ABRIR is proud to share that we have been awarded with the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) 2025 Commendations Award in recognition for our project Advancing Big-team Reproducible Science through Increased Representation (ABRIR): Putting Forward Voices from the Global South.
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This marks our second SIPS Commendations Award—a recognition that strengthens our commitment to democratising psychological science and amplifying underrepresented voices in research. The award validates our ongoing efforts to build inclusive, collaborative networks that truly represent the global diversity of human experience.
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As we celebrate this achievement, we’re more determined than ever to forge stronger international partnerships and ensure that psychological science reflects and serves communities worldwide.
ABRIR is thrilled to share that our “Open Science for and from the Majority World” project has been awarded funding through the Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)!
Led by Nadia Saraí Corral-Frías and Melissa Flores at the University of Arizona, this collaborative initiative with ABRIR tackles a fundamental challenge: ensuring that open science truly serves and emerges from the global majority, not just the privileged few.
This transformative project goes beyond simply increasing representation—it reimagines open science practices through the lens of communities that have historically been marginalised in research.
With ORCA’s support, we’re building pathways for authentic collaboration that recognises the Majority World as both beneficiary and leader in open science innovation.
Aleksandra was announced as the winner during the Closing Session of the 23rd Research Data Alliance (RDA) Plenary Meeting in Costa Rica on November 14. The Award recognizes the positive impact of Aleksandra’s work on REPOPSI – the repository for open psychological instruments in Serbian at the LIRA Lab. The panel of judges also emphasized her passion in promoting open science practices, her commitment to the RDA community, and her strong belief in the value of international collaboration.
We are incredibly proud to have her as part of our Executive Committee, and this recognition is a testament to her hard work and profound impact on the global open science movement. Please join us in congratulating Aleksandra on this well-deserved honour!
ABRIR had a fantastic panel session at the Big Team Science 2024 Conference yesterday! The event brought together a diverse group of researchers to discuss the critical topic of Global South representation in Big-team Science, fostering an environment of open dialogue and shared learning.
Each panellist had the opportunity to introduce themselves, provided background on the hackathon events that they have organised in their respective regions, and also reported on how much did the participants in their events know about open science and big-team science practices.
The heart of the session focused on two key areas:
The specific barriers encountered by Global South psychological researchers in engaging with open science and big-team science practices.
Actionable steps the Global North scientific community can take to support Global South researchers in bridging the gap in these practices.
As the session concluded, we shared ABRIR’s ongoing efforts to foster engagement and create opportunities for Global South researchers to participate in open science and big-team science initiatives.
The session wrapped up with a Q&A period, allowing attendees to engage directly with the panelists. This interactive segment further deepened the conversation, addressing specific concerns and ideas from the audience.
We are immensely grateful to everyone who joined us for this enlightening discussion. It is our sincere hope that these conversations will continue to open minds and doors for psychological researchers worldwide, embodying the true spirit of open science.
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We are excited to announce that ABRIR will be part of a panel session at the Big Team Science 2024 Conference! Our panel will bring together speakers from diverse regions of the Global South to discuss the unique barriers faced by psychological researchers and students when engaging with open science practices and participating in big-team science projects.
Special news for participants from Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia: Registration is free! We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to join the conversation and connect with researchers from around the world.
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On August 15, 2024, ABRIR and MEPS joined forces to offer a free workshop on Open Science and Big-Team Science. The event was open to everyone, attracting students, lecturers, and researchers interested in research collaboration.
The workshop was conducted by Brendan Ch’ng, who shared insights on how engaging with Open Science and Big-Team Science practices could help increase Malaysian researchers’ visibility in the fields of psychology and education. The workshop provided opportunities for attendees to discuss ideas on how they would like to participate in big-team science projects. The event was well-received, fostering a collaborative atmosphere and encouraging open dialogue among professionals and aspiring researchers in the field.
For those who missed the live session or wish to revisit the content, a recording of the workshop is available on MEPS’s YouTube channel. We encourage interested individuals to check out the workshop’s resources to benefit from the valuable discussions and insights shared during the event.
ABRIR is collaborating with the APA Division 48 (Student & Early Career Committee) to organise this webinar with Prof. Fathali M. Moghaddam on his book “How Psychologists Failed: We Neglected the Poor and Minorities, Favored the Rich and Privileged, and Got Science Wrong” (2022, Cambridge University Press).
Fathali M. Moghaddam, PhD is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University. Prof Moghaddam was born in Iran, educated from an early age in England, and worked for the United Nations and McGill University before joining Georgetown University in 1990. He returned to Iran in the spring of the revolution in 1979 and was researching there during the hostage-taking crisis and the early years of the Iran–Iraq War. He has conducted experimental and field research in numerous cultural contexts and published extensively on radicalization, intergroup conflict, human rights and duties, and the psychology of globalization. Prof. Moghaddam was the editor of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology and has received numerous recognitions for his academic work.
If you are willing to rethink the past, present, and future of psychological science, join us on June 20th, 2024 at 7 PM EST via Zoom. Sign up for our newsletter to get updated with the Zoom link.
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