Turning The Tide: Stories of Open Science

Turning The Tide — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:23:47 GMT

'As a researcher, I grew up in a very competitive field. I didn't feel like passing this on to a new generation' Turning the Tide: Stories of Open Science features seven people with different roles in academia. They talk about their journey to working more openly, and their personal turning points and motivation. This film aims to empower others to also start their journey, which might be feeling like going against the tide. But maybe you are riding a new wave, together with more and more of your peers?

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A big thank you to all who shared their story:
Iris Smal, Sander Bosch, Ana Martinovici, Thamyres Choji, Yunhai Yi-Twisk, Lukas Struck and Chris Hartgerink

This short film was created during the Open Science Retreat in Schoorl, the Netherlands, March 2026. It was amazing to be able to create this in just three days! The team: Arthur Thives Mello, Jazelle Maira Carillo,Nami Sunami, Mathijs van Woerkum, Melanie Imming and Zafer Ozturk

The Open Science Retreat was organised by the Open Science Communities NL, the Digital Research Academy and Imming Impact.
We thank Open Science NL and Zon MW for funding this event!

This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license: Turning the Tide Team

Music

Punk_Rock_Short31.wav by bainmack -- https://freesound.org/s/679186/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Somber Viola.wav by DeVern -- https://freesound.org/s/437033/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
Cute Melody.flac by zammyguy -- https://freesound.org/s/591465/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Bright Beginnings (Uplifting Piano and Energetic Drums) by Gustavo_Alivera -- https://freesound.org/s/761372/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Tools

Camera: Canon Rebel SL2
Audio: Scarlett 2i2 & SM58 (Thanks Michèle Nuijten for lending us the microphone!)
Kdenlive (open-source video editor ❤️)
Duct tape 💪