1 Dec 2017, 3rd Oxford OpenCon Satellite Event, OxfordMoritz Riede (GYA Co-Chair/Univ. of Oxford)https://www.globalyoungacademy.net@GlobalYAcademy

The Global Young Academy andOpen Science

1. The Global Young Academy (GYA)

2. Open Science, GYA and AFMD-Group

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Overview of the GYA

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● Established in 2009● 200 members & 134 alumni

from 70 countries● All disciplines● Admission ~7y post PhD● Selection criteria

● Research excellence● Commitment to service/outreach

● 5y membershipGoal: be the voice of young scientists around the world

1) Nurturing the science leader ecosystem

2) Addressing topics of societal relevance

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Our Two Key Building Blocks

➔Be a network, creative engine, peer-mentoring resource, and convenor

➔Lead and advice for change

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Open Science = radical change from the ways in which research is currently conducted and assessed

● Hugh potential benefts seen!● At the same time (too) many pitfalls?

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Open Science & Activities

➔What to do?

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Global Access to Research Software (GARS)

~750 responses of which● ~210 each from Ghana, Nigeria & Bangladesh● Rest from ~30 further countries ➔Focus on Ghana, Nigeria & Bangladesh

Partners: GYA, INASPImage: OpenStreetMap

Global survey● Time frame 2015-2016● Goals:

● Quantity and quality of access to software?● FOSS alternative to proprietary software?➔Suggestions to overcome gaps➔Provoke more targeted studies

● The desired research software is highly feld-specifc and diverse● Lack of access to software signifcantly afects research content

and networks● Researchers in developing countries overwhelmingly rely on

proprietary software● There is a signifcant gap in the uptake and even awareness of

FOSS alternatives between developing and developed countries● There is an interest in adopting and developing FOSS

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GARS: Key Findings

➔ Need for training and support in software usage, in particular FOSS➔ Series of follow-up questions

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Challenges: Examples from the AFMD Group in Physics@Oxford

Images: IAPP, own, Heliatek

Physics of devices made from carbon-based (=”organic”) semiconductors, in particular organic solar cells.

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The AFMD Group & Open Science?

Sun: purzen/OpenClipArt

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The AFMD Group & Open Science?

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The AFMD Group & Open Science!

LANDS = a modifed RepRap

Ongoing Projects:● Open hardware source meter● Open hardware sun simulator● ...

The Full-Metadata Format...

(if interested, please let us know)

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Open Science Summary

● Open Science radically changing the ways in which research is normally conducted and assessed

● Ghana, Bangladesh, Nigeria and potentially many other LMIC relying less on Open Source Software than expected by HIC

● Dire need for training and support in general software usage identifed in Ghana, Bangladesh and Nigeria

● Embracing Open Science often still very risky (required time, little reward in evaluation, etc.)

● Research system only changing slowly, but it seems to be changing

● There are already many opportunities and exciting projects embracing Open Science, and there will be more!