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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
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Review: 'Social networks and popular understanding of science and health: sharing disparities' by Brian G Southwell (2014)
Journal Article
Grand, A. (2014). Review: 'Social networks and popular understanding of science and health: sharing disparities' by Brian G Southwell. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 13(4), R01

In this book, Brian G Southwell discusses how disparities in information-sharing arise and what can be done to alleviate them. In all sorts of ways and for all sorts of reasons, people have always sought to share information among their family and ot... Read More about Review: 'Social networks and popular understanding of science and health: sharing disparities' by Brian G Southwell.

The building as an exhibit: Communicating environmental sustainability in science centres (2014)
Book Chapter
Garrett, J., & Stengler, E. (2014). The building as an exhibit: Communicating environmental sustainability in science centres. In A. Grand (Ed.), UWE Science Communication Postgraduate Papers (10-17). Bristol: University of the West of England

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

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

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?.

Open science and public engagement: Exploring the potential of the open paradigm to support public engagement with science (2012)
Thesis
Grand, A. (in press). Open science and public engagement: Exploring the potential of the open paradigm to support public engagement with science. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/941959

Open science, a practice in which the entirety of a research project is made available, via the Internet, using a variety of tools and techniques, is an emerging approach to the conduct of science. The hypothesis that open science therefore has the p... Read More about Open science and public engagement: Exploring the potential of the open paradigm to support public engagement with science.

Muddying the waters or clearing the stream? Open Science as a communication medium (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Grand, A., Bultitude, K., Wilkinson, C., & Winfield, A. F. (2010, December). Muddying the waters or clearing the stream? Open Science as a communication medium. Paper presented at Public Communication of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India

Open Science is an approach to the conduct of science in which the whole of an ongoing scientific investigation – data, ideas, questions, plans, results and more – is made available online. Open Science began as a way to facilitate the workings of mu... Read More about Muddying the waters or clearing the stream? Open Science as a communication medium.

On open science and public engagement with engineering (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Grand, A., Wilkinson, C., Bultitude, K., & Winfield, A. F. (2010, September). On open science and public engagement with engineering. Paper presented at European Association for Studies in Science and Technology, Trento, Italy

Open Science is an emerging approach to the conduct of science, technology and engineering projects, in which information about the whole of an ongoing investigation is made available on and through the Internet. Adopting an Open Science approach mea... Read More about On open science and public engagement with engineering.