[HELICONIUS] Invitation: research interview about openness in science

James Mallet jmallet at oeb.harvard.edu
Thu Jul 2 11:15:42 BST 2015


Dear Rosalind,

I'm not in London today after all, but could do a phone or skype call if 
you'd like.  So sorry. When would be convenient? I'm pretty free this 
afternoon, or from now until lunch

J

On 30/06/2015 10:25, Attenborough, Rosalind wrote:
>
> Dear Jim,
>
>
> Thanks very much for your response! I noticed your Harvard connection 
> so wasn't quite sure if you would be available. Please don't feel 
> pressured to travel for this interview, but if you will be coming to 
> UCL anyway I would be delighted to talk with you.
>
>
> This week my main availability is tomorrow and on Thursday afternoon 
> (any time from midday); unfortunately I think I will be busy on 
> Friday. If you are available the following week, I am free on Monday 
> 6th morning, Tuesday after 11.30am, Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday.
>
>
> Do you have an office or place at UCL which would be your preferred 
> setting for the interview? I can look into booking a room if you prefer.
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ros
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* James Mallet <jmallet at oeb.harvard.edu>
> *Sent:* 30 June 2015 14:15
> *To:* Attenborough, Rosalind
> *Subject:* Re: Invitation: research interview about openness in science
> Happy to do this if you want but I'm now emeritus at UCL. I'm mainly 
> at Harvard. I am, however, currently in UK, visiting my mother and 
> waiting for a visa. I could go up to London sometime later this week 
> if that's convenient. It would be nice to see my friends at UCL, too. 
> Let me know as to your availability.  Best wishes, Jim Mallet
>
>
> On 30/06/2015 08:01, Attenborough, Rosalind wrote:
>>
>> Dear Professor Mallet,
>>
>> I am conducting a research study about *openness in science* (broadly 
>> defined) as part of my MSc in UCL’s Department of Science and 
>> Technology Studies. Specifically, I am interested in the perspectives 
>> of practising, experienced biological scientists. I am only doing a 
>> small number of interviews during this project, and you are on a 
>> shortlist of scientists whose views I would be particularly keen to hear.
>>
>>
>> With this in mind, *I would like to invite you to participate in an 
>> interview on the topic of openness in science*. I would be delighted 
>> if you were able to accept. The interview will last _no more than one 
>> hour_, and can be arranged at a time of your choosing in the next few 
>> days or weeks. Your participation would be confidential and reported 
>> anonymously. Further information is available in the attachment.
>>
>>
>> I look forward to your response. Please don’t hesitate to let me know 
>> if you have any comments or questions about the interview. If I have 
>> not heard from you in a week’s time, I will follow up with a phone 
>> call to check whether or not you would like to participate.
>>
>>
>> /_Important related note: collection of publicly available data_/
>>
>> /In a complementary exercise, I am collecting non-sensitive publicly 
>> available information about scientists’ online practices. This 
>> includes information available within laboratory web pages, online 
>> data repositories or pre-print servers, social media (such as Twitter 
>> or blogs), and publication records. The purpose is to identify basic 
>> patterns and to develop contextual understanding in preparation for 
>> interviews. Any data gathered in this exercise would be reported 
>> anonymously. _If you would prefer that I do not include data about 
>> you or your laboratory, please contact me prior to July 19th 2015 and 
>> I will ensure it is not part of the dataset._ No reason is required. 
>> If I do not hear from you prior to that date, I will assume that the 
>> inclusion of your (anonymous) data is acceptable. I am very happy to 
>> answer any questions about this exercise, and to share and discuss 
>> with you information relevant to your laboratory./
>>
>>
>> Thank you very much for considering this invitation.
>>
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>>
>> Rosalind Attenborough
>>
>>
>>
>> MSc student
>>
>> UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies 
>> (_https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts_)
>>
>> Email: _rosalind.attenborough.14 at ucl.ac.uk_
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> James Mallet
>> Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
>> Harvard University
>> 16 Divinity Avenue - BioLabs
>> Cambridge, MA 02138
>> USA tel: +(1)617-496-5350
>> www.oeb.harvard.edu/mallet/


-- 
James Mallet
Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Harvard University
16 Divinity Avenue - BioLabs
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA tel: +(1)617-496-5350
www.oeb.harvard.edu/mallet/

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