“Open Science is a set of good practices, principles and goals that aims to reduce barriers in all aspects of the research process for the benefit of research and society.” (Arqus, OPP (2022), p. 7). Therefore, Open Science refers to a research and scientific practice that promotes transparency, accessibility, reproducibility and collaboration in the scientific process. It encompasses the reduction of financial, technical and legal obstacles for all actors involved in research, as well as for society, economy and politics. Besides that, making research data, methods, and research findings openly available to the public, allowing for increased validation, reproducibility, and the acceleration of scientific discovery is involved. Open Science also includes Citizen Science as well as Open Innovation and is strongly related to the reform of the research assessment system.
By clicking on the individual sections presented, you will be guided through the Open Science Cosmos presented here, receive information, training materials, support at the Arqus universities and best practices from our Open Science ambassadors.
