🇳🇬 With half of Nigeria’s population under 18 - and 90% of children reporting online risks- online safety must be a priority.
At #OSF25 in Lagos, Dorothy Gordon urged leaders to hold tech companies accountable for a safe and child rights-respecting digital environment: https://loom.ly/gOqwyiA
#OSF25 got off to a great start on Sunday afternoon with Bjarni the Viking entertainingly blending history, science and weaponry. Thanks to his brave volunteer assistants!
#otleyscience #otleysciencefestival #otley #otleycourthouse
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We're up and on our way!
#OSF25 9th - 15th November
Starting now! #OSF25
Listening in to #OSF25 "Open Research in the Age of Populism" with @rouhiroo.bsky.social, @eve.gd and Frances Pinter
They were some really interesting topics and it was a pleasure to be involved in the organisation. “Positivism creep” is a thing! #OSF25
The thing I most enjoyed in today's #OSF25 panel was listening to researchers who were really keen on Open Science even though its difficult for them.
So often we're just dealing with folks who aren't keen, and it's hard to remember all the champions!
ST: People who want to access sensitive data have to jump through lots of hoops and sometimes a hefty fee. It's pretty challenging unless you're already collaborating. #OSF25
Doug (our chair) is asking rhe first question: Who is using the open data? Who are we doing this for?
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GV: Had a data set that they were willing to share but the videos needed anonymising. Existing tech wouldn't work with children as they move too much!
So anonymisation would have taking a lot of time and therefore a lot of money. Neither of which is really available.
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Now Prof Gabriella Vigliocco who looks at how people aquire language.
People are in vulnerable groups and she has video data. Sometimes there are clear standards and processes for anonymisation. But not always.
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EK: Important to think about the research process as well as what the data contains. How are you using it, what are you publishing?
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Now Dr Eon Kim (Manchester & Home Office) talking about Police recorded data - lots of this doesn't have permission of people involved in it and may also contain bias.
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Lovely comment from Stella Tsoli (LSE) - where the data can't be open, we still can be.
Open processes, code, preprints etc.
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"Librarians know everything" 😀 #OSF25
"Matthew’s project has introduced the concept of ‘re-renderability’ to articulate how qualitative researchers might make their claims more transparent and open without abandoning interpretivist approaches." #OSF25
Matthew Hanchard on the panel at #OSF25. We also hosted a recent talk with him at @universityofleeds.bsky.social, along with @sallydalton.bsky.social:
As Open As Possible, As Closed As Necessary: Open Qualitative Research at the University of Leeds
leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/a...
Bah, hashtag is #OSF25
Interested to see that protocols.io has an AI-based import tool, which will try to convert your protocol into the stepwise format. Still under development, so may not be perfect. #OSF25
Slide: Writing reproducible methods 1. Digitize the methods protocols.io, Google Docs, and/or ELN (not paper or MS Word) Think of a protocol as a brief, modular and self-contained scientific publication. (Link to modular publishing) 2. Include a detailed title 3. Include a 3-4 sentence abstract that puts the methodology in context. 4. Include as much detail as possible (images and videos if possible) 5. Chronology of steps 6. Limit jargon, use active voice (make it instructional) Instead of "A 25 ul reaction was set up containing:" You should write:"Set up a 25 ul reaction containing:" 7. Add keywords 8. Include additional notes, recipes, tips, and tricks 9. Get feedback from others from your group workspaces or chosen collaborators
Now we’re into the practical session, working in protocols.io Julia has some useful tips on writing reproducible methods. #OSF25
Plenty of questions from the audience for Julia Kurz, on aspects of open protocols and using protocols.io Good evidence that there is a lot of interest in this topic. #OSF25
I wonder whether there have been any studies on the use of methods in protocols.io? Are they in practice easier to follow /more effective than methods sections in papers? Some ethnographic studies of this would be interesting to see. #OSF25
Slide text: Dynamic & Interactive - Update and improve in real-time. Versioning, Forking & History - Track changes over time. Collaborative - Concurrent editing & commenting. Standardized & Searchable - Easy to find and follow. Multimedia-Enabled - Add videos, images, plate maps, and more. Private and Secure - Granular permissions and selective sharing.
Some of the features of the protocols.io format. #OSF25
Julia says that protocols.io is a platform designed for open methods, using a stepwise format. It now has 23,000 open access protocols and about 100,000 private protocols. #OSF25
Next, Julia Kurz provides us with some very complicated instructions for drawing a cartoon character. Cleverly demonstrates that very detailed instructions can still be very hard to follow. Neat! #OSF25
Slide text: Publishers & Funders. Some funders have started to require or recommend open methods So have some publishers (particularly Nature journals)
Also, some funders and journals require open methods #OSF25
Slide: Why Open Methods? Impact Have methods directly cited Become known for your rigour Authorship for technical staff Publish incremental changes
Open methods are good for impact too. #OSF25
Slide: Why Open Methods? Reproducibility Traditional methods written in prose are hard to follow Steps are often left out Cycles of "methods carried out as in ..." Can be left out or glossed over in peer review
And #OSF25 is off, as the Open Methods session @crick.ac.uk starts. @drbeth.bsky.social introduces the topic, asking ‘Why open methods?’
