Open Science - opportunity or challenge?
Conference at the University of Graz on 14 April 2025
The idea of "open science" has long been established in many disciplines and research institutions and promises, among other things, better verifiability of research results and thus more trust in science; faster knowledge gain through more exchange, cooperation and reuse; more fairness in terms of access to tools and infrastructure. However, it also harbours challenges: These can be of a technical and organisational nature (development, financing and governance of platforms, software, etc.) or lie in different perceptions of the best possible use and dissemination of scientific knowledge. In addition, ethical and legal principles (handling of laboratory animals or test subjects, anonymisation of research data, exploitation of research results, etc.) influence the handling of open science.
In the Call for Proposals, we invite people from all areas of work at the University of Graz to comment on this complex of topics. The presentation formats can range from classic presentations (20 min.) to workshop reports (project, tool, service presentation, 15 min.) to lightning talks (10 min.). The following topics and questions can serve as the basis for a publication:
- Presentation of different (discipline-specific or cross-disciplinary) concepts and definitions of Open Science
- Presentation of tools and services that support or promote Open Science
- Which practices and methods have been used? Which of these have proved successful? Which should be promoted more?
- What experiences already exist? (Use cases, best practice)
- What advantages, but perhaps also challenges, are emerging in dealing with Open Science?
- How could open science practices be better established in the research community?
- What role does open science play in evaluation and assessment?
- How do the commercial utilisation of research results and Open Science interact?
- What are the ethical and legal aspects at the intersection of research and Open Science?
- What can the future of Open Science (at the University of Graz) look like?
Submission of contributions
Submit an abstract of your planned contribution of max. 2,000 characters (incl. spaces) and include a short biography of max. 300 characters (incl. spaces). Abstracts can be written in German or English. Please send your submission to elisabeth.stadler(at)uni-graz.at or helmut.klug(at)uni-graz.at.
Proceedings
The conference proceedings will be published by Graz University Library Publishing as an open access publication. You are cordially invited to submit your contribution for the conference proceedings. The text, which can be written in German or English, should reflect the content of the presentation in the form of an elaborated essay. Further details will follow if you have expressed your interest in a publication during the submission process.
The submitted proposals will be reviewed by the organisation team, the contributions for the conference proceedings will undergo a peer review process. Detailed information on the workflow after submission of the proposals will be sent to you in good time.
Timeline and workflow
- Call for Papers: end of September 2024
- Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2024
- Invitation to the conference: 16.12.2025
- Conference: 14.04.2025
If you have any questions, please contact us at: elisabeth.stadler(at)uni-graz.at / helmut.klug(at)uni-graz.at.
Graz University Library Publishing / Research Data Management and Open Science