
#OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Lovely comment from Stella Tsoli (LSE) - where the data can't be open, we still can be.

Open processes, code, preprints etc.

#OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Librarians know everything" 😀 #OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Matthew’s project has introduced the concept of ‘re-renderability’ to articulate how qualitative researchers might make their claims more transparent and open without abandoning interpretivist approaches." #OSF25
June 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Matthew Hanchard on the panel at #OSF25. We also hosted a recent talk with him at @universityofleeds.bsky.social, along with @sallydalton.bsky.social:

As Open As Possible, As Closed As Necessary: Open Qualitative Research at the University of Leeds

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As Open As Possible, As Closed As Necessary: Open Qualitative Research at the University of Leeds
In January we welcomed  Dr Matthew Hanchard from the University of Sheffield to discuss his project Fostering cultures of open qualitative research. Matthew is a digital sociologist …
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June 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Bah, hashtag is #OSF25
The 2nd #OSF event I'm involved with is at lunchtime today (1pm-2pm). Come along in person or online to hear a panel of academics talking about the difficulties of making personal and sensitive data open.

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How Open is Possible, How Closed is Necessary?
Hybrid event on navigating data sharing when working with personal data, part of the London Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2025
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Watching @kirstywallis.com and @maddipow.bsky.social on the telly...well, zoom
Should reproducibility be the aim for open qualitative research?

Hybrid event at LSE on Wednesday 4th June:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/should-rep...

Panel:
@kirstywallis.com, @annayahprosser.bsky.social, @maddipow.bsky.social and Dr Matthew Hanchard
June 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Interested to see that protocols.io has an AI-based import tool, which will try to convert your protocol into the stepwise format. Still under development, so may not be perfect. #OSF25
June 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Now we’re into the practical session, working in protocols.io Julia has some useful tips on writing reproducible methods. #OSF25
June 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Plenty of questions from the audience for Julia Kurz, on aspects of open protocols and using protocols.io Good evidence that there is a lot of interest in this topic. #OSF25
Bring structure to your research - protocols.io
A secure platform for developing and sharing reproducible methods.
protocols.io
June 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I wonder whether there have been any studies on the use of methods in protocols.io? Are they in practice easier to follow /more effective than methods sections in papers? Some ethnographic studies of this would be interesting to see. #OSF25
Bring structure to your research - protocols.io
A secure platform for developing and sharing reproducible methods.
protocols.io
June 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Some of the features of the protocols.io format. #OSF25
June 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Julia says that protocols.io is a platform designed for open methods, using a stepwise format. It now has 23,000 open access protocols and about 100,000 private protocols. #OSF25
Bring structure to your research - protocols.io
A secure platform for developing and sharing reproducible methods.
protocols.io
June 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM