Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)
@orca-open.bsky.social
We are a non-profit working with communities across the research ecosystem to make science more engaging, accessible, and actionable. More at www.orcaopen.org
Round 1 of our Catalytic Awards Program has wrapped! What does nurturing a culture of #OpenScience look like in practice? Supporting projects in medical training, food systems, robotics, & more. Plus lots of engagement w/ faculty, students, & communities. Hear from the participants→ bit.ly/4dhawi7
Catalyzing Open Research: Stories from Catalytic Awards Program Round 1
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Strong momentum for reform in U.S. research assessment! 🇺🇸 New insights from the MA3 Challenge by @orca-open.bsky.social show institutions are ready to move beyond discussion and implement changes to hiring, promotion, and tenure 👉 sfdora.org/2026/04/22/u... #HigherEd #ResearchAssessment
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Thanks, @danafoundation.bsky.social for sharing this perspective on the direct correlation between aligning incentives & the future of science. Pleased to partner w/ you, @moorefound.bsky.social, @rwjf.org, & Rita Allen Foundation to modernize academic appointment & advancement. #ResearchAssessment
Dana Foundation@danafoundation.bsky.social · 4mo ago(1/2) Caroline Montojo highlights the early momentum of the MA3 Challenge, including six institutions piloting new approaches to hiring, promotion, and tenure that reward cross-disciplinary collaboration, public engagement, and contributions to the broader research ecosystems. #sciencephilanthropy
🎉We’re excited to announce the 2nd Catalytic Awards Program cohort - a diverse group of champions advancing #OpenScience, #OpenSource, #OpenData, & #EngagedScience across disciplines, institutions, and communities. Follow their work and stay tuned for what’s ahead 👉 www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
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🚨🚨🚨 Six universities will receive $250K each through the Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement (MA3) Challenge to pilot bold reforms in faculty hiring, evaluation, promotion, and tenure systems. Today @orca-open.bsky.social is excited to announce the inaugural MA3 awardees. [1/5]
Thanks so much to Julieta Arancio, PhD from @orca-open.bsky.social for the fascinating @curioss Deep Dive on #OpenHardware. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bBx... #AcademicOSPOs #AcademicOSS #AcademicSky #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware
Fostering Innovation through Open Hardware: Opportunities for Academic OSPOs
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In January, @orca-open.bsky.social teamed up with @microsoft.com @cern.bsky.social & @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to convene 3 dozen leaders across industry, academia, philanthropy, & policy for the Fostering Innovation Through Open Science Workshop. 🧵[1/4]
Very exited to have ORCA's Director of Programs & Strategies @emckiernan.bsky.social contribute to this effort!
Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS)@grios-openscience.bsky.social · 5mo agoGRIOS has established its Academic Advisory Board: 11 leading scholars from 9 countries across Europe, Africa & the Americas, with expertise in #metascience, #reproducibility, #ResearchPolicy & #ScholComm and strong interest in evidence-based #OpenScience policies 🔗 www.grios.org/global-resea...
🎉Pleased to share @orca-open.bsky.social Annual Letter as we head into our third year. From communities of practice to values-based tenure reform, we're excited about the momentum we are building. Read the letter: www.orcaopen.org/work #OpenScience #ResearchCulture #CivicScience #PublicEngagement
Our Work — Open Research Community Accelerator
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ORCA Catalytic Awards Program - Deadline Approaching! Awards of ≤$15k to support #OpenScience, #OpenData, & other practices promoting transparency, reproducibility, community engagement, & collaboration. 📅 Deadline: 12/1/25 🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
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🧠 Seminario virtual sobre @abreLA (Accelerating Biomedical Research in Latin America) 💡 abreLA ofrece capacitación para integrar prácticas y estrategias de #CienciaAbierta en cursos universitarios. Organiza: @orca-open.bsky.social 📅 18/11, 15 h (UTC-3) 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Proyecto abreLA: Expresión de interés
El proyecto titulado 'Acelerando la investigación biomédica en América Latina a través de la educación experiencial abierta y la capacitación del personal docente' está financiado por la Chan Zuckerbe...
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ABRIR team led by the amazing @alelazic.bsky.social developed workshop plan that aims to strenghten DEI in #OpenScience- by reversing who gets to teach and who learns. We’re getting ready to pilot it! Special thanks to @orca-open.bsky.social for financial support.
Aleksandra Lazić, PhD@alelazic.bsky.social · 9mo agoWho gets to teach about #OpenScience, and who learns? With our new workshop plan, we want to flip the script. Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team Details 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp... @orca-open.bsky.social
Interested in advancing #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenAccess? Affiliated with a traditionally under-resourced US institution? Apply for a $15k Catalytic Award! 📆Informational webinar November 18 at noon ET 📋Register here: bit.ly/4nxempj 🔎Program details: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CAP Round 2 Information Session 2. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CAP Round 2 Information Session 2. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)@orca-open.bsky.social · 10mo ago🚀 #OpenScience champions at under-resourced U.S. institutions — join our @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Info Session! 💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research 📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT 🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
Want to learn about practical innovations in responsible research assessment in the US? 🇺🇸 Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge! Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...
🚀 @orca-open.bsky.social is thrilled to share a new analysis on how #OpenScience, #OpenSource, and #OpenData fuel innovation, power AI breakthroughs, and drive societal progress. 📖Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1687... 💬Join us for a webinar (see next!) [1/3]
Informational session this Thursday! $15k awards for #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenScholareship projects. Register for webinar here: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CAP Round 2 Information Session 1. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CAP Round 2 Information Session 1. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)@orca-open.bsky.social · 10mo ago🚀 #OpenScience champions at under-resourced U.S. institutions — join our @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Info Session! 💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research 📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT 🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
🚀 #OpenScience champions at under-resourced U.S. institutions — join our @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Info Session! 💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research 📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT 🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to modernize academic appointment & advancement, @retractionwatch.com! #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · 10mo agoSeveral organizations are now putting more than $1 million toward reimagining hiring, promotion and tenure at U.S. universities.
🚀 Applications are OPEN for the 2nd round of the ORCA Catalytic Awards! With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions. 🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
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Interested in updating US academic hiring and promotion to better recognize #OpenScience #TeamScience #CivicScience & more? Please join us for this informational session next week!
Dana Foundation@danafoundation.bsky.social · 10mo agoWant to learn more about The Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge? Join @orca-open.bsky.social on October 1 at 3pm ET for a virtual information session. See details and register below. ⬇️ #academia #highereducation #grantopportunity
Thank you for the support and thought leadership, @danafoundation.bsky.social !
Dana Foundation@danafoundation.bsky.social · 11mo ago(1/3) @orca-open.bsky.social bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure.
🚀 $1.5M Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge is live! @orca-open.bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @asterainstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure. (1/5)
@orca-open.bsky.social is excited to be leading the "Tools & training to implement values-based assessment in academic evaluations" workstream at the Responsible Research in Action 2025 Unconference. Join us by registering here: rr-in-action2025.org/booking-info... #OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
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Einstein Foundation Berlin@einsteinberlin.bsky.social · last yr.Shape research culture + practices! Join the Responsible Research in Action Unconference 2025, Sept 22–24, Berlin, to collaborate on innovative solutions – from reproducibility checks to researcher-driven funding models. rr-in-action2025.org @dfg.de @ucoimbra.bsky.social @berlinualliance.bsky.social
Pleased to be leading a workshop on Promoting Values-Based Academic Evaluation at the the Responsible Research in Action conference. Please join us! rr-in-action2025.org/registration...
Registration for RRiA Projects - Explanatory videos of the RRiA Projects -
Registration to work on a RRiA Project In order to register for the RRiA Unconference 2025, first explore the open projects and choose the one you are most interested in contributing to. To help you m...
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Einstein Foundation Berlin@einsteinberlin.bsky.social · last yr.Shape research culture + practices! Join the Responsible Research in Action Unconference 2025, Sept 22–24, Berlin, to collaborate on innovative solutions – from reproducibility checks to researcher-driven funding models. rr-in-action2025.org @dfg.de @ucoimbra.bsky.social @berlinualliance.bsky.social
Excited to share our first paper from the abreLA project, funded by @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social and run by @orca-open.bsky.social. "Improving biomedical education in Latin America through open science hardware: A case study of one medical school in Mexico" #OpenScience doi.org/10.31219/osf...
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Very pleased to collaborate with @doughertyorama.bsky.social and Caitlin Carter on this! #OpenScience
MetaROR@metaror.bsky.social · last yr.🎓 Today we publish another evaluation for an article whose authors present a novel method—developed through a series of workshops—for assessing academics. 🙏 Thanks to the authors, reviewers & editors! 👇 Read the full text, reviews & editorial assessment on MetaROR metaror.org/kotahi/artic...
Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! 🌱🏆 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be. Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
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🎉 Exciting news! The Neuro–Cooper Open Science Prizes are now open! 🏆 Whether you’re a neuroscience researcher, a trainee, or part of a larger team pushing Open Science forward, this is your moment to shine. 🌟 📎 Learn more, apply, or join our info session on June 18: at.theneuro.ca/cooperprizes
@orca-open.bsky.social partnered w/ Georgetown's @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social to host the "Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, & Artificial Intelligence" workshop. Read more about the research ?'s & opportunities for collaboration surfaced at the mtg: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, and Artificial Intelligence | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
This new report summarizes a March 2025 workshop hosted by CSET and ORCA, with support from NSF. The workshop brought together more than 30 experts to discuss advancing open science and metascience, a...
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#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovation—but outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
Advancing Open Science Hardware: Opportunities and Challenges in US Government Procurement
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