Research into the practices and challenges of open science – 10 projects selected for funding following the ANR’s call for proposals
The context and major issues involved in the call for proposals ‘Recherche sur les pratiques et enjeux de la science ouverte’ (RESO, Research into the practices and issues of open science).
To increase the adoption of open science practices, the details of specific research practices of each scientific community must be taken into account. To identify the requirements and interest of these communities as regards open science practices and issues in a research context, the French National Research Agency (ANR) launched a call for expressions of interest in April 2023 which attracted a great deal of interest from French communities. Analysis of these proposals found there were very diverse expectations and requirements so the ANR launched a specific call for projects on the practices and issues of open science (RESO) which was open to all the scientific communities. This call invited researchers to adopt a reflective and critical approach to observing and studying their research practices in the context of open science. It also aimed to help feed into national and international thinking on open science.
The projects financed
10 projects received a total of €2,174,727 of funding.
The projects funded come from the humanities and social sciences, biology, information and communication sciences and clinical research:
- ‘Étudier le Travail d’Anonymisation des Publications en Sciences Sociales’.Coordinator: Guillaume GARCIA. Centre de données socio-politiques de Sciences Po Paris. https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0004
- ‘Implémentation des principes FAIR avec le standard des métadonnées Data Documentation Initiative’. Coordinator: Alina DANCIU. Centre de données socio-politiques de Sciences Po Paris. https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0003
- OPEN IT. ‘Ouvrir les Publications pour une Édition Nouvelle, Inclusive et Transparente’. Coordinator: Abdelghani MADDI. GEMASS, CNRS.https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0001
- OSYR. “Open Science for Young Researchers. Coordinator: Alicia LEON Y BARELLA. Université de Lille. https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0008
- PaRéDo SHS.‘Partage et Réutilisation des Données en SHS’. Coordinator: Simon DUMAS-PRIMBAULT. Université Aix-Marseille. https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0002
- ROR².‘Recherche Ouverte et Responsable X Research on Research’. Coordinator: Cherifa BOUKACEM. Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1. https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0005
- SODIO. ‘Appliquer la Science Ouverte aux Données Issues de projets supportés par des appels d’Offres nationaux à enjeux sociétaux’. Coordinator: Sabine SCHMIDT. Université de Bordeaux. https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0006
- ‘Science ouverte pour les Sciences Humaines et Sociales’. Coordinator: Hélène DELACOUR. Université de Lorraine. https://anr.fr/Projet-ANR-24-RESO-0007
- ‘Plans de gestion et de partage des données fondés sur des données probantes pour les essais contrôlés randomisés et les méta-analyses dans la recherche clinique et préclinique’. Coordinator: Florian Naudet. Université de Rennes. Projet en cours de conventionnement.
- OPEN FUTURES.‘Science ouverte et le chercheur de demain : analyse multi-niveaux de l’écosystème de science ouverte en communauté iGEM’. Coordinator: Ariel Lindner. INSERM. Projet en cours de conventionnement.
The ANR promotes open science through other dedicated calls for projects or joining international calls for projects:
- Open Science Flash Call: Research practices and open data (2019)
- CHIST-ERA ERA-NET call on open and reusable research data and software (2022)
- CHIST-ERA ERA-NET call on multilingualism – ‘Science in your own language’ (2025). This call brings together 13 countries and was open until 15 April 2025.
Find out more: https://anr.fr/fr/lanr/engagements/la-science-ouverte/
