AccessLab: Workshops to broaden access to scientific research

AccessLabs are workshops with two simultaneous motivations, achieved through direct citizen-scientist pairings: (1) to decentralise research skills so that a broader range of people are able to access/use scientific research, and (2) to expose science researchers to the difficulties of using their r...

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Published in:PLoS biology 2019-05, Vol.17 (5), p.e3000258-e3000258
Main Authors: Griffiths, Amber G F, Modinou, Ivvet, Heslop, Clio, Brand, Charlotte, Weatherill, Aidan, Baker, Kate, Hughes, Anna E, Lewis, Jen, de Mora, Lee, Mynott, Sara, Roberts, Katherine E, Griffiths, David J
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Language:English
Subjects:
Artists
Biology and Life Sciences
College campuses
Communities
Congresses as Topic
Environmental science
Feedback
Information sources
Management
Open access publishing
People and Places
R&D
Research & development
Research and Analysis Methods
Research Personnel
Scholarly publishing
Science
Science Policy
Scientists
Social Sciences
Trust
Workshops
Workshops (Educational programs)
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Summary:AccessLabs are workshops with two simultaneous motivations, achieved through direct citizen-scientist pairings: (1) to decentralise research skills so that a broader range of people are able to access/use scientific research, and (2) to expose science researchers to the difficulties of using their research as an outsider, creating new open access advocates. Five trial AccessLabs have taken place for policy makers, media/journalists, marine sector participants, community groups, and artists. The act of pairing science academics with local community members helps build understanding and trust between groups at a time when this relationship appears to be under increasing threat from different political and economic currents in society. Here, we outline the workshop motivations, format, and evaluation, with the aim that others can build on the methods developed.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000258