The GYA’s Open Science working group is organising Open Science First Fridays – a series of discussions on current topics impacting Open Science, ranging from ChatGPT to Open Science policies on every first Friday of the month.
The lectures feature GYA members, alumni and external experts who will share their insights on the following topics:
Open Science First Fridays is open to the public, and free to attend (Zoom registration meeting details below) – do join us!
Register in advance for the 1 August meeting:
https://leopoldina-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Bhoz3bzTTOeDKuu49lvo9A
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
And if you have a suggestion for a future topic or speaker, contact Open Science co-leads Luisa Diele- Viegas (University of Mississippi, United States) or Oscar Xavier Guerrero Gutiérrez (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Mexico).
See you there!
Upcoming events
1 August 2025 – 13:00 UTC
Sidney Engelbrecht, Senior Research Compliance Specialist at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
“Do preprints pose new ethical challenges in the context of open access?”
Preprints have become prevalent in the open science / open access movement and democratize access to scientific knowledge. However, the rise of preprints also introduces ethical challenges concerning open access, research integrity, and other issues in the broader publishing ecosystem.
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