The Scholarship Values Summit

[Gavin (Gavin Taylor - Note: I no longer use this forum.)]

Just to make a bi-directional link: AIMOS 2021 (30 Nov - 3 Dec) - #4 by Gavin

Following on from some of the themes in the The Scholarship Values Summit, @Enrico.Fucci, @Wolfgang.Lukas, @Daniel-Mietchen, @arika.virapongse, @cooper and I will be hosting the following discussion group (1st session on Day 2):

Operationalizing value-driven research and identifying partners to support transformation in academia

Modern institutionalization of research and the influence of different stakeholders and intermediaries have reduced the role of shared values in research. In theory, norms and values express themselves in actions while, in practice, many academics find that aligning research practice with their values is challenging. Indeed, significant parts of academia have reached a stage where the current structures incentivize research practices that frequently stand in the way of academics accomplishing their core mission of generating, curating and sharing knowledge for the benefit of society and the world. Yet the rise of open science, citizen science, and independent scholarship all illustrate that alternative options exist for research to be performed across, or even outside of, academia. In this discussion, we will explore possibilities to systematically strengthen the expression of values in research workflows as well as how research-aligned communities outside formal academia can help drive and accelerate some of the necessary changes in the research ecosystem, including in academia. Some guiding questions will be:

• How do researchers currently put their own values into practice?
• How can research communities operationalize shared values in research?
• What support do reform movements inside mainstream academia require?
• How can independent institutes and other grassroots initiatives support reform movements across the research ecosystem?