Wir wollen eine bessere Wissenschaftskultur für alle.
Ein Kulturwandel hin zu einer diversen, chancengleichen und nachhaltigen Kultur an Hochschulen kann von allen Hochschulangehörigen getragen werden. Egal, in welcher Rolle Sie sich befinden: Sie haben mehr Einfluss als Sie denken. Finden Sie heraus, was Sie heute konkret anstossen können. Unsere Anleitungen sind erprobte Praktiken aus dem Hochschulbetrieb.
Artificial intelligence promises faster research: automated analysis, generated text, shorter publication cycles. The Slow Science Movement argues that good research needs time, reflection and careful collaboration. This event examines what slow science can mean in an AI driven research environment.
David Ginsbourger, Professor of Statistical Data Science and Director of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Bern, presents STRADA (www.strada.unibe.ch), the university's initiative connecting disciplinary knowledge with AI methods. He discusses opportunities and limits of AI for scientific practice.
Dr. Matteo Negri of the Slow Science Movement (www.slow-science.com) present their demands addressed to funders, institutions, publishers and researchers: more time for reflection, broader evaluation criteria, incentives for careful review, and stronger collaboration among researchers.
The event raises questions for discussion: Where can AI create room for reflection instead of adding pressure? Which research tasks gain from automation, and which lose quality when accelerated? Can AI even provide tools for slow science?
Wer, wenn nicht wir? Stimmen aus dem Hochschulalltag.
For many years I have pushed a ‘better science agenda’ in my university and as a member of the Presiding Board of the Swiss National Science Foundation. The DORA declaration, new ways of evaluating research accomplishments and CVs have been crucial in this respect. This better science agenda is clearly present in the SNSF 2021-2024 plan. But we need a platform and network such as Better science to make a cultural change happen in the everyday functioning of the Swiss institutions of Higher Education. We’re not nowhere on this path, as some pessimists think, but we still have a long way to go.
The higher one climbs within the academic system, the more the persistence of patriarchal structures becomes visible. We need a change of academic culture towards more space and recognition of care - care for ourselves, colleagues and our social and family life. The current workload as a professor does not allow any space for "Muse" which is crucial to develop new ideas and insights. Let's change the academic culture together towards a more equitable, caring environment!
The lack of respect for "better science" has made me question staying in science over and over. I am relieved to hear of this effort.
Les sciences ont un rôle crucial à jouer pour faire face aux défis climatiques et sociaux auxquels la planete se retrouve confronté aujourd'hui. Le climat d'urgence qu'impose cette situation vient se combiner à des modes de fonctionnement et de financement de la recherche fondés sur la compétition. On a parfois l'impression d'être engagé-e-s dans des courses folles qui nous éloignent de nos objectifs et nous empéchent de poser les bonnes questions. Il est important de refonder des pratiques scientifiques qui nous permettent de traiter des questions qui nous semblent importantes avec l'attention qu'elles méritent. Cela passe par une révision des indicateurs de "performance" scientifiques (plus de qualité, moins de quantité), mais aussi un renouvellement de nos manières d'interagir entre "nous" en tant que scientifiques et les "autres" pour, et souvent avec qui, nous faisons notre travail.
Es braucht Vorbilder, die sich für eine nachhaltige Wissenschaftskultur einsetzen. Für mehr Qualität, mehr Inklusion und mehr Diversität.
Better science - wer wenn nicht wir?
Machen Sie Ihre Unterstützung für eine faire und nachhaltige Wissenschaftskultur sichtbar.