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Having it all: Ownership in open science (2017)
Book Chapter
Grand, A. (2017). Having it all: Ownership in open science. In F. Mellor, & S. Webster (Eds.), The Silences of Science: gaps and pauses in the communication of science (241-252). Abingdon: Routledge

If, as the communications scholar Miriam Metzger (2007) suggested, in the digital environment nearly anyone can be an author, in the open science environment nearly anyone can be a producer, consumer or analyser of data. At its most complete, the phi... Read More about Having it all: Ownership in open science.

Designing for discussion (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buckley, T., Grand, A., Stengler, E., & Wilkinson, C. (2016, June). Designing for discussion. Poster presented at UWE Learning and Teaching Conference 2016, UWE Bristol, UK

How we designed an online distance learning course to sustain an active community of learners

Café sci East Africa: Talking with young people about science and technology (2015)
Journal Article
Mukhalu, B. K., & Grand, A. (2015). Café sci East Africa: Talking with young people about science and technology. Science Progress, 98(2), 189-191. https://doi.org/10.3184/003685015X14309161574830

When Café Sci started in Ugandan schools in 2009, it was rare for scientists to visit schools to talk about their research. Former students might speak at career days and the National Council for Science and Technology set up occasional school visits... Read More about Café sci East Africa: Talking with young people about science and technology.

Cafe scientifique (2015)
Book Chapter
Grand, A. (2015). Cafe scientifique. In R. Gunstone (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Science Education (139-140). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2150-0_290

Cafés scientifiques (also known as science cafés, particularly in the USA) are informal, accessible, gatherings in which members of the public and scientists meet to talk about issues in science and technology that affect people’s everyday lives.... Read More about Cafe scientifique.

Open science (2015)
Journal Article
Grand, A. (2015). Open science. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 14(4),

Open science is the most recent paradigm shift in the practice of science. However, it is a practice that has emerged relatively recently and as such, its definition is constantly-shifting and evolving. This commentary describes the historical backgr... Read More about Open science.

UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers (2014)
Book
Stengler, E., Wilkinson, C., Weitkamp, E., Grand, A., Bultitude, K., Featherstone, H., …Brown, A. (2014). A. Grand (Ed.), UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers. Bristol, UK: University of the West of England, Bristol

Foreword This second volume in the Postgraduate Papers series has been produced as part of the celebrations of ten years of Science Communication postgraduate programmes in the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of Englan... Read More about UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers.

Encouraging creativity: Novel learning environments in science and technology centres (2014)
Book Chapter
Davies, M., & Stengler, E. (2014). Encouraging creativity: Novel learning environments in science and technology centres. In A. Grand (Ed.), UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers (18-26). Bristol: University of the West of England

This paper is based on research carried out by Melanie Davies as part of her MSc in Science Communication

Mapping the hinterland: Data issues in open science (2014)
Journal Article
Grand, A., Wilkinson, C., Bultitude, K., & Winfield, A. F. (2014). Mapping the hinterland: Data issues in open science. Public Understanding of Science, 25(1), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662514530374

© The Author(s) 2014. Open science is a practice in which the scientific process is shared completely and in real time. It offers the potential to support information flow, collaboration and dialogue among professional and non-professional participan... Read More about Mapping the hinterland: Data issues in open science.

Peering over the shoulders of giants? (2014)
Journal Article
Grand, A. (2014). Peering over the shoulders of giants?. Science Progress, 97(4), 383-386. https://doi.org/10.3184/003685014X14151200625042

‘Open’ is a highly-visible cultural trend of the early twenty-first century. A brief scan of a newspaper or quick Internet search reveals it as a prefix to learning, source, standard, data, knowledge, democracy, access, repository, innovation, gove... Read More about Peering over the shoulders of giants?.