WHY SHOULD SCIENCE BE OPEN ?
«Open Science is the free dissemination of the results, methods and products of scientific research. It is based on the opportunity the digital transformation represents to help develop open access to publications and – as far as possible – to data, source codes and research methods”. [Quote from Get started with Open Science - Ouvrir la Science.
In the context of increasing difficulties in access to scientific literature, of a crisis in citizens’ trust in science, of certain instances of scientific misconduct being brought to light, of an increase in the volume of the data produced, it is urgent for higher education and research institutions to seize the opportunities offered by Open Science:
“[Open Science] is a means for publicly funded research projects to retain control over the results they produce. It builds an ecosystem in which science becomes better substantiated and more transparent, reproducible, effective and cumulative. It aims to democratize access to knowledge, which is useful for teaching and training, and for the economy, public policy, citizens and society as a whole. Finally, it constitutes a lever for scientific integrity and builds citizen trust in science”. [quote from Second French Plan for Open Science]
Since 2018, France has developed a national Open Science policy, in alignment with the movement initiated by the Loi pour une République numérique (Law for a Digital Republic, 2016). The National plan for Open Science focuses on 4 main areas: generalising Open Access to publications, structuring, sharing and opening up research data, opening up and promoting source code produced by research, transforming practices to make Open Science the default principle.
In this context, the University Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD) reinforces actions in favour of Open Science and commits to progressively deploying national and European objectives on a local scale.
It relies on a steering committee, an adviser for the university, and a network of Open Science Representatives.
Read more Open Science Strategy of the Université Perpignan Via Domitia.
