Since 2019, UO has p o ided discipline-speci ic da a
suppo , which is c ucial in helping SSH esea che s
comply wi h he equi emen s o open da a. The ocus
is on aising awa eness, p omo ing posi i e a i udes
and p o iding p ac ical, hands-on suppo o e hical
FAIR da a –all o which a e impo an elemen s o
open da a p ac ices. UO o e s a a ie y o da a- ela ed
aining oppo uni ies ac oss di e en s ages o
academic and p o essional de elopmen . We also o e
ailo ed lec u es and sel -s udy ma e ials o s uden s
and esea che s in he SSH ields.
UO is commi ed o he p inciples o esponsible
esea che assessmen , which conside s he quali y,
impac , and openness o esea ch ou pu s, while
acknowledging disciplina y di e ences. As pa o he
assessmen e o m a UO, wo ools ha e been
in oduced: he Ca ee Assessmen Ma ix (CAM) and
he na a i e CV. These ools encou age SSH
esea che s o pu sue open science p ac ices. The
CAM ou lines UO’s alued me i s and ecognises he
openness o a ious esea ch ou pu s as a con ibu o
o scien i ic excellence. The na a i e CV model
enables esea che s o highligh esea ch ac i i ies ha
may no appea in a adi ional CV, such as cu a ing
sensi i e da a o en iching eused da a.
In as uc u e a UO suppo s esea che s, enabling
showcasing o e o s:
Re e ences
UO Da a Policy: h ps://www.oulu. i/en/ esea ch/ esponsible- esea ch
UO p inciples o esea che assessmen , na a i e CD model, and CAM:
h ps://www.oulu. i/en/ esea ch/ esponsible- esea ch/p inciples- o -assessmen - esea ch-and-
esea che s-uni e si y-oulu
F ick, Ma ia. 2019. ”Uni e si y o Oulu Kikosa Collec ion”. Ve sion 1. Uni e si y o Oulu.
h p://u n. i/u n:nbn: i:csc-ka a20190315143424155015.
Fai da a se ices: h ps://www. ai da a. i/en/
Acknowledgemen s
The au ho s would like o hank Senio Specialis Miki Kallio, he UO Assessmen Policy Commi ee,
he eam o Da a S ewa ds, and OuluCRIS Da ase Me ada a Team a he Uni e si y o Oulu Lib a y and
Soleno o L d.
Tex edi ed wi h suppo om Mic oso Copilo (GPT-4), including assis ance wi h language
e inemen , in oduc ion d a ing, and sec ion heading de elopmen
A sc eensho o a me ada a eco d ha was published using he Q ain ool.
UO coo dina ed he CoARA Boos - unded eaming
p ojec , Exchange & P omo e E alua ion C i e ia
Changes Toge he , which p oduced and openly sha ed
a se ies o ins uc ional ideos p omo ing esponsible
assessmen . Ta ge ed a e alua o s, esea che s, and
o ganisa ions, he ideos highligh he ole o open
science me i s in enhancing esea ch quali y.
Openness as a key compe ence o scien i ic excellence and
ecommended me i s ela ed o open da a in UO’s CAM.
Open Da a and Resea che Assessmen in
he Social Sciences and Humani ies
Add essing Challenges and Building Tailo ed Suppo
Ma ika Rauhala, Egle Ged imiene, Elina Hy käs, and Päi i H. Leinonen
Obse ed bene i s o discipline-speci ic suppo :
•Be e unde s anding o cu en issues in he ield
•U ilising day- o-day in e ac ions o communica e
open da a p ac ices
•Close connec ion be ween suppo se ices,
esea che s, and acul y managemen
Remaining challenges:
•Reaching esea che s who a e no ac i ely seeking
ad ice o a e unawa e o he a ailable se ices
•Lack o in as uc u e o sha ing ideo da a
•P omo ing da a euse and showcasing euse e o s
The esea che assessmen e o m is eshaping how we
de ine scien i ic excellence –mo ing beyond
publica ion me ics o emb ace he di e si y and b oad
impac o scien i ic ac i i ies. Open science is cen al
o his shi . Howe e , o esea che s in he social
sciences and humani ies (SSH), open da a p esen s
unique challenges, om e hical conce ns o he lack o
sui able eposi o ies.
A he Uni e si y o Oulu (UO), discipline-speci ic
suppo se ices ha e helped SSH esea che s na iga e
hese complexi ies. We os e e hically sus ainable
open da a p ac ices ha a e aligned wi h FAIR
p inciples. We ou line majo challenges aced by SSH
esea che s and p esen he bes p ac ices adop ed by
UO o help esea che s be e showcase hei da a-
ela ed me i s, making ou scien i ic communi y mo e
open, inclusi e, and impac ul.
P i acy and e hical conce ns a e add essed h ough
se e al measu es, enabling SSH esea che s o be mo e
ac i e in he ield o open da a.
Na ional-le el suppo :
•Possibili y o publish me ada a h ough he na ional
Fai da a se ices
•F ee da a anonymisa ion se ices p o ided by he
Finnish Social Science Da a A chi e
•A key esea ch unde emphasises legal and e hical
aspec s o da a sha ing in esea ch p oposals
Ins i u ional-le el suppo :
•Me ada a aining and wo kshops a ge ed a SSH
esea che s
•Specialised suppo om da a s ewa ds wi h
expe ise in da a p o ec ion wi hin SSH acul ies
•Managemen suppo h ough policy encou ages
cul u al change in SSH esea ch
A sc eensho wi h cap ions om he ideo ”Recognising Open Science in
Responsible Resea che Assessmen ”, illus a ing me i s in open science.
P omo ing da a openness equi es he suppo o
uni e si y and acul y managemen . The UO da a policy
p omo es open and FAIR da a, equi ing a leas he
publica ion o me ada a. This s a emen espec s he SSH
ield, which con ains a lo o pe sonal da a. In 2025, UO
es ablished a wo king g oup o map da a managemen
needs o u he de elopmen . All da a s ewa ds ha e a
esea ch backg ound, which is impo an in os e ing
ac i e dialogue be ween esea che s and managemen .
“Open Da a? Whe e o S a ?”
“Ex a Wo k wi h No Rewa ds?”
“I ’s Too Sensi i e – Why Bo he ?”
“Bu Whe e’s he E idence?”
Open Science o SSH Disciplines?
I Wo ks! – Wha ’s Nex ?
Lack o awa eness and aining keeps
esea che s om engaging wi h open da a
Da a s ewa ds suppo esea che s wi h:
Wi hou isible bene i s, open da a emains
a low p io i y
E hical and legal conce ns discou age SSH
esea che s om explo ing open da a
possibili ies
SSH esea che s need o be able o show
hey ha e engaged in open da a p ac ices
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