Dear colleagues

 

The University of Reading will be hosting a conference on the theme of Open Research on 30^th March and we have a limited number of places available to academics from the wider community. Registration is now open for Open in Practice: Inspirations, Strategies and Methods for Open Research. I should be grateful if list members in the UK could bring this event to the attention of academic colleagues who may be interested in attending.

 

Details follow. The full conference programme and registration information can be found at http://bit.ly/2jGTwbc.

 

Title: Open in Practice: Inspirations, Strategies and Methods for Open Research

 

Location: University of Reading, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6AH

 

Time and date: 10:00-16:00, Thursday 30^th March 2017

 

Twitter: #UoRopen

 

Register: http://bit.ly/2jGTwbc

 

Description: Open in Practice is a free conference on the theme of Open Research for academics and research students in the sciences and the humanities, hosted by the University of Reading. Places at the conference are available to academics and research students at the University, as well as members of the research community outside of Reading.

 

The conference will explore how researchers can incorporate Open Research methods in their research practice, and the benefits that this can bring. Our guest speakers will showcase inspirational examples of Open Research in the sciences and the humanities, and present strategies and methods that researchers can use to make their research more transparent and more effective. There will be opportunities to network and share ideas throughout the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

 

The following topics will be under discussion during the conference: using open methods and materials; open access publishing and open peer review; open data and open software; tools and technologies for open research; digital humanities; open standards and formats; and open community initiatives.

 

Our exciting line-up of speakers includes:

 

-          Marcus Munafò, Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol;

-          Simon Tanner, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage and Pro Vice Dean (Impact & Innovation), Arts and Humanities, King’s College London;

-          Martin Paul Eve, Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing, Birkbeck, University of London;

-          Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Head of Data Publishing, Springer Nature;

-          Tom Crick, Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy, Cardiff Metropolitan University;

-          James O’Sullivan, Digital Humanities Research Associate, Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield;

-          Louise Corti, Associate Director, UK Data Archive.

 

 

Thank you for your support.

 

Robert

 

Dr Robert Darby | Research Data Manager | Research and Enterprise | University of Reading | Whiteknights House 201 | PO Box 217 | Reading RG6 6AH

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