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- 1. Open Research case studies: my experiences Christopher Cox
- 2. Coming into this role My knowledge about specific practises in open research (OR) was limited Mainly related to open access and FAIR data With my own research background I have always been strongly in favour of research transparency and it having ‘real world’ impacts Limited exposure and awareness (e.g. training, seminars, workshops, etc.) during by PhD studies Role therefore offered a great opportunity to enhance my knowledge and experiences with OR
- 3. The step-by-step process we adopted for conducting the case studies: 1) familiarise ourselves more with OR (e.g. secondary research, attending workshops, seminars, open lunches, conferences, etc.) 2) split the faculties up between us (Chris: Social Sciences, Medicine & Health, Environment, Business School, and Lifelong Learning Centre; Dorka: Arts, Humanities & Cultures, Biological Sciences, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research, and Special Collections) 3) identify potential case studies (e.g. specific researchers, projects, services/structures at the university) 4) Alongside this we drew up an extensive list of potential questions/areas of inquiry,(both on specific OR practises and OR generally as a concept) to inform questionnaires for semi- structured interviews 5) reach out to people, provide an information sheet detailing our project and a consent form to sign
- 4. 5) arrange 1-hr interview slots on Teams 6) store the data securely and do transcription 7) plan and draw up the case studies on MS Sway based on interviewee responses 8) send case studies for review/approval to each participant 9) make necessary revisions
- 5. Case study examples Jiren Xu and the PEATMAP: https://sway.office.com/P2rMqYSCx8oVGIrD?ref=Link Kelly Llyod, PhD candidate in Health: https://sway.office.com/7QWhGcEDhfZuAH4r?ref=Link
- 6. Some key findings OR can mean different things to different people (e.g. disciplines, qualitative or quantitative-based) There does still seem to be a greater presence and engagement with numerous OR practises in STEM, compared to others like the Social Sciences The key elements associated with open research as a whole are usually based on the view that it means the research process (e.g. methods) should be open and transparent The dissemination of the results (e.g. papers produced, releasing of findings, the actual data, etc.) should be openly accessible for all (not just academics), for people to read and interpret for themselves
- 7. OR awareness has increased over recent years but many felt more needed doing in their respective disciplines to bring it to the fore more. In particular, most felt more training in how to engage with the various OR practises would be of great help OR is such a vast area encompassing loads of different practises, with different meanings to different people
- 8. Experiences in conducting the case studies: Overall, done quite well Good spread across the disciplines Some challenges: Some schools/disciplines were easier to access than others My own limits – I’m not an expert in OR It’s been a learning process for us in itself Experimental nature of this project (i.e. not done before at Leeds) Occasional technical issues with doing all the interviews remotely
- 9. What I have gained from the experience Expanded my knowledge of OR conceptually and the various practises associated with it Going forward I’m hopefully in a better position to adopt OR practises in my own future research Interesting and refreshing to hear about what ‘research’ means to different researchers from different disciplines and how they do it