Open Research Practices for the Social and Human Disciplines

Open Research practices for the social and human disciplines: A one-day, in-person workshop for PhD students.

Concerns about transparency, reproducibility, and accountability have reshaped how research is evaluated across the social and human disciplines. Methodological “research crises” have shown that well-intentioned researchers are still subject to cognitive, institutional, and technical constraints that can affect every stage of the research cycle. Open Research practices have emerged as a set of concrete responses to these challenges.

This one-day, in-person workshop is designed for PhD students who want to critically engage with these developments and learn how to integrate Open Research practices into their own work. The workshop introduces core concepts of Open Research and focuses on their practical application in day-to-day research activities, regardless of methodological or theoretical orientation.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Curate, document, and share data using platforms such as the Open Science Framework
• Use version control and reproducible workflows with tools including git, GitHub, and Data Version Control
• Develop pre-registrations and understand the logic and structure of Registered Reports
• Make informed choices about licensing options for data, code, and materials
• Critically assess transparency and accountability in their own research and in published work

The workshop will interleave short, interactive presentations with hands-on practical sessions. Presentations, delivered by Stefano Coretta, will introduce key ideas and include interactive polls and activities. Practical sessions will alternate between guided tutorials and independent exercises, allowing participants to apply concepts at their own pace while receiving support when needed.

The event runs for a single day and includes a lunch break and two comfort breaks. No prior experience with Open Research tools is required. The workshop is particularly suited to PhD students who want to strengthen the methodological robustness of their research and better understand current expectations around transparency in academia.

Organiser: Dr Stefano Coretta

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Host or Publisher Scottish Graduate School of Social Science DTP