Walking the walk through the open door: Realising Open Science infrastructures

Authors

  • Emma Norris Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University of London, United Kingdom
  • Maya Braun Ghent University, Belgium and University of Zürich, Switzerland
  • James Green Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
  • Paquito Bernard IRSET (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail), University of Rennes, France
  • Gjalt-Jorn Peters Department of Theory, Methods and Statistics, Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62696/wpaj9025

Abstract

This article summarises the 2025 roundtable ‘Walking the way through the open door: realising open science
infrastructures’ held at the 2025 European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference. The roundtable aimed to identify perceived barriers to open infrastructure within the EHPS community, identify functionalities in closed software that the EHPS community value and how we can implement these in open infrastructure, and explore how we can ensure open infrastructure in health psychology. Our discussions in this roundtable and this article highlight the important role of institution and policy changes over individual researcher behaviour regarding open infrastructure. Moreover, we offer specific recommendations to increase adoption and sustainability of open infrastructure based on the Pyramid of Culture Change model/framework.

Cover graphic for "The European Health Psychologist" journal, featuring the EHPS logo, reading "Volume 25, Issue 4" on a solid blue background.

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Published

2026-09-01

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 4 (2026): Second regular issue

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Original Articles

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Copyright (c) 2026 Emma Norris, Maya Braun, James Green, Paquito Bernard, Gjalt-Jorn Peters

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