Science belongs to everyone, but how do we ensure that everyone also has access to science? In Amsterdam, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, UvA and HvA work together within the Open Science Community Amsterdam (OSCA) to promote ‘open science’: science that is accessible and transparent.
Open science started with scientists in the exact fields sharing data and software. Today, open science is about openness at all stages of research: societal dialogue about research questions, transparency about hypotheses, shared software and materials, open data, and communication about the conclusions we draw from that data. That is why the OSCA is awarding prizes in different categories and why the programme starts with presentations by non-academic initiatives using open science: the Waag, Archival Consciousness and Pint of Science.
Several scientists, researchers, students and teachers will pitch their projects and involvement in Open Science.
More information on the OSCAwards 2024.