Exhibition: Fear of an unFAIR planet
An exhibition that showed the way toward FAIR data and open access to research.
The world is facing significant challenges, and research is essential in finding solutions. One obstacle is that much of the research results and data are locked behind paywalls or otherwise hidden, and not accessible to a broader audience. Who knows what advancements and ground breaking discoveries we are missing due to this confinement? The goal should be to make as much research data and results as open and available as possible. The question is: how do we get there?
Openness is crucial for addressing today’s major issues, such as the climate crisis, and is about global justice. A recent example of what shared and accessible data can contribute to is the rapid development of new vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. What other challenges can we solve together with the help of open and accessible research data? Do we need to fear an unFAIR world?
The exhibition Fear of an unFAIR planet explained concepts like open science and FAIR data and highlighted what hinders the free dissemination of research results. Visitors to the exhibit could learn more about how the scientific landscape can change, towards increased openness and accessibility.
The exhibition was a collaboration between KTH Library and SciLifeLab.