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📢 Early-career researchers: you make up a majority of the scientific workforce! How can you leverage that to advocate for change?
1/ 🧵 Here are 6 tips for success 👇
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Open science can sometimes been seen as a risk but IME there are definitely people out there doing research more openly to advance science despite that.
If you're in academia or industry and have taken action to push the needle to make your research, science, data etc. more open and useful (even if you've been told it will damage your career or goals), I'd love to know about what you've done. Feel free reply publicly so others can get inspired. I'll be following up with a few of you to learn more and see how we can support/spread your efforts.
I'm looking for the next generation of open science pioneers. Would love to hear from you!
“Journals and peer review are unlikely to change for the better if the companies that operate scientific indexes and citation databases continue to stifle innovation.”
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9/ We have plenty more tips and resources in our Learning Resources collection below, all free and easy to access. And don’t forget to head to the full webinar report for more tips and details: elifesciences.org/inside-eli…
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8/ 🎲 Take the leap
Don’t doubt your ability to make a difference. Advocacy can strengthen your career and your science while contributing to a better research environment.
7/ 📢 Get loud!
To have an impact, you need to spread your message widely and make sure it is heard by the people who have the power to make the changes you want. Find allies who can help you, e.g. librarians are often valuable sources of knowledge and support for open science.
6/ 🧑🔬 Do the research
Collecting data to support your points, e.g. through surveys or literature, gives you evidence that makes it harder for your stance to be ignored. Try to find out how the committees, boards or governments that you’re trying to influence work.
5/ ❓ Use the “two whys” to start the conversation
Why do you advocate for the issue? And why should others get involved in your project? In Osman Aldirdiri’s words, “You need to think about the ‘why’ that will connect you and your peers”.
4/ 💬 Talk to your fellow lab members
Remember, the factors you’re passionate about are important to how we practice science; there should be a space to talk about them too. You may also find some more allies for your initiative!
3/ 🤝 Join existing groups or start your own
Ask around your campus, contact your union, or search through the OpenCon Community for what’s happening already or create a collaborative, inclusive environment to attract others.
2/ We’re revisiting a webinar on ‘Organising and ‘Advocating’.
As a group, early-career researchers have enormous power to improve how science is performed. Getting started in advocacy can seem daunting, but it is ultimately rewarding.
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