Enter if you dare!

As the academic world embraces the brave new frontiers of digitalization and Open Science and, not everything is as it seems. Lurking in the shadows are predatory publishers waiting to prey on your hard-earned research, and hackers, ever watching, ready to still your data and money. Open Science does not always go smoothly

Join us in this thrilling, Halloween-themed session, where we confront the dark side of research. Our speakers will take you on a journey through the challenges of ensuring transparency in a landscape riddled with pitfalls. Can we banish the ghosts of bad practices? Can we summon the support of institutions to move forward? Through storytelling, we’ll explore the ways to pave the way for a future where research is reproducible, transparent, and secure. Come prepared for insights, frights and bring your curiosity and sense of humor.

Do you have your own "horror story" that you would like to share during the event? Drop a message to e.karvovskaya@vu.nl

Come to meet likeminded people at VU Amsterdam, share your stories and hear others. Find the registration button at the bottom of this page.

Location

This is a meeting with lunch in the Botanical Garden, a 5 minute walk from VU Main Building

Agenda

12:00 - 12:15 Getting sitted, sandwiches 

12:15 - 13:00 Stories by Leighann Kimble, Erik van Duijn, Anne van den Maagedenberg

13:00 - 13:30 More stories

13:30 - 14:00 Summarizing the session, networking and walking back to the VU

About the speakers

Leighann Kimble

Leighann is a PhD researcher at the KIN Center for Digital Innovation at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She has a background in international affairs, public health and health system strengthening, having previously worked in improving health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Her research is on data sharing and reuse in collaborative contexts with a focus on open data, open science, and open innovation.

Erik van Duijn

to be added soon

Anne van den Maagedenberg

to be added soon

What to expect? 

will feature short talks from researchers and colleagues who support research

Who should attend?

This meeting brings together researchers, research support staff and data management and data science experts from all subject areas. Early career researchers, as well as experienced academics, are welcome to attend. No primary knowledge is required. It is a fun festive event, celebrating love, data and open science, open to everyone interested.