Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice.
Early career researchers (ECRs) are important stakeholders leading efforts to catalyze systemic change in research culture and practice. Here, we summarize the outputs from a virtual unconventional conference (unconference), which brought together 54 invited experts from 20 countries with extensive...
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| author | Brianne A Kent Constance Holman Emmanuella Amoako Alberto Antonietti James M Azam Hanne Ballhausen Yaw Bediako Anat M Belasen Clarissa F D Carneiro Yen-Chung Chen Ewoud B Compeer Chelsea A C Connor Sophia Crüwell Humberto Debat Emma Dorris Hedyeh Ebrahimi Jeffrey C Erlich Florencia Fernández-Chiappe Felix Fischer Małgorzata Anna Gazda Toivo Glatz Peter Grabitz Verena Heise David G Kent Hung Lo Gary McDowell Devang Mehta Wolf-Julian Neumann Kleber Neves Mark Patterson Naomi C Penfold Sophie K Piper Iratxe Puebla Peter K Quashie Carolina Paz Quezada Julia L Riley Jessica L Rohmann Shyam Saladi Benjamin Schwessinger Bob Siegerink Paulina Stehlik Alexandra Tzilivaki Kate D L Umbers Aalok Varma Kaivalya Walavalkar Charlotte M de Winde Cecilia Zaza Tracey L Weissgerber |
| author_facet | Brianne A Kent Constance Holman Emmanuella Amoako Alberto Antonietti James M Azam Hanne Ballhausen Yaw Bediako Anat M Belasen Clarissa F D Carneiro Yen-Chung Chen Ewoud B Compeer Chelsea A C Connor Sophia Crüwell Humberto Debat Emma Dorris Hedyeh Ebrahimi Jeffrey C Erlich Florencia Fernández-Chiappe Felix Fischer Małgorzata Anna Gazda Toivo Glatz Peter Grabitz Verena Heise David G Kent Hung Lo Gary McDowell Devang Mehta Wolf-Julian Neumann Kleber Neves Mark Patterson Naomi C Penfold Sophie K Piper Iratxe Puebla Peter K Quashie Carolina Paz Quezada Julia L Riley Jessica L Rohmann Shyam Saladi Benjamin Schwessinger Bob Siegerink Paulina Stehlik Alexandra Tzilivaki Kate D L Umbers Aalok Varma Kaivalya Walavalkar Charlotte M de Winde Cecilia Zaza Tracey L Weissgerber |
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| description | Early career researchers (ECRs) are important stakeholders leading efforts to catalyze systemic change in research culture and practice. Here, we summarize the outputs from a virtual unconventional conference (unconference), which brought together 54 invited experts from 20 countries with extensive experience in ECR initiatives designed to improve the culture and practice of science. Together, we drafted 2 sets of recommendations for (1) ECRs directly involved in initiatives or activities to change research culture and practice; and (2) stakeholders who wish to support ECRs in these efforts. Importantly, these points apply to ECRs working to promote change on a systemic level, not only those improving aspects of their own work. In both sets of recommendations, we underline the importance of incentivizing and providing time and resources for systems-level science improvement activities, including ECRs in organizational decision-making processes, and working to dismantle structural barriers to participation for marginalized groups. We further highlight obstacles that ECRs face when working to promote reform, as well as proposed solutions and examples of current best practices. The abstract and recommendations for stakeholders are available in Dutch, German, Greek (abstract only), Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Serbian. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-911967ab769745e9956f3d3ec26533d52025-08-20T02:23:08ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852022-07-01207e300168010.1371/journal.pbio.3001680Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice.Brianne A KentConstance HolmanEmmanuella AmoakoAlberto AntoniettiJames M AzamHanne BallhausenYaw BediakoAnat M BelasenClarissa F D CarneiroYen-Chung ChenEwoud B CompeerChelsea A C ConnorSophia CrüwellHumberto DebatEmma DorrisHedyeh EbrahimiJeffrey C ErlichFlorencia Fernández-ChiappeFelix FischerMałgorzata Anna GazdaToivo GlatzPeter GrabitzVerena HeiseDavid G KentHung LoGary McDowellDevang MehtaWolf-Julian NeumannKleber NevesMark PattersonNaomi C PenfoldSophie K PiperIratxe PueblaPeter K QuashieCarolina Paz QuezadaJulia L RileyJessica L RohmannShyam SaladiBenjamin SchwessingerBob SiegerinkPaulina StehlikAlexandra TzilivakiKate D L UmbersAalok VarmaKaivalya WalavalkarCharlotte M de WindeCecilia ZazaTracey L WeissgerberEarly career researchers (ECRs) are important stakeholders leading efforts to catalyze systemic change in research culture and practice. Here, we summarize the outputs from a virtual unconventional conference (unconference), which brought together 54 invited experts from 20 countries with extensive experience in ECR initiatives designed to improve the culture and practice of science. Together, we drafted 2 sets of recommendations for (1) ECRs directly involved in initiatives or activities to change research culture and practice; and (2) stakeholders who wish to support ECRs in these efforts. Importantly, these points apply to ECRs working to promote change on a systemic level, not only those improving aspects of their own work. In both sets of recommendations, we underline the importance of incentivizing and providing time and resources for systems-level science improvement activities, including ECRs in organizational decision-making processes, and working to dismantle structural barriers to participation for marginalized groups. We further highlight obstacles that ECRs face when working to promote reform, as well as proposed solutions and examples of current best practices. The abstract and recommendations for stakeholders are available in Dutch, German, Greek (abstract only), Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Serbian.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001680 |
| spellingShingle | Brianne A Kent Constance Holman Emmanuella Amoako Alberto Antonietti James M Azam Hanne Ballhausen Yaw Bediako Anat M Belasen Clarissa F D Carneiro Yen-Chung Chen Ewoud B Compeer Chelsea A C Connor Sophia Crüwell Humberto Debat Emma Dorris Hedyeh Ebrahimi Jeffrey C Erlich Florencia Fernández-Chiappe Felix Fischer Małgorzata Anna Gazda Toivo Glatz Peter Grabitz Verena Heise David G Kent Hung Lo Gary McDowell Devang Mehta Wolf-Julian Neumann Kleber Neves Mark Patterson Naomi C Penfold Sophie K Piper Iratxe Puebla Peter K Quashie Carolina Paz Quezada Julia L Riley Jessica L Rohmann Shyam Saladi Benjamin Schwessinger Bob Siegerink Paulina Stehlik Alexandra Tzilivaki Kate D L Umbers Aalok Varma Kaivalya Walavalkar Charlotte M de Winde Cecilia Zaza Tracey L Weissgerber Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice. PLoS Biology |
| title | Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice. |
| title_full | Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice. |
| title_fullStr | Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice. |
| title_short | Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice. |
| title_sort | recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001680 |
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