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The inaugural Newcastle University Open Research Awards<\/a> culminated in a celebration event where candidates shortlisted for an award we invited to present their case studies. We heard excellent presentations on the benefits and challenges of making research more open from postgraduates and researchers working in a range of disciplines and the winning case studies are presented below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d like to thank all of the candidates who submitted a case study. The submissions we received were all of a high standard and we were delighted by the range of open research practices they described. We’d also like to thank the awards panel (Dr Stephen Parnell<\/a>, Professor Neil Boonham<\/a>, Dr Chris Emmerson<\/a> and Jill Taylor-Roe) for their help with the very difficult job of choosing the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These awards were made possible thanks to Newcastle University\u2019s QR Enhancing Research Culture Project Fund 2022<\/a> in support of the University\u2019s developing Research Culture Action Plan. A key strand of this plan seeks to make our research more transparent and reproducible and our data more accessible, to facilitate re-use and extend impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Winning Case Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Special commendations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lenka Pelechova, Leanne Hobbs, Nadia Rostami, Natalie Partridge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case study described the design of open version control software to facilitate increased transparency in Cell Engineering. The panel felt this case study gave an excellent account of how this innovative open approach would increase public trust in research in a discipline where this is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pelechova Case study<\/strong><\/a>DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Pelechova Slides (PDF)<\/strong><\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n


Courtney Neal<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The panel felt this case study gave a frank and refreshing take on being open from the very start of a research project. It clearly outlined the benefits of openness through study pre-registration and replication. Although not part of the award criteria, it was heartening that a postgraduate student has adopted these principles so quickly in their research career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neal Case Study<\/strong><\/a>DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Neal Slides (PDF)<\/strong><\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Third prize winner<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Lewis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case study described the challenges and societal benefits of combining climate data from diverse sources and adapting them so that they were suitable for release as open datasets with associated open software. The panel also commended their commitment to training early career researchers in open practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewis Case Study <\/strong><\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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