CWTS | Leiden University

Leiden University’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding open science practices comes at a critical juncture as the Netherlands grapples with significant budget cuts to higher education and research. It highlights the importance of innovative approaches to maintain the country’s position as a knowledge hub. With funding from Open Science NL we are going to develop a roadmap for integrating #openscience into the strategic priorities and #HR policies of Universiteit Leiden. The methodology will be piloted by CWTS | Leiden University and several sections of the Instituut Psychologie | Universiteit Leiden, and hopefully rolled out beyond our Leiden University - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences as well. Happy holidays! #AcademiaInMotion

🎉 Leiden University has received a €50,000 grant from Open Science NL to develop a comprehensive roadmap for embedding open science into the strategic priorities of its institutes, while aligning these strategies with human resource (HR) policies. This initiative is set to transform how open science practices are recognized and rewarded within the university. The first phase of this project will include pilot implementations at the Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS | Leiden University) and sections of the Institute of Psychology | Leiden University within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW). Insights from these pilots will inform a broader rollout across other faculties and institutes. National coordinator Inge van der Weijden (CWTS) states: “The transition to open science requires a cultural shift that we can only achieve together. We build on the strong foundation of the national Recognition and Rewards program, leveraging CWTS's state-of-the-art expertise and network in open science.” Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eAUDKFgb #OpenScience #RecognitionAndRewards #StrategicHR #AcademiaInMotion #LeidenUniversity Renske Valk Natalie den Breugom de Haas Cathelijn Waaijer Ludo Waltman Marieke Adriaanse Sarah de Rijcke Hanneke Hulst Karlijn Hermans Why is this important? 🌎 Open science aims to make research more accessible, inclusive, and trustworthy, creating a more transparent and collaborative scientific community. 📍Clear strategic focus of institutes and teams, and clarity on the role of open science within these strategies, are crucial for understanding what activities and outcomes academic staff should be recognized and rewarded for. 🚀 HR integration: The roadmap explores how the strategy and the open science aspects can be concretely integrated into HR policies.

An important and timely piece from my CWTS colleague Nina Gogadze on the unfolding situation in Georgia. It’s well worth following Nina for insights on Georgia, Post-Soviet higher education and science systems, and research assessment reforms. 

✨ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗪𝗧𝗦 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺! 🎉 As we wrap up this year, we want to send our warmest wishes to all of you. Let’s connect again in 2025! 🎁

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀   We are thrilled to announce that Inge van der Weijden and Andrea Reyes Elizondo will be leading the national coordination project on #Recognition & #Rewards in open science!    Thanks to the €1.2 million awarded grant from Open Science NL, 23 national institutions will now be able to structurally embed #OpenScience principles into the recruitment and promotion of their staff. This is a huge step toward advancing open science!   Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d4ZZpAAE   Recognition & Rewards

👇 Recently, the National Open Science Festival took place in Maastricht. In our latest blog post, our authors Ana Ranitovic, Jeroen Bosman and Ludo Waltman reflect on discussions there about the implementation of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, and the challenges and possible solutions around it. https://lnkd.in/enC4X-VX

📢 We still have spots available for our online course **Visualizing Science using VOSviewer** with our two lecturers Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman! 🗓️ Date: March 18 to March 21, 2025 This hands-on course will teach you how to visualize complex scientific data in a meaningful way using the VOSviewer tool. Perfect for anyone interested in understanding research trends and networks and gain experience in applying those skills in research evaluation and research management context. 🔹 What you'll learn: - How to use VOSviewer for science mapping - Visualize co-authorship, citation, and term co-occurrence networks - Being introduced to open and alternative data sources 🔹 Who can attend: - Researchers, librarians, data analysts, and any professionals with an interest in visualization of science. 🔗 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/eGKSrRWw #VOSviewer #DataVisualization #ScienceVisualization #ScienceMapping

CWTS PhD candidate Biegzat Murat gave a presentation on the role of scientific research in the policy making process in the Netherlands. Stay tuned for her future work on this topic!

Check out this fascinating article co-authored by Mayline Strouk, PhD candidate at the The University of Edinburgh and CWTS | Leiden University, together with Marion Maisonobe from CNRS Géographie-cités: "Field science and scientific collaboration in the Svalbard Archipelago: beyond science diplomacy" 🧊 ⛏️ 👉 https://lnkd.in/eV2RawMx

Are social scientists truly social beings? Looking at our CWTS | Leiden University end-of-year party, the answer is a resounding YES! 🎉 Leiden University - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Pictures by the lovely Biegzat Murat