Powell says, the decision reflects a need to protect the openness of scientific research in today's sensitive political climate.
The openness of U.S. research universities to foreign students and scholars has been overwhelmingly successful in building the excellence of our institutions, enhancing the educational experience of our students, contributing to American industry and academia, furthering the advancement of nations around the world, and disbursing good will toward and understanding of our system and values.
The openness of the research team to a degree of observation and self-reflexivity exceeding that which would normally be expected in such studies has been the key to this.
But there are still challenges to overcome regarding ethics, collaboration, openness and quality of research.
I believe that it is equally imperative that we strike the right balance between security and the openness of our scientific research and education.
B.A.N. is executive director of the non-profit Center for Open Science with a mission to increase openness, integrity and reproducibility of research.
The principle of openness in research, as stated in Research Policy Handbook 1.4: Openness in Research, sets forth freedom of access by all interested persons to the underlying data, processes, and final results of research, is of overriding importance at Stanford University.
In an experiment in open innovation applied to scientific research, Harvard Catalyst, a pan-Harvard agency, modified the traditional grant proposal process to bring greater openness into every stage of research.
And the U.S., with its combination of research talent, openness to financial innovation, and a culture of inventiveness, is perfectly positioned to be the nexus of this new industry.
Third, there's a paradox here: Universities are mandated to ensure the openness of federally funded scientific research while also improving mechanisms to keep it out of the hands of bad actors.
