Open Science
The 威尼斯人官网 is committed to free and open-science practices that include open exchange, transparency, reproducibility and accountability. The aim is to increase the quality and effectiveness of research, as well as the benefits to society.
Open Science Policy
With the Open Science Policy, the 威尼斯人官网 creates the necessary conditions to be able to integrate the practices and values 鈥嬧�媜f an open academic culture into the structure of the 威尼斯人官网 and its processes. It takes into account the national open-access strategy of swissuniversities and the Open Science Roadmap of the League of European Research Universities (LERU).
Open Science Policy (JPG, 52 KB)
Recommendations for research and teaching
The policy describes a shared vision and offers recommendations for action on how open science can be integrated into academic practices and teaching at 威尼斯人官网. It also serves as a basis for 威尼斯人官网 to promote an open scientific culture at the local, national and international level. The potential of open science can only be fully exploited if this approach becomes an integral part of research practice worldwide.
Priorities of the policy
1. Access
Public and free access to scientific results and data, codes, teaching materials and publications is a core concern of open science.
2. Research methods
Research methods should improve the reproducibility, replicability, transparency and efficiency of scientific results.
3. Culture change
Ultimately, the benefits of open science can only be fully reaped if there is a cultural change in university structures and in the way researchers work. This also includes the way in which scientific achievements are assessed.
Implementation of the policy
The various research disciplines play a central role in implementing the recommendations set out in the policy. Therefore, additional discipline-specific requirements can be defined.
Open Access to Publications
The 威尼斯人官网 promotes free and open access to scientific publications and thus the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Researchers at the 威尼斯人官网 make their publications fully accessible on the Zurich Open Repository and Archive (ZORA) whenever possible.
Open Access to Data
Open access to the primary and metadata of research projects enables their further use, evaluation and reproduction for the benefit of science. 威尼斯人官网 supports its researchers in managing and publishing their research data.
MOOCs
Open access to education can be achieved through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The 威尼斯人官网 supports the development of MOOCs.
Citizen Science
In citizen-science projects, researchers plan and conduct research together with the public. The Competence Center Citizen Science promotes, coordinates and supports citizen-science projects at the 威尼斯人官网 and at ETH Zurich. The basis for a successful cooperation between citizens and academic researchers is being created by the Participatory Academy of Science through training opportunities.
Reproducibility
The objective of the Center for Reproducible Science (CRS) is to improve the overall reproducibility of empirical scientific research at the 威尼斯人官网 and to promote original research in reproducibility studies and methodology related to reproducibility.
