Opening Up Science: Perspectives from the Global South
For this special episode of Research as it Happens, recorded live on October 6, 2026, during the Big Team Science Conference (BTSCon), we step away from the ongoing replication project to explore Open Science and Big Team Science from the perspectives of two early-career researchers.
Ana Carolina Marinho, a PhD researcher in Brazil, discusses the challenges of practicing Open Science in the Global South. From limited funding and precarious working conditions to the often invisible labour involved in large collaborations, she raises important questions about who gets to participate in science and whose contributions receive recognition.
Dr. Samiul Hossain, a researcher originally from Bangladesh who now works in Australia, brings a different perspective. Drawing on his experiences across countries and in initiatives such as the Psychological Science Accelerator, he discusses the limitations of research conducted primarily with Western populations, the challenges of international collaboration, and what it would take to make psychological science genuinely global.
Together, the conversations raise a broader question: Is Open Science simply about making research more transparent and reproducible, or should it also change who gets to conduct research, set the agenda, and benefit from scientific progress?
The episode concludes with questions from the conference audience and reflections on what these perspectives mean for Big Team Science.
Guests: Ana Carolina Marinho and Samiul Hossain
Host: Rolf Zwaan
Recorded live at: Big Team Science Conference (BTSCon)
Music written and performed by Rolf Zwaan.
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