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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.

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.

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.

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?.