Open Science Afternoon 2021

Open Data Matters! The Event will be on 29th October 2021 at 1-3 pm at Think Corner and online.

Event: Open Science Afternoon & UH Open Science Award
Time: Friday, 29 October 2021 at 13.00-15.00
Venue: Think Corner Stage (Yliopistonkatu 4) and Online (stream link)

Open Science Afternoon 2021 - Open Data Matters!

Program

13.00-13.10 Opening words by Iina Hepolehto, Helsinki University Library, Datasupport

13.10-13.35 Presentation: Antti Karkman, Postdoctoral Researcher (University of Helsinki): Confessions of a data parasite

13.35-14.00 Presentation: Matias Heino, Doctoral Candidate (Aalto University): Open data in researching the impacts of climate change and variability across global croplands

14.00-14.10 Video: Molecular Clusters / Jakub Kubečka, Ivo Neefjes & Vitus Besel and introduction: Ivo Neefjes

14.10-14.15 The University of Helsinki Open Science Award 2021, Director of Finnish Museum of Natural History Aino Juslén and University Librarian Kimmo Tuominen

14.15-14.40 Words by the winner of the University of Helsinki Open Science Award 2021

14.40-14.50 Closing words and wrap-up

Practicalities

The Event & Idea

The event will be at the international Open Access Week on 29th October 2021 at Think Corner and online. The theme of the Open Science Afternoon and the University of Helsinki Open Science Award 2021 is accessibility and reusability of research data.

Helsinki University Open Science Award for the year 2021 will be granted at Open Science Afternoon. This year, the University of Helsinki will award grassroots work in enabling and promoting the use of valuable research data, and the people and projects involved.

The Event is open for anyone interested in the topic.

Hashtag in Twitter: #datamatters2021