Open Science Resources

What is Open Science?

Open science promotes transparency, collaboration, and reproducibility in research by making your work openly accessible to anyone, anywhere. It’s about sharing knowledge to accelerate discoveries and make research more inclusive.

How to Get Started

Open science can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. This guide provides practical steps and resources for incorporating open science practices at every stage of your research journey. Whether you’re planning a study, analyzing data, or publishing your findings, you’ll find resources here to help you take that first step. While not exhaustive, it offers a starting point to explore tools, principles, and platforms that support open science at every stage of the research lifecycle.

Getting Started with Open Science

OpenSciency

OpenSciency: A core open science curriculum.

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The Turing Way: A guide for project design, communication, and reproducibility.

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NASA’s Open Science 101 Curriculum: Introductory materials for open science practices.

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Open Science MOOC: A free and comprehensive online course.

Study Design

  • Ethics and Consent: Example wording for consent forms is available from UWO Ethics guidelines.
  • Preregistration and Registered Reports:
  • DMP Assistant: Templates and guidelines on managing and storing data.

Data Collection

  • Data Standards: Familiarize yourself with standards like Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS).
  • Open Source Tools:

Data Analysis

  • Open Source Programming: Use Python or R to ensure your code is reusable and accessible.
  • Tools for Analysis:
    • BIDS Apps: Pipelines for BIDS datasets.
    • Pynapple: Library for neurophysiological data analysis.

Sharing and Publishing

Working with Indigenous Data

  • CARE Principles: Emphasize purpose-driven, community-focused data use.
  • OCAP Principles: Ensure First Nations’ control over their data and its use.