Open science training

Doctoral training sessions

The Open Science track

The 2024-2025 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 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 2024-2025 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 copyright 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 sessions below is to enable doctoral students to tackle these different points in detail and to master the general and legal elements surrounding open science, in order to integrate open science into their research practices.

Sessions in English, dates for the 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

Sessions in French, dates for the 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  • Introduction - Qu'est-ce que la science ouverte ? 
  • Science ouverte: Introduction et financement de la recherche (Open science - introduction and funding of research)
  • Science ouverte : quel cadre juridique ? Droit d'auteur et licences (Open science: the legal framework. Authors' rights and licences)

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. As a digital object, the structuring of the thesis file is based on specific format and archiving criteria that it is useful to know before writing. Finally, knowledge of the legal and administrative framework that governs the scientific content and distribution of the thesis enables doctoral students to make the right choices according to their personal situation.

The aim of the modules 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 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  • Retrieving and monitoring scientific information and literature - BSL, ENGSYS, MADIS, SMRE + PHF (disciplines correspondantes)
  • Zotero - all graduate schools
  • Depositing and disseminating your thesis - all graduate schools

Sessions in French, dates for the 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  •  Veille et recherche documentaire : les bases (Retrieving and monitoring scientific information and literature - the basics)
  • Veille et recherche documentaire : sessions spécialisées (Retrieving and monitoring scientific information and literature - specialised sessions)
  • Zotero
  • Zotero expert
  • Circuit de la thèse (Depositing and disseminating your thesis)

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 modules 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 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  • Introduction - Disseminating scientific work: publishing and other forms of scientific communication 

Sessions in French, dates for the 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  • Introduction – Diffuser ses travaux scientifiques : édition et autres formes de communication scientifique 
  • Publication et intégrité scientifique (Publishing and scientific integrity)
  • Publier en accès ouvert : comment faire ? (How to publish in open access?)
  • Les archives ouvertes : connaître les plateformes et déposer ses travaux (Open archives: finding out about the platforms and depositing your work)

 

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 modules 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 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

Sessions in French, dates for the 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  • Introduction – Rendre visible ses travaux : pourquoi ? comment ? 
  • Utiliser les identifiants chercheurs pour publier et diffuser ses travaux (Using researcher identifiers to publish and disseminate your work)
  • Construire son identité numérique en tant que jeune chercheur (Constructing your digital identity as an early-career researcher)
  • Intérêts et limites de la bibliométrie (Value and limits of bibliometrics​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 

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 modules 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 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  • Introduction: understanding the ecosystem of data, source code, and software

Sessions in French, dates for the 2024-2025 academic year and registration links:

  • Introduction : comprendre l’écosystème des données (Introduction - Understanding the ecosystem of 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)
  • Réutiliser des données : chercher et citer (Reusing data: searching and citing)
  • Gérer, préserver et diffuser ses codes et logiciels (Managing, preserving, and disseminating 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 2024/2025 offered by the Doctoral College of the University of Lille.

Review of the 2023-2024 Open Science track

517

Doctoral students trained

94

Hours of training

25

Training staff involved