Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)

Pleased to share ORCA's Phase 1 report on data resilience. We draw on key-informant interviews to identify shared challenges across the research data ecosystem and five candidate pilots for collective exploration. Read the report: zenodo.org/records/22258670 #OpenData #OpenScience #DataResilience

Looking forward to the conversations at the #OTRSymposium2026 and to the ideas that will help strengthen the ecosystems behind #OpenSource, #OpenScience, and #AIInnovation.

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

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

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

🎉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

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

Very exited to have ORCA's Director of Programs & Strategies @emckiernan.bsky.social contribute to this effort!

🎉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

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

🧠 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...

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.

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

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...

Informational session this Thursday! $15k awards for #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenScholareship projects. Register for webinar here: 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

🚀 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

Interested in updating US academic hiring and promotion to better recognize #OpenScience #TeamScience #CivicScience & more? Please join us for this informational session next week!

Thank you for the support and thought leadership, @danafoundation.bsky.social !

@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

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...

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...

Very pleased to collaborate with @doughertyorama.bsky.social and Caitlin Carter on this! #OpenScience

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

🎉 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/...

#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