The Research Game

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Abstract

Will your scientific research succeed despite the obstacles and injustices of academic life?

This game needs 3–6 players (preferably over 12 years old) plus a narrator/mediator. The purpose of the game is to explore in a fun way the dynamics of academic research, including the asymmetries and injustices that permeate the way knowledge is produced around the world. The duration of the game is 15–45 minutes, depending on the players.

The Research Game was developed in 2023–2024 by PHIL_OS team in collaboration with Leonardo Durinx and with financial support from the European Research Council. More information about the game can be found at https://opensciencestudies.eu/the-research-game/.

Author Biographies

Sabina Leonelli, Technical University of Munich

Sabina Leonelli holds the Chair (W3) of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at the Technical University of Munich, where she is also Research Director of the Ethical Data Initiative (https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/), Co-Director of the Public Science Lab and Principal Investigator of the ERC Project PHIL_OS (www.opensciencestudies.eu). Her research interests span critical data studies, modelling, governance and AI-powered analysis across the biological, environmental and health sciences; and open science and related transformations in the global research landscape. Leonelli is an alumna of the Global Young Academy and engages with a variety of initiatives in science policy. She is Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter; Fellow of the Stazione Zoologica of Naples, Academia Europaea, Royal Society of Biology and Académie Internationale de Philosophie de la Science; President-Elect of the International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology; Subject Editor for the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy; Associate Editor for the Harvard Data Science Review; and recipient of the Lakatos Award 2018 and the Patrick Suppes Prize 2022. Her latest book Philosophy of Open Science (2023) was published Open Access by Cambridge University Press.

Stefano Rimini, Pianeta

Stefano Rimini is a senior policy consultant with over 10 years of experience in inequalities, social policies, and policy-making. He is the president of the NGO Pianeta, and has advised organizations like UNICEF, the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions and the Italian Government. As an activist, founder of the nonprofit Pianeta.org, and EU Ambassador for the Climate Pact, he advocates for social and environmental justice, focusing on bridging social and environmental concerns and promoting evidence-based decision-making for vulnerable populations.

Published

2024-10-28

How to Cite

Leonelli, S., & Rimini, S. (2024). The Research Game. Septentrio Conference Series, (1). Retrieved from https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/SCS/article/view/7905

Issue

No. 1 (2024): The 19th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing

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Workshops

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Copyright (c) 2024 Sabina Leonelli, Stefano Rimini

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