Showing public value: Factors supporting researchers’ attitudes to open science

Grand, Ann

Abstract

Funders – notably in the UK, EU and USA – are increasingly pressing researchers to make research outputs openly available. While an open access policy may be a driver, my research suggests that many publicly-funded researchers acknowledge that public funding carries an obligation to make their results publicly available. Additionally, making research more open has the potential to support two-way communication and widen participation. Increasing participation by making research open not only draws on these new participants’ skills and expertise but also enables re-use and re-purposing of research outputs, increasing return and enabling researchers to validate its ‘public value’.

Citation

Grand, A. (2013, July). Showing public value: Factors supporting researchers’ attitudes to open science. Presented at Science in Public 2013, Nottingham

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Science in Public 2013
• Conference Location: Nottingham
• Start Date: Jul 22, 2013
• End Date: Jul 23, 2013
• Publication Date: Dec 12, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 53-58
• Keywords: open science, public engagement, science communication, public value
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925039
• Publisher URL: http://scienceinpublicnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/sip13-proceedings.pdf
• Related Public URLs: http://scienceinpublic.org/conference/
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Critical perspectives on making science public: Selected papers given at the Science in Public conference 2013 at the University of Nottingham