Many Open Science initiatives and infrastructures do amazing work but visibility and outreach remain big challenges. How do you make sure your work actually reaches the people who need it?
Join OSPARK Online: Ensuring your Open Science is seen, used, and sustained.
An interactive workshop co-organised by the DRA and Open Life Science for people working in libraries, IT, research support, or running Open Science projects.
26 March 2026
13:00–15:00 (online)
Register:
https://events.digital-research.academy/event/130/
@digiresacademy oh, by reading through the material, I noticed to be listed as a co-author! 🙇‍♂️ Thank you so much! (see https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17980128 )
Open Science Promotion and Advocacy for Research Knowledge (OSPARK) Research Protocol

The Open Science Promotion and Advocacy for Research Knowledge (OSPARK) Bootcamp aims to upskill open science advocates in digital marketing and communications, with the intention of making their advocacy more effective. This protocol describes three studies which support the development and evaluation of OSPARK training. The research project will investigate how open science advocates engage in outreach activities, the barriers which limit their engagement, their perceived training needs, and their knowledge and confidence regarding outreach activities. These research questions will be investigated through study 1, a qualitative study in which participants will take part in discussion groups asking open ended questions about their open science outreach, and study 2, a larger scale mixed-methods survey. This project will also evaluate the OSPARK Bootcamp’s impact on knowledge, confidence, and self-efficacy regarding outreach activities through study 3, a pretest/posttest questionnaire completed by OSPARK Bootcamp attendees.

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