Let’s talk Open Science: useful online resources to explore
- iapgeoethics
- Jun 5, 2025
- 1 min read
We highlight several articles written by our member Ilan Kelman, published in Ethics of Open Science — A blog series by University College London (UCL):
1. Privacy risks and opportunities (examples from disaster decisions and small sample populations): https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/2024/11/22/ethics-of-open-science-privacy-risks-and-opportunities
2. Managing dangers to the public (examples from explosives research and endangering activists): https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/2024/12/17/ethics-of-open-science-managing-dangers-to-the-public
3. Managing dangers to scientists (examples from disaster diplomacy and underworlds): https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/2025/02/05/ethics-of-open-science-managing-dangers-to-scientists
4. Navigating Scientific Disagreements (examples from volcanology and anthropology): https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/2025/03/06/ethics-of-open-science-navigating-scientific-disagreements
5. Science as Activism (examples from urban exploration and climate change): https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/2025/04/02/ethics-of-open-science-science-as-activism
Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters and Health, Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction, Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences of the University College London (UCL): https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/40787
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