Empowering Early Career Researchers to Improve Science

• DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/p5evw
• Publication Date: 2021-06-11T12:38:02Z
• Authors: Brianne A Kent; Constance Holman; Emmanuella Amoako; Alberto Antonietti; JAMES MBA Azam; Hanne Ballhausen; Yaw Bediako; Anat Belasen; Clarissa França D...; Yen-Chung Chen; Ewoud Compeer; Chelsea Connor; Sophia Crüwell; Humberto Debat; Emma Dorris; Hedyeh Ebrahimi; Jeffrey C Erlich; Florencia Fernánd...; Felix Fischer; Małgorzata Anna G...; Toivo Glatz; Peter Grabitz; Verena Heise; David Kent; Hung Lo; Gary S. McDowell; Devang Mehta; Wolf-Julian Neumann; Kleber Neves; Mark Patterson; Naomi Penfold; Sophie K. Piper; Iratxe Puebla; Peter Quashie; Carolina Paz Quezada; Julia Lindsay Riley; Jessica L. Rohmann; Shyam Saladi; Benjamin Schwessi...; Bob Siegerink; Paulina Stehlik; Alexandra Tzilivaki; Kate Umbers; Aalok Varma; Kaivalya Walavalkar; Charlotte M de Winde; Cecilia Zaza; Tracey Lynn Weiss...
• Keywords: Career Pathways

Early career researchers (ECRs) are important stakeholders leading efforts to catalyze systemic change in the conduct and communication of science. Here, we summarize outputs from a virtual unconventional conference (unconference), which brought together 54 invited experts 20 countries with extensive experience ECR initiatives designed improve The event was focused on why ECRs needed science obstacles they face when trying promote reform. Our discussions also highlighted additional that limited research funding working scientific system. We provide lessons learned successful ECR-led or ECR-focused outline actions individuals organizations can take further support who culture practice.