GeoCoLab

地质实验室

• 批准号: NE/W007622/1
• 负责人: Rebecca Williams
• 金额: $ 5.1万
• 依托单位: University of Hull
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FW007622%2F1
• 关键词: GeoCoLab

The foundations of a discipline shape the way in which knowledge is created, by whom, for what, and dictate who is allowed to generate knowledge. Geoscience as an academic pursuit was born from colonialism, allowing for Western knowledge and scientists to dominate the discipline. This manifests in a number ways. In the Global North, there is a lack of diversity in those who pursue geoscience research, and marginalised researchers struggle to access quality mentorship, funding, networks and opportunities. They are more likely to be prevented from career progression and development and ultimately, leave their geoscience careers. . However, the Global North dominates geoscience knowledge production. Geoscience publications regardless of the country in which the study is based, are mainly authored by scientists in the Global North and men from the Global North are disproportionately awarded Society honours and medals. The end result being that geoscience research is created by and for a small subset of the global population (white, cisgender, straight, able-bodied men in the USA, UK and Europe).Geoscience research is essential to solving society's grand challenges. These global challenges require global solutions. Much geoscience research relies on funding to access analytical facilities to create the most fundamental datasets. During the 2021 NERC Digital Sprint we investigated inequities (in the UK and globally) in access to these facilities and the creation of and publication of analytical geoscience research.An analysis of a global database of geochemical research (PetDB) found that the USA, UK and Europe produced the largest research output, but predominantly on samples from other countries. Less than 30% of this research involved local researchers. We conclude that parachute science is observed in igneous geochemistry and leads to inequities in published research in this field. In this project we will expand this analysis to all global geochemical databases. We infer that this is an issue in the broader field of analytical geoscience.An online survey of geoscience researchers identified an 'access gap' to analytical facilities. We reveal that some groups have preferential access to analytical facilities and associated funding and that those with minority identities in the UK and those from the Global South are more likely to be excluded from access to analytical facilities. The 'analytical facilities access gap' disproportionately affects both minority researchers in the UK and those in the Global South, and it goes on to negatively affect success and retention in research impacting diversity in geoscience. In this project we will expand the reach of our online survey to include a larger, international sample size.Our proposed digital technology solution to this EDI problem is an online collaborative research platform that aims to reduce inequities in geoscience research by closing the identified 'access gap' in analytical geoscience research. GeoCoLab 'match-makes' underserved Geoscience researchers (e.g. unfunded ECRs; minority researchers; those from the Global South) who need access to analytical services, with Collaborating Laboratory facilities who have agreed to offer a quota of pro-bono services. We will develop this platform with project partner the British Geological Survey. We will partner with UK analytical facilities, enabling those facilities to meet their own EDI strategic aims and opening new global collaborations. GeoCoLab will lead to better support for currently underserved researchers, more equitable practises, greater representation of minority and Global South researchers in analytically-based geoscience publications, thus leading to better retention and recognition of historically excluded groups.Keywords: analytical geoscience; Online collaborative platforms, open science, equitable partnerships, software development, analytical facilities,

一门学科的基础决定了知识的创造方式、由谁创造、为了什么而创造，并决定了谁可以创造知识。地球科学作为一门学术追求诞生于殖民主义，使得西方知识和科学家主导了该学科。这体现在很多方面。在北半球国家，从事地球科学研究的人缺乏多样性，边缘化的研究人员很难获得高质量的指导、资金、网络和机会。他们更有可能无法获得职业进步和发展，并最终离开地球科学职业。 。然而，全球北方主导着地球科学知识的生产。无论这项研究是在哪个国家进行的，地球科学出版物主要由北半球的科学家撰写，而北半球的男性获得学会荣誉和奖章的比例不成比例。最终结果是，地球科学研究是由全球人口的一小部分（美国、英国和欧洲的白人、顺性别、异性恋、身体健全的男性）创建的。地球科学研究对于解决社会的重大挑战至关重要。这些全球性挑战需要全球性的解决方案。许多地球科学研究依赖资金来使用分析设施来创建最基本的数据集。在 2021 年 NERC 数字冲刺期间，我们调查了使用这些设施以及分析地球科学研究的创建和出版方面的不平等现象（英国和全球）。对全球地球化学研究数据库 (PetDB) 的分析发现，美国、英国欧洲的研究成果最多，但主要是来自其他国家的样本。这项研究中只有不到 30% 涉及当地研究人员。我们的结论是，降落伞科学是在火成岩地球化学中观察到的，并导致该领域已发表的研究不公平。在这个项目中，我们将把这种分析扩展到所有全球地球化学数据库。我们推断这是更广泛的分析地球科学领域的一个问题。对地球科学研究人员的在线调查发现了分析设施的“访问差距”。我们发现，一些群体可以优先使用分析设施和相关资金，而英国的少数群体和来自南半球的群体更有可能被排除在使用分析设施之外。 “分析设施获取差距”对英国和南半球的少数族裔研究人员产生了不成比例的影响，并且它继续对影响地球科学多样性的研究的成功和保留产生负面影响。在这个项目中，我们将扩大在线调查的范围，以包括更大的国际样本量。我们针对这个 EDI 问题提出的数字技术解决方案是一个在线协作研究平台，旨在通过关闭已确定的“访问权限”来减少地球科学研究中的不平等现象。分析地球科学研究中的差距”。 GeoCoLab 为需要获得分析服务的服务不足的地球科学研究人员（例如没有资金的 ECR、少数族裔研究人员、来自南半球的研究人员）与同意提供一定配额的无偿服务的合作实验室设施进行“牵线搭桥”。我们将与项目合作伙伴英国地质调查局一起开发这个平台。我们将与英国分析机构合作，使这些机构能够实现自己的 EDI 战略目标并开启新的全球合作。 GeoCoLab 将为目前服务不足的研究人员提供更好的支持，提供更公平的实践，在基于分析的地球科学出版物中增加少数民族和南半球研究人员的代表性，从而更好地保留和认可历史上被排除在外的群体。在线协作平台、开放科学、平等伙伴关系、软件开发、分析设施、

项目成果

Leveraging Digital Technology to Improve EDI in Geosciences: GeoCoLab

利用数字技术改进地球科学中的 EDI：GeoCoLab

• DOI: http://dx.10.5194/egusphere-egu22-12869
• 发表时间: 2022
• 作者: Raji M

Volcanologists-who are we and where are we going?

火山学家——我们是谁，我们要去哪里？

• DOI: http://dx.10.1007/s00445-022-01547-7
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Bulletin of Volcanology
• 影响因子: 3.5
• 作者: Kavanagh J