Big Open Science Podcast

Measuring the Impact of Open Science: CSIL, PathOS, and the Cost–Benefit Perspective

In this episode of the Big Open Science Podcast, recorded during a study visit at CSIL – Centre for Industrial Studies in Milan, we explore how the impact of Open Science can be understood, measured, and evaluated from a policy and economic perspective. We speak with Louis Colnot about the PathOS project, a European initiative that developed analytical frameworks and tools to assess what Open Science delivers to research systems, society, and innovation. The conversation focuses on how methodologies such as Cost–Benefit Analysis can be adapted to capture the complex dynamics of Open Science ecosystems. The episode also examines the application of these tools through concrete case studies, including RCAAP, Portugal’s national repository infrastructure. This example illustrates how Open Science practices can generate measurable effects in areas such as knowledge dissemination, collaboration, and economic efficiency. Together, these insights show that evaluating Open Science requires not only technical indicators and policy frameworks, but also robust methodological approaches capable of capturing its broader societal and economic value. 🔗 Links mentioned in this episode * CSIL – Centre for Industrial Studies https://www.csilmilano.com/ [https://www.csilmilano.com/] * PathOS project https://pathos-project.eu/ [https://pathos-project.eu/] * RCAAP https://www.rcaap.pt/ [https://www.rcaap.pt/] * Cost–Benefit Analysis (CBA) methodology (European Commission guide) https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/studies/cba_guide.pdf [https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/studies/cba_guide.pdf]  📢 Follow SCIROS for more insights: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/ [https://sciros.hypotheses.org/]  📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme. 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe and share! Episode transcript: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2782

Inside the Ethical Data Initiative: research, data and trust

In this Big Open Science podcast episode, we speak with Silvia Milano and Paul Trauttmansdorff from the Technical University of Munich, who are co-creating the Ethical Data Initiative—a project dedicated to studying and improving research data governance across various academic disciplines. We explore their latest case studies and discuss how their work can help address the growing problem of distrust in science. Read more about EDI: https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/ [https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/] 📢 Follow SCIROS for more insights: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/ [https://sciros.hypotheses.org/] 📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme. 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe and share! Episode transcript: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2775

Open Science and Disinformation with Sabina Leonelli and Richard Williams

In this episode Piotr Wciślik talks to philosophers of science Sabina Leonelli and Richard Williams at the Technical University in Munich. Sabina is Chair of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at the TUM and Richard works with Sabina on the ERC project Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments. Together we discuss how philosophy of open science can help us address the problem of disinformation. We start by discussing in what ways the broader debate on disinformation in science is conducive to solving the problem and the ways in which it is not. How to distribute the responsibility for addressing disinformation fairly between governments, citizens, experts and intermediaries? How processes of information quality assessment inside and outside academia are entangled? Next, we sketch out an open science approach to disinformation. Open science makes complex processes of doing science more transparent and approachable, so that the public gets a more realistic, contextual understanding of where a particular piece of scientific information comes from. We finish by mapping the tensions that exist between the imperative of keeping science open and that of combating misinformation, and how to dissolve them through dialogue that is regular over time and comfortable to all parties involved. 📢 Follow SCIROS for more insights: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/ [https://sciros.hypotheses.org/] 📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme. 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe and share! Episode transcript: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2612

OpenEdition in context with Simon Dumas Primbault

This episode is part of a series which explores the history and the present of open science infrastructures for humanities and social sciences in France through the prism of one of its premier institutions: OpenEdition.  Piotr Wciślik and Magdalena Wnuk visited the OpenEdition headquarters in Marseille to talk to Simon Dumas Primbault, a theorist, historian and anthropologist of open science. Simon runs the OE Lab, OpenEdition’s unit whose mission is to study open science infrastructure from within. Together we explore how the idea of research infrastructure emerged in history and how it was translated into the domain of humanities and social sciences. That serves as a context for discussing the evolution of OpenEdition, which is a story of an uneasy process of fitting a social movement into an infrastructural framework. As we learn from the last part of the episode, the challenge is to design a governance model that serves the needs of national research institutions in France, while  preserving the ethos of a researcher-led social movement. If you like this episode, you should also listen to our conversation with Pierre Mounier [https://www.spreaker.com/episode/serving-open-humanities-since-2001-a-conversation-with-pierre-mounier--69242474 [https://www.spreaker.com/episode/serving-open-humanities-since-2001-a-conversation-with-pierre-mounier--69242474]], a prominent figure of the French open science movement, and a reportage about OpenEdition we will release later in 2026.  📢 Follow SCIROS for more insights: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/ [https://sciros.hypotheses.org/] 📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme. 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe and share! Episode transcript: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2501

Multilingual Knowledge and Open Practices: Inside the University of Coimbra’s Open Science Ecosystem

* How can one of Europe’s oldest universities become a leader in Open Science? * In this episode of the Big Open Science Podcast, recorded at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, we explore how a historic institution is transforming its research culture and embedding openness into its long-term strategy. * Our guests are Licínia Ferreira from the University of Coimbra’s Open Science Office and Lorena Caliman, Community Manager of OPERAS-PT and co-founder of the Open Science Community Portugal. Together they explain how open science is implemented in practice — from institutional repositories and Diamond Open Access publishing to citizen science initiatives, research data management, and community-driven collaboration. * We also hear from Professor Delfim Ferreira Leão, Vice-Rector for Culture, Communication and Open Science, who shares why Coimbra decided to place open science at the heart of its university mission and governance. * The conversation reveals how institutional leadership, grassroots communities, and European research infrastructures such as OPERAS can work together to build a sustainable culture of openness. At the same time, our guests reflect on the real challenges researchers face today — including limited time, disciplinary differences, and the need to better integrate open science practices into academic careers and education. * 🔗 Links mentioned in this episode * University of Coimbra – Open Science https://www.uc.pt/en/openscience/ Estudo Geral – University of Coimbra Repository https://www.uc.pt/en/sibuc/Estudo_Geral  Coimbra University Press https://monographs.uc.pt/iuc  GoTriple https://gotriple.eu/ VERA https://vera.operas-eu.org/ Mondaecus (OPERAS service) https://operas-eu.org/services/mondaecus/ UNESCO Open Science https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science 📢 Follow SCIROS for more insights: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/ [https://sciros.hypotheses.org/]  📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme. 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe and share! Episode transcript: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2407 [https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2407]