Science belongs to everyone
The open science movement calls for science to no longer be something conducted behind closed doors, but rather to be treated as a public good.
Free access to scientific publications and research data should create transparency, increase reproducibility and improve the quality of scientific work. Open teaching and learning materials have the potential to democratise education. The overarching aim of open science is to generate added value for society, politics and the economy.
Swiss universities are also pursuing an open science strategy. The first stage, which focuses on promoting open access, will draw to a close in 2024. The second stage will concentrate on research data. While around two-thirds of ZHAW publications are already freely accessible for publication, there are still a number of uncertainties when it comes to open research data. Depending on the discipline, the principle of “as open as possible, as protected as necessary,” which researchers follow when publishing their research data, harbours various challenges.
What is happening at the ZHAW with respect to open science? Its general knowledge hub is the University Library. The DSembedded project is investigating how research data management can be organised both centrally and decentrally at the same time, while students from several Schools are testing whether research data can really be reused in the ROADS project. Projects such as Mobile, Second Generation, SOLAI – Tale of Transition, TinyML and ChirpNet demonstrate the positive effect of involving target groups and interested members of the public.
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