https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/386387d3-389e-4e1b-b241-23220cc33dad Join us for a journey through the inception, growth, and eventual challenges faced by the Reproducibility Society at the University of Surrey, a grassroots initiative that sparked a movement in open and reproducible science collaboration. Established in June 2019, the society brought together research students from diverse disciplines to foster discussions on transparent and rigorous research methods. Drawing inspiration from the UK Reproducibility Network and various postgraduate-led initiatives nationwide, the society successfully influenced university policy, creating a supportive community for skill-sharing, motivation, and resource exchange. An initially successful project central to the society was the Monthly Mini Hacks. These were workshops that addressed the coding learning curve and promoted collaboration among students and research staff. Using Open Science Framework and open access publishing platforms, we facilitated hands-on coding experiences where information was freely available to everyone. This talk delves into the story of student collaboration, the highs and lows of open science advocacy, and the valuable lessons learned from the challenges encountered. The Surrey Reproducibility Society experienced triumph, such as university-wide implementation of policies championed by the society, and failures, including the societies eventual dissolution. This talk reflects on the society’s journey, sharing tools for attendees to implement in their own initiatives, and learn from the success and struggle of our grassroots initiative. We explore the potential for future endeavours, emphasising the importance of adaptability, community engagement, and resilience in advancing the cause of open and reproducible science within the academic landscape. We intend for attendees to leave our talk wiser than we were, inspired to make positive change, and equipped with the tools to do so. Speakers: Violeta Menéndez González, Danielle Kurtin, Track: Open Research devroom, Room: UB4.132, When: Saturday 3 February 2024, 12:30–12:45 (Brussels time), Schedule: FOSDEM 2024 event page, Slides & links Link to Mini Hack Colkection page, OSF for Mini Hack Consortium, Our big NLP workshop, Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Belgium (CC BY 2.0 BE) (as stated in the FOSDEM video archive). Attribution: “From Grassroots to Standard Practice: how an Open Science society shaped university initiatives” by Violeta Menéndez González, Danielle Kurtin, FOSDEM 2024. Original recording: 2024/ub4132/fosdem-2024-3479-from-grassroots-to-standard-practice-how-an-open-science-society-shaped-university-initiatives.av1.webm from the FOSDEM video archive. This channel is an unofficial mirror; FOSDEM is a free and non-commercial event organised by the community for the community. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:56:49 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.watch https://peertube.watch/lazy-static/avatars/3b284627-b75f-409e-ac2e-10f4c2946f43.png https://peertube.watch/videos/watch/386387d3-389e-4e1b-b241-23220cc33dad All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.watch/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.