Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to modernize academic appointment & advancement, @retractionwatch.com! #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
06.10.2025 21:05 β π 0 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0@orca-open.bsky.social
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Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to modernize academic appointment & advancement, @retractionwatch.com! #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
06.10.2025 21:05 β π 0 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0π Applications are OPEN for the 2nd round of the ORCA Catalytic Awards!
With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions.
π Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Interested in updating US academic hiring and promotion to better recognize #OpenScience #TeamScience #CivicScience & more? Please join us for this informational session next week!
25.09.2025 21:08 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you for the support and thought leadership, @danafoundation.bsky.social !
19.09.2025 14:05 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*correction - @aspeninstitute.bsky.social , not @asterainstitute.bsky.social . But we love collaborating with them, too!
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Proposals due: Jan 8, 2026
π Learn more, register for information sessions, and apply: www.ma3challenge.org
Itβs time to modernize academic advancement systems so they reflect the values institutions champion. Join us! (5/5)
π Awards:
β Up to six $250K grants for institution-wide reforms
β Up to six $50K grants for department/center-level reforms
Winners also join a community of practice to share insights & accelerate change across higher ed. (4/5)
Weβre especially interested in #ResearchAssessment proposals that elevate:
- #OpenScience
- #PublicEngagement
- #CivicScience
- #TeamScience
- Diverse contributions to knowledge
(3/5)
Backed by @moorefound.bsky.social, @danafoundation.bsky.social, Rita Allen Foundation, & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the MA3 Challenge seeks bold reforms to build more collaborative, responsive, & transparent academic reward systems. (2/5)
15.09.2025 13:33 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0π $1.5M Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge is live!
@orca-open.bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @asterainstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure. (1/5)
@orca-open.bsky.social is excited to be leading the "Tools & training to implement values-based assessment in academic evaluations" workstream at the Responsible Research in Action 2025 Unconference. Join us by registering here: rr-in-action2025.org/booking-info...
#OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
Pleased to be leading a workshop on Promoting Values-Based Academic Evaluation at the the Responsible Research in Action conference. Please join us! rr-in-action2025.org/registration...
22.07.2025 19:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Excited to share our first paper from the abreLA project, funded by @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social β¬and run by @orca-open.bsky.social. "Improving biomedical education in Latin America through open science hardware: A case study of one medical school in Mexico" #OpenScience doi.org/10.31219/osf...
09.07.2025 17:52 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Very pleased to collaborate with @doughertyorama.bsky.social and Caitlin Carter on this! #OpenScience
20.06.2025 19:39 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! π±π 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be.
Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
π Exciting news! The NeuroβCooper Open Science Prizes are now open! π
Whether youβre a neuroscience researcher, a trainee, or part of a larger team pushing Open Science forward, this is your moment to shine. π
π Learn more, apply, or join our info session on June 18: at.theneuro.ca/cooperprizes
@orca-open.bsky.social partnered w/ Georgetown's @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social to host the "Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, & Artificial Intelligence" workshop. Read more about the research ?'s & opportunities for collaboration surfaced at the mtg: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
11.06.2025 15:59 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovationβbut outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
03.04.2025 19:04 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovationβbut outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
03.04.2025 19:04 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0The Open Science Fair 2025 Call for Contributions is now open! Share your insights, projects & innovations in #OpenScience.
Submit your proposal and be part of the conversation!
Apply now: www.opensciencefair.eu/2025/call-fo...
Join #OSFair2025 at @cern.bsky.social on 15-17 September!
REMINDER: @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program deadline is 3/15 - up to $15k per award! Working on #OpenScience community engagement, capacity-building, & networking? At a US-based, non-R1, or traditionally under-resourced institution? Learn more & apply here: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
10.03.2025 15:56 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π The @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program Webinar is happening soon! ποΈ February 5th | π 1 PM ET | noon CT | 10 AM PT. Learn how to apply for β€ $15k to support #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData at U.S. institutions. πProgram details: orcaopen.org/work/cap. πRegistration: bit.ly/40DuEES
27.02.2025 16:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0β¨Donβt miss the @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program Webinar on March 3rd! π 1 PM ET | noon CT | 10 AM PT. Learn about funding opportunities β€ $15k to support #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData at US institutions.β¨
πProgram details: orcaopen.org/work/cap.
π Register: bit.ly/42g7WUG
Looking forward to discussing this #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenAccess #OpenScholarship funding opportunity with @researchdataall.bsky.social & its members!
05.02.2025 18:48 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0πORCA launched 1 year ago, aiming to make science more engaging, accessible, & actionable. Weβre building creative, get-stuff-done coalitions to tackle systems-level #OpenScience challenges. Please read our 1st Annual Letter, reflecting on what weβve learned & whatβs ahead: www.orcaopen.org/work
03.02.2025 16:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π’ Learn how to apply for grants β€$15k to foster #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData at U.S. non-R1 & under-resourced institutions. Join us for an @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program Webinar!
π Feb 5 @ 1 PM ET
πProgram Details: orcaopen.org/work/cap
π Webinar Registration: bit.ly/40DuEES
The @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program is announced!
RDA members affiliated with U.S. institutions are invited to explore this opportunity and join us for a webinar to learn more.
π
When: Tuesday, February 11th, 17:00β18:00 UTC
π Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The ORCA Catalytic Awards Program is LIVE! Supported by @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social, grants of up to $15,000 to foster open science & scholarship at non-R1 & under-resourced US institutions. More details & application: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
#OpenResearch #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenScholarship
Pleased to bring together key actors from across geographies, disciplines, and communities to exchange #OpenScience perspectives and visions. More on this workshop and ORCA's efforts to make science more engaging, accessible, and actionable here: www.orcaopen.org/work
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