Open Science in the Swedish Context 2026

Course Overview

Description
This course is designed to equip academics across all disciplines with a range of tools needed to implement Open Science practices into every step of their research project lifecycle. In this interactive, hands-on course, participants will learn about Open Science through interactive lectures, discussions with guest speakers, and practical sessions.

Participants will gain knowledge and skills to enable them to implement Open Science practices for:

Research planning and experiment design
Data collection and analysis
Publishing research results and education resources
Making research data and other outputs available for re-use
Communicating your research results to the public and other stakeholders

Prerequisites
To follow this course, learners should have basic knowledge of:
1. Principles of scientific research and methodology
2. How research outputs are typically disseminated, (e.g., journals, conferences etc.)
3. The structure of the Swedish research system, including universities and funding bodies.

Learning Outcomes
1. Explain what Open Science is. Discuss the benefits and challenges that come with its implementation, specifically in the Swedish context
2. Describe the most common Open Science practices throughout every step of the research project lifecycle
3. Implement Open Science practices into their own workflow

Target Audience: PhD students, postdocs, researchers, PIs and other employees at all Swedish universities

License: All course material will be made available CC BY 4.0 following the conclusion of the course.