COS to Host Online Global Symposium Highlighting Critical Perspectives on the Metascience Reform Movement
February 12th, 2024
Join the Center for Open Science (COS) on March 7, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm EST, as we embark on a journey into the intricate world of the metascience reform movement....
Tags: Open Science, metascience
Revitalized TOP Guidelines Advisory Board Seeks New Members
February 1st, 2024
As part of efforts to recognize and appreciate volunteer contributors, the Center for Open Science (COS) would like to recognize a long-standing group: the TOP Guidelines Advisory...
Tags: TOP Guidelines, Open Science, Volunteers
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Love Methods Week: William Shakespeare Advocates for Preregistration of Research
January 31st, 2024
It’s Love Methods Week, and there is an abundance of love to go around. Our friends across research communities and infrastructure have much to share this week and we are thrilled...
Tags: Preregistration, Love Methods Week
Call for Volunteers: TOP Guidelines Advisory Board and Preregistration Template Evaluation Working Group
January 26th, 2024
Are you passionate about promoting transparency and openness in scientific research? The Center for Open Science (COS) is currently seeking volunteers for two opportunities. We...
Tags: Preregistration, TOP Guidelines, Open Science, Volunteers
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Registration Opens for Year of Open Science Culminating Conference, Highlighting Open Science in the U.S. Federal Context and Beyond
January 23rd, 2024
Registration is now open for the Year of Open Science Culminating Conference, hosted by the Center for Open Science (COS), with the support of NASA, This no-cost, online event...
Tags: Open Science, Year of Open Science
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COS Helps Education and Social Science Databases GO FAIR in Metadata for Machines Workshop
January 18th, 2024
Metadata, also known as “data about data,” contains information about research objects (data, materials, preprints, and so on) that is helpful in locating and providing context to...
Tags: Open Science, Metadata
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OSF Add-ons Expand to Include Cloud Computing with Boa
January 16th, 2024
A key priority of the OSF is to build toward research communities, making many of their open practices possible and easier. This includes integrating tools that they already use,...
Tags: OSF, Open Science, Add-ons
The NSF Wants You to Help Shape the Future of Science. Here’s How.
January 12th, 2024
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is entering a new era with the release of NSF Public Access Plan 2.0, a significant update to existing public access requirements. Responding...
Tags: Open Science, Policy, OSTP
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Enhancing Reproducibility in Drug Development Research
January 11th, 2024
In a recent feature in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Tim Errington, the Director of Research at the Center for Open Science, delves into the pressing necessity for...
Tags: Reproducibility, Open Science
Call for Proposals: Year of Open Science Culminating Conference
January 9th, 2024
The Center for Open Science (COS), in collaboration with NASA, is hosting a no-cost, online culminating conference on March 21 and 22, 2024, to showcase the outcomes,...
Tags: Open Science, Year of Open Science

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