Open science training

Doctoral training sessions

The Open Science track

The doctoral training programme offered by the University libraries consists of the Open Science track, a specially designed series of sessions based on Open Science*, and is part of the professional training programme offered by the University of Lille's Doctoral College.

Presentation of doctoral training sessions in the Open science track
Presentation of the doctoral training sessions in the Open science track

On offer:

Five themes that can be adapted to each individual's level (initiation, proficiency, expert) that explore the different aspects of open science one by one - from theoretical introduction to practical application. They enable students to explore the different stages of the research cycle, from documentary research to the dissemination of results, and to build their path according to their needs and the development of their doctoral project.

Open Science track 2025-2026 calendar

The Open Science track in detail: description, dates and registration links

Open science is a complex ecosystem made up of several movements, such as open access, open research data, citizen science and open evaluation. It aims to create a new paradigm for science and research, with sharing and transparency as its watchwords. Over the past few years, open science has been the subject of numerous policies at various levels (international, national, local) and is at the heart of a number of initiatives by various research stakeholders (researchers, funding agencies, contributors). The legal framework for open science, its incorporation into law and its relationship with author's rights are complex and evolving issues, yet they are fundamental to the practical implementation of open science practices, as is an understanding of how research funding works, which has given an ever-increasing place to open science in recent years. Open science has in fact become essential for carrying out research, obtaining funding and maximising the visibility of one's scientific output.

The aim of the session below is to enable doctoral students to tackle these different points in detail and to master the general and legal elements of open science, in order to integrate open science into their research practices.

🇬🇧 Sessions in English, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • First steps in Open science: understanding, discussing, getting involved

Sessions in French, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • Premiers pas en Science ouverte : comprendre, échanger, s'engager (First steps in Open science: understanding, discussing, getting involved)

To be efficient, writing a doctoral thesis requires the development of a number of technical skills related to documentary research, including open access resources, as well as the use of the bibliographic management software Zotero, right from the start of your research. The thesis file is a digital object, and as such, its structuring is based on specific format and archiving criteria that are useful to know before starting to write. Knowledge of the legal and administrative framework that governs the scientific content and dissemination of the thesis enables doctoral students to make the right choices according to their personal situation. In addition, a training session covering the use and citation of artificial intelligence tools supports doctoral students in their practices, enabling them to utilise these tools ethically and responsibly in an academic setting.

The aim of the sessions below is to enable doctoral students to tackle these different points in detail and to help them write and disseminate their thesis more efficiently. Specialised sessions are offered to provide content adapted to the specificities of certain disciplines.

🇬🇧 Sessions in English, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

Sessions in French, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

Disseminating research through the publication of scientific articles is a central part of a researcher's work, which has undergone profound changes since the end of the 20th century, with the transitions linked to digital technology and, more recently, to the global movement towards a more open science.

The aim of the sessions below is to give doctoral students a comprehensive overview of the various economic and intellectual issues involved in publishing their work and making it available in open access (green, gold, and diamond), while also addressing the risks (predatory journals) and other forms of scientific communication. 

🇬🇧 Sessions in English, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • Sharing scientific work with integrity: issues and best practices

Sessions in French, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • Partager ses travaux scientifiques avec intégrité : enjeux et pratiques (Sharing scientific work with integrity: issues and best practice)
  • Publications scientifiques et accès ouvert : droits, enjeux et spécificités disciplinaires (Scientific publications and open access: rights, issues, and disciplinary specificities)

Is it difficult to be visible and well-identified in one's field of expertise, to create a genuine professional digital identity given the proliferation of tools and services available?  Using the concepts of digital identity, bibliometrics, open access and the scientific community, we will show how to increase the individual and collective visibility of one's output and work in the context of open science.

The sessions in this theme provide guidance and advice on how to make your work visible and promote it, in accordance with your own strengths and goals.

🇬🇧 Sessions in English, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • Improving scientific visibility: ORCID, networks and digital identity

Sessions in French, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • Gagner en visibilité scientifique : ORCID, réseaux et identité numérique (Improving scientific visibility: ORCID, networks and digital identity)
  • Intérêts et limites de la bibliométrie (Value and limits of bibliometrics)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​11 March 2026​​​​​​​

Within the Open Science movement, increasing attention is being paid to the data produced by the scientific community. Those involved in research (politicians, funders...) are encouraging the promotion and sharing of data, in particular to improve the transparency and reproducibility of research.

Research data is defined by the OECD as factual records (numerical scores, textual records, images and sounds) used as primary sources for scientific research, and that are commonly accepted in the scientific community as necessary to validate research findings. All researchers therefore produce data, whatever the discipline or subject covered by their research. As for source code and software, although they are not data in the strict sense of the term, they involve similar issues of openness and dissemination.

The sessions below are designed to help students discover the issues surrounding research data, acquire the skills to manage, promote, and share the data they collect or produce during their thesis, and learn how to search for and reuse data produced by other research teams. Finally, one of the training courses focuses more specifically on the management, preservation, and dissemination of source code and software.

🇬🇧 Sessions in English, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • Understanding the ecosystem of research data, source code and software 

Sessions in French, dates for the 2025-2026 academic year and registration links:

  • Introduction : comprendre l’écosystème des données, codes et logiciels de la recherche (Understanding the ecosystem of research data, source code and software)
  • Comment gérer ses données de recherche : bonnes pratiques et conseils (How to manage your research data: best practices and advice)
  • Explorer, harmoniser, nettoyer et transformer ses données avec OpenRefine (Managing your data: OpenRefine)
  • Gitlab, HAL, Software Heritage : comment valoriser et préserver ses codes sources et logiciels ? (Gitlab, HAL, Software Heritage: how to promote and preserve your source code and software?)

*Why focus on Open Science?

Opening up science means first of all providing unhindered access to research results and data, for everyone. It also means exploring methods and procedures for scientific research that are geared towards these objectives and make scientific research transparent, reproducible, and open.

The open science track was created to help doctoral students acquire the methods and tools they need to conduct open research.

Various tools are now available to help doctoral students learn about open science methods, including the Passport for Open Science collection, with its associated thematic guides and videos.

The open science track is offered by the University libraries of the University of Lille in collaboration with the University libraries of the Université Polytechnique Hauts de France and in association with the University of Lille's Direction générale déléguée Recherche et valorisation. The instructors are library professionals specialising in Open Science or are experts in a given subject (teacher-researchers, engineers, etc.).

 

Discover the full range of professional doctoral training courses 2025/2026 offered by the Doctoral College of the University of Lille.

Review of the 2024-2025 Open Science track

656

Participants

383

Doctoral students trained

97

Hours of training

28

Training staff involved