Science, Trust & Public Engagement: Open Data and Climate Science transparency
Sciencewise-ERC funded project 2010 - 2011
Strategic Context
The Sir Muir Russell report published in July 2010 on the UEA emails leaks recommended that British science: ‘strive to be more open in the way research is conducted; make their results and models more available to other interest groups; and engage with critics on the blogosphere and beyond.’
Project Activities
Five main components are proposed between January 2011 and July 2011.
- Project management and scoping
- Data collection and processing
- Website development/user interface
- Stakeholder engagement
- Documentation and code management
Project Owners & Stakeholder
JISC
JISC inspires UK colleges and universities in the innovative use of digital technologies
Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics (Cambridge University)
Part of the Department of Chemistry at Cambridge University, the UCMI is a leader on molecular informatics.
Open Knowledge Foundation
A not-for-profit organization promoting open knowledge.
Latest Status Updates
- First stage of work complete and interim report published under Resources below.
Find Out More
- Open Bibliography
- Open Knowledge Foundation
- Data Driven Journalism
- Climate Code Foundation
- Science Under AttackSir Paul Nurse
- Royal Society launches study on openess in scienceRoyal Society
- Science as a public enterprise - submissionsRoyal Society
- New working group to examine research transparencyDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills