HackYourPhd our vision :
Science is defined as the set of scientific communities working to improve human knowledge and technology, in its international, methodological, ethical and political dimensions. Research institutions around the world are carrying out this noble mission. However, research is currently the preserve of a restricted group of experts whose modes of production are often too opaque. Thus, knowledge is siloed and not very accessible. Yet, given the complexity of the world and the issues our time, it seems essential to make knowledge an accessible common good.
The HackYourPhD community was born out of an acknowledgement that current ways of performing research frequently generate frustration, conflits, and isolation. The crisis in research is sometimes covered in the media: job insecurity, rush to publication creating pressure and dishonest practices, privatization of knowledge through the grip of scientific publishing houses. This is a vision from the inside – that of research practitioners. This lack of trust is amplified by the numerous scandals that have occurred in the world of research, for instance through connections with private corporations whose goal is to generate profit, creating conflicts of interest.
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This picture may appear rather negative to society at large, which often does not understand how research works. Research is a “black box” for the majority of the population. There is a divide. Citizens often hold researchers in high esteem, but the crisis of trust is deepening, because of the lack of dialogue across the divide. However, there is hope: today’s knowledge society makes the emergence of citizen researchers both desirable and possible.
HackYourPhD brings together students, young researchers, engaged citizens, hacktivists, tinkerers from all horizons, entrepreneurs, and everyone who is interested in the production and the sharing of knowledge in the wider sense. This collective aims to bring concrete solutions to complex issues and to build much-needed collaborative relationships between those involved in knowledge production. This is required for collective intelligence to come into existence and bring answers to urgent issues of society.
We wish, through common activities carried out by members of the community, to create healthy dynamics among researchers and to open the “black box” so that research may serve society rather than entrenched interests.
HackYourPhd our actions :
Through our daily life, we are used to filtering and sharing information and knowledge. Our way of learning has evolved, taking advantage of new technology. Academic research as it is practiced today is often reluctant to put these new competencies forward. This gap is often difficult for us young or future researchers, who have a negative experience of the Ph.D. process. It is also a problem for us individuals who are not directly involved in research but wish to converse with it.
We believe that in an era of democratization of the tools of research, whether it be technical instruments for the natural sciences, or the exponential simplification of data access, research must be accessible to everyone.
We believe it is important to show that new ways of doing reseasrch exist, and can only benefit research itself as well as the relationship between science and society. We do not seek to revolutionize research, but rather question how it works and add complementary bricks so that it may adapt better to today’s world and respond in a well-adapted fashion to the scientific and human issues of tomorrow.
HackYourPhD aux STATES:
HackYourPhD aux States is a crowdfunding campaign lauched by HackYourPhD (HackYourPhD.org). During two months, we will travel from East to West to meet those in the USA who imagine and work to build a more open science! Through a web documentary, you will follow this journey.
Remaining dates and cities:
Montréal ——– 9-13 August
Boston ———–14-20 August
New York City ——- 21-27 August
Washington DC —– 28 August – 2 September
I've added the dates of her travel in the US on the calendar of FORCE11.
If you're in US and want to met Célya, present your projects, your view, or simply to get a coffee, check the remaining dates and cities of her travel, and contact her on twitter.
Why this project? Why the USA?
We suggest you follow us stage by stage with a web-documentary in the United States this summer.
Why "the States"?
– Because it is where we have found the first "thinkers" of this more open science and who have called for a different method of research for years. It is always interesting to be able to be inspired by these wise (wo)men.
– Because the USA is very vast, and thus gives the opportunity to discover aninconceivable diversity of projects.
– Because the USA is living through an economic crisis in research more advanced than in France. The entrepreneurs of the west coast did not hesitate to create new start-ups in open science, a trend still little developed in France but by which we can be inspired. The setting is fertile in France and there are many expectations!
A Web-documentary to be followed in real time :
This journey will be the opportunity for you to have more than a glance behind the scenes of this new dynamic and open research. With interviews, videos, sounds, on-the-spot meetings in both laboratories and bars, discover these citizens who are passionate about science and who do not hesitate to put some oil in the cogs of our seized-up research situation.
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Welcome to the US!
I was sorry that I missed Celya when she was in San Diego in July. But FORCE11 has members throughout the US, so let us know how we can help you in your journey. I wish you great success!
Doodling an hangout
Thanks Maryann, I have invited Celya and Guillaume of HYPHD here on the FORCE11 portal. I'm going to tell them, they're just landed here and figure out how to move in the webstie. Meanwhile I'm organizing an hangout with some groups about open science, both on the theoretical side than on the practical side. Maybe a FORCE11 delegate want to join? Here's the doodle. http://doodle.com/8mx2z57gkg4wai4a#table Feel free to join. I'll put this on the discussion part as well.
Cheers!
Oops. Too late for the poll. Will try to join in on the 16th.
Maryann, actually it's the 18th. We're gonna met the 18th of august at 4pm (C.E.S.T which is GMT+2). Hope you could be there! Have a nice summer 🙂
Great to join Force11
Hey Force11 members,
it's much a pleasure for HackYourPhD to create a digital synapse with Force11!
I explored your website and the management of content is really interesting.
Do you plan also to aggregate social networks curation? This is one of our main issue with HackYourPhD since the members post informations on multiple sources (Facebook group, Twitter or G+ with the hashtag #HyPhD, Delicious, etc.)
Looking forward to exchange with you all!