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Get to know Jessika Rücknagel

Week 7 is focused on academic publishing and the ways in which Open Access can address some of the problems involved. Jessica Rücknagel will guide you through this crucial component …

What is Open Access?

To have a better understanding of what open access is and is not, it is important to understand the idea behind the concept. Open access is a publishing model that …

Introduction

The third week is devoted to the Open Science and Open Innovation Policy of the European Union. For the European Commission, Open Science is considered as the “organizing principle” of …

Critique and Debates about Open Science

Pros and Cons of Open Science Finally, it is worthwile noting that the landscape of Open Science and Open Scholarship is still emerging. Due to the diversity of meanings and …

Resources of Week 2

References used in week 2. Akbaritabar, A., & Stahlschmidt, S. (2019). Applying Crossref and Unpaywall information to identify gold, hidden, hybrid and delayed Open Access publication in the KB publication …

Background

Why is Open Science currently being discussed? In order to understand why Open Science is currently being discussed and considered relevant in the scholarly as well as in the science …

Concepts of Open Science

Definitions of Open Science So, what is Open Science? There is no easy answer to this. Some scholars argue that Science at least in its form since the 17th century …

Different Aspects of Open Science

As mentioned in the last lesson, Open Science can be understood as consisting of different pillars, different aspects to be taken into account in order for science to become more …

Drivers of Open Science

Digitalization and digital transformation of research and teaching A major enabler for Open Science movements was evolving digital transformation, paving the way for new infrastructures that change how research is …

Introduction to Open Science

In the following video, I explain how the Open Science movement emerged from the crises of different scientific communities and clarifies why Open Science is not simply one thing, but …

Case Study: Tilburg University

If you are interested in learning more about the role of universities in innovation networks, don’t miss the (optional) interview with Professor Patrick Kenis from Tilburg University. In our interview, …

Resources of Week 1

Transformation of Higher Education Adner, Ron (2013): The Wide Lens – What Successful Innovators See That Others Miss. Penguin. Carayannis, Elias (2012): The Quintuple Helix innovation model: global warming as …

Resources for Week 6

The Role of Universities in Regional Innovation Systems, Dr. Sybille Reichert Bacigalupo M, Kampylis P, Punie Y and Van Den Brande L. (2016): The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework. Luxembourg (Luxembourg): Publications …

Digital Support for Collaboration

Yet, in what ways do these different tools support collaboration? First, they support research by what could be called the collaborative ordering of knowledge: Reference management systems like Zotero and …