"Practicing and defining openness in the Social Sciences and Humanities: are concepts, practices, policies and infrastructure (mis)aligned?"
Write-up of a recent event I participated in.
Open Research Blog Berlin. doi.org/10.59350/sz8...
Practice #27 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Sharing creatively refigured data
"practices derived from arts-based research involving sharing qualitative data via creative formats to amplify participant voices and increase possibilities for engagement and impact..."
Delighted to be part of this special issue dedicated to Open Science and the HSS. Special thanks to the editors and their amazing work! Contribution with @c-bz.bsky.social, @yutong-fei.bsky.social, and @valentinefavel.bsky.social.
Data available on Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1848....
Thanks to @kopyor.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute this piece to @amethno.bsky.social's next issue!
We offer a primer on publisher expectations for the disclosure of AI use and consider local adaptations for a field like anthropology.
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Two people stand behind a large wooden table covered in A3 size sheets of paper which appear to have coloured maps on them. They are both looking at one sheet of paper which one of them is holding by the edge in their left hand and pointing at with their right hand. Behind them from floor to ceiling are wide, shallow drawers which are presumably where the maps are stored.
One week until this #LDNOpenFest26 session💡
Open Research: the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Perspective
🗓️Friday 24 April
🕑2-3:30pm
📍Online
Discover how open research supports creative, non‑traditional outputs and hear about various initiatives in this area.
Register: buff.ly/251ZKIH
This bumper special issue was an absolute joy to co-edit. Get stuck in!
Interesting new preprint: Cataloguing and theorising open research practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Problematising and diversifying ‘Open Science’
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NEW preprint from the MORPHSS team (@jenniad.bsky.social, @mirandab-oa.bsky.social, @samuelmoore.org & @stephenpinfield.bsky.social):
Cataloguing and theorising open research practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences:
Problematising and diversifying ‘Open Science
"Emphasising the diversity of open practices in AHSS carries the potential to enrich debates around open research at a multidisciplinary level, problematising and diversifying existing models [...], and inviting reconsideration of approaches to openness across all areas"
#OpenResearch #AHSS
Six overlapping circles illustrating the six types of openness in the MORPHSS typology: epistemic openness, participatory openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research.
Figure illustrating the MORPHSS typology's six forms of openness and their audiences, participants and publics (participants and communities, academic audiences and non-academic audiences)
We present and unpack the MORPHSS typology of forms of openness in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences, and the range of actors and audiences to whom these forms and practices of openness "open up" research:
NEW preprint from the MORPHSS team (@jenniad.bsky.social, @mirandab-oa.bsky.social, @samuelmoore.org & @stephenpinfield.bsky.social):
Cataloguing and theorising open research practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences:
Problematising and diversifying ‘Open Science
Practice #22 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Preprints and working papers
"While AHSS disciplines do not have the long history of preprinting evident in some STEM subjects, a strong tradition of openly sharing working papers exists in the field of economics..."
Great to hear about @morphss.bsky.social in today’s Open Research Advisory Group meeting - check out their resources documenting open research practices in the arts, humanities, and social sciences bsky.app/profile/morp...
Very much looking forward to speaking more about @morphss.bsky.social with @jenniad.bsky.social on 21st April 11-12 BST & sharing the session with a great talk by Stephen Gray at Uni of Bristol. See the link to the whole programme below, and for our session, register here: gw4.ac.uk/events/the-v...
Practice #10 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Documenting & disseminating failure
"..openly sharing aspects of a research project, or entire studies, that were unsuccessful, in order to present research experiences honestly & in a spirit of generosity to ongoing work..."
Session recording from #OxFoS2026 on the Future of Open Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences ⬇️
Many thanks to the organisers for the opportunity to speak at this event
ox.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
Various of the MORPHSS team are attending this event today and tomorrow - looking forward to a fantastic programme of sessions
Practice #30 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Virtual exhibitions
"Also called digital or online exhibitions, virtual exhibitions are those which take place online, accessible via the internet, and are various in format depending on the discipline..."
Practice #25 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Research-Practice Partnerships
"Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs) seek to bring research and practice closer together through sustained collaboration between researchers and practitioners..."
#OpenResearch #OpenAHSS
Watch this conversation with Dr Jenni Adams, where she presents the initial results of the MORPHSS project
youtu.be/pF-BRlq6efE?si…
Practice #4 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Collective, collaborative or communal authorship.
"Collective authorship practices allow the demonstrably communal nature of authorship to manifest as an open and collaborative process..."
#OpenResearch #AHSS
Work is underway on one of the next components of MORPHSS, which aims to develop and collate guidance around qualitative data sharing for researchers in the social sciences, including on situations where data sharing may not be possible or appropriate.
Read our latest blogpost for more info⬇️
Practice #5 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Co-production
"processes in which researchers collaborate with individuals, communities or organisations outside academia to conduct research that draws on and recognises the value of the knowledges those individuals hold..."
Check out these really helpful guides by the folks over at DANS, and well done to all involved, they will no doubt be really helpful, especially for those in social sciences and humanities.
dans.knaw.nl/en/news/work...
How can you ensure that collaborations involving academic researchers and creative practitioners are as ethical and effective as possible?
Navigate this terrain in our latest book: 'A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations'!
@thebinkshub.bsky.social
books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...
As we mentioned in the event yesterday, we're really keen to receive feedback, suggestions etc on how we can improve and develop the catalogue. What's missing? Let us know! You can find a link to give feedback on this page: catalogue.morphss.work/about/
Thanks so much to everyone who attended the launch of the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS yesterday (catalogue.morphss.work) and to our fantastic panel members for a thought-provoking discussion on openness in AHSS. We'll be sharing the recording once it's ready.
Was at the launch for the @morphss.bsky.social catalogue, a really interesting initiative to surface the many different kinds of open practices researchers in the arts, humanities, & interpretive social sciences engage in. This launch was for the catalogue & accompanying report. morphss.hcommons.org
I attended the MORPHSS open research catalogue launch today (catalogue.morphss.work) and I really love this way of thinking about open research practices.
Although MORPHSS has focused on AHSS disciplines, I do think there is a lot that STEM disciplines can learn from the project too.
A Typology of Openness:
🔓 Openness as access/ible dissemination
📖 Openness as the rich realisation of research
🌏 Openness as equitable and inclusive knowledge creation
Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences (MORPHSS) @morphss.bsky.social