Led by SFU's Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (INN), with funding support provided by the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) and matching funds from SFU, a $1 million endowment has been established to integrate open scholarship principles across all areas of the university.
“As a leading research university that is committed to living out our values of engagement and openness, I am proud that SFU is adopting an open scholarship framework,” says SFU president Joy Johnson. “This framework will play a key role in our efforts to support students, staff and faculty across the university who are producing innovative research that makes a difference for B.C. and Canada.”
SFU's open scholarship framework is guided by six principles, developed last spring in consultation with the SFU community and open scholarship experts. The principles will be implemented over the next three years.
SFU is thrilled to partner with TOSI on this initiative.
“SFU is the first university in Canada to explore an open scholarship framework for the whole institution reflecting our progressive spirit and international reputation for transdisciplinary research and innovation,” says INN director and neuroscientist Randy McIntosh.
“We have witnessed the advantages that adopting open scholarship brings to neuroscience research institutes across the country,” says Guy Rouleau, director of The Neuro and co-founder of TOSI. “Expanding this approach to SFU's entire research ecosystem with full institutional support holds tremendous potential for a profound and sustained shift of philosophy towards openness.”
Embracing open scholarship will advance the goals of What's Next: The SFU Strategy, the 2023-2028 Strategic Research Plan and SFU's commitment to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
“Adopting open scholarship principles will ensure that SFU's world-class research will continue to have real world impact in our communities and beyond,” says Dugan O'Neil, Vice-President of Research and Innovation. “With the generous support of our partners, this initiative will create new ways of conducting and mobilizing research, advancing knowledge and innovation for good.”
Open scholarship also known as open science or open access is a global movement championed by the United Nations and supported by countries around the world to ensure research and knowledge is freely accessible. Access to knowledge plays a crucial role in advancing the UN SDGs by promoting unrestricted access to information, facilitating knowledge sharing, and enhancing educational and research opportunities, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and equitable world.
Historically, scientific inputs, outputs, and processes have been closed, paywalled or restricted to researchers and collaborators. Making knowledge more accessible can help address inequities in both research practice and research impact, and benefits communities within and beyond academia. It also benefits researchers by increasing the visibility, dissemination and reach of their work and reducing barriers to collaboration.
SFU has a long history of information-sharing and collaboration. Examples include the SFU Public Knowledge Project, established in 1998, which maintains a free and open global scholarly publishing ecosystem. The SFU Library offers high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals as well as Summit at SFU, its in-house repository. The Community-Engaged Research Initiative is a partner in the Community Scholars Program which connects charitable and non-profit organizations with access to the latest research and knowledge in their fields.
Learn more about SFU's open scholarship framework.
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