UKSRC Webinar #4
The next UKSRC webinar will be held on Monday 17 February 2025, 13:00-13:50 UTC. Please register to join us for two talks by Dr Francisco Durán del Fierro and James Walder.
Social and cultural barriers to data sharing across DRI communities - a social science approach (Dr Francisco Durán del Fierro, University College London) Data-intensive research, open science, data sharing, and research reproducibility, represent a new mode of science, with its own work practices, methods and epistemologies (Leonelli, 2014). This form of doing science is not only transforming many professional domains but also the way researchers relate to themselves, others and knowledge. Various policy reports and research indicate that open science and data sharing are essential for advancing scientific inquiry and knowledge, fostering new forms of collaboration, communication, and reflection. However, these advancements introduce challenges that extend beyond technical aspects, touching on social and cultural dimensions as well. Despite ongoing efforts to promote data sharing within and across research communities, there is still limited understanding of the complex and emerging forms of epistemic uncertainties and resistance associated with adopting data sharing, especially when science is being transformed by the emergence and adoption of new types of Digital Research Infrastructures (DRIs). Based on insights from the FAIR Data Pilot Project - Cultivating Cultures of Data Sharing, this presentation will examine the social and cultural barriers to data sharing and propose strategies to cultivate Cultures of Data Sharing across scientific communities.
SRCNet v0.1 Enabling the SKA Community for the Next Era of Exabyte Astronomy (James Walder, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will generate unprecedented volumes of data, necessitating a robust and scalable infrastructure for processing, storage, and new paradigms in analysis of data. The SKA Regional Centre Network (SRCNet) is at the heart of this effort, with the UK contributing significantly in its design and deployment. SRCNet v0.1, set for early 2025, represents a crucial step in prototyping the movement, management, and analysis of SKA data. This webinar will introduce the UKSRC community to the current achievements and future plans for SRCNet v0.1. Key topics include the deployment of data ingestion and dissemination tools, the role of science platforms in enabling interactive analysis.