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- [Call for Abstracts for GOSH 2026 Nepal](https://openhardware.science/2026/08/04/call-for-abstracts-for-gosh-2026-nepal/) - Call for Abstracts GOSH 2026 Gathering for Open Science Hardware Kathmandu, Nepal | October 4 - 6, 2026 The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) invites submissions for short oral presentations and posters at our 2026 Gathering in Kathmandu, Nepal. GOSH brings together hardware developers, researchers, educators, community scientists, funders, and advocates working to make
- [We're Hiring! GOSH Community Coordinator (six months, part-time)](https://openhardware.science/2025/01/20/were-hiring-gosh-community-coordinator-six-months-part-time/) - Contract Length: 50% FTE (20 h/week), fixed term, six-month contractLocation: Remote. This position is time zone flexible and community-facing so some weekend and evening work is expected regardless of location.Contract Value: $17,250Deadline for applications: 31 Jan 2025 The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community supports open hardware for scientific research and education by convening a global community of
- [Anuncio del Manual del Embajador de GOSH](https://openhardware.science/2024/08/22/anuncio-del-manual-del-embajador-de-gosh/) - ¡Estamos encantados de anunciar el lanzamiento del Manual del Embajador de la comunidad de Gathering for Open Science Hardware - (GOSH)! Este manual es el resultado de varios talleres de escritura con miembros de la comunidad GOSH junto al Grupo de Trabajo (WG) del Programa de Embajador de GOSH. Está diseñado para apoyar no sólo
- [Annonce du guide de l'ambassadeur du GOSH](https://openhardware.science/2024/08/22/annonce-du-guide-de-lambassadeur-du-gosh/) - Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer la publication du guide de l'ambassadeur de la communauté du Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) ! Ce manuel est le résultat de plusieurs ateliers de rédaction avec des membres de la communauté GOSH et du groupe de travail (GT) du programme d'ambassadeurs GOSH. Il est conçu pour soutenir non seulement
- [Announcing the GOSH Ambassador Handbook](https://openhardware.science/2024/08/22/announcing-the-gosh-ambassador-handbook/) - We are thrilled to announce the release of the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Community Ambassador Handbook! This handbook results from several writing workshops with members of the GOSH Community and the GOSH Ambassador Program Working Group (WG). It is designed to support not only GOSH Ambassadors, but anyone interested in promoting open science
- [New Report on Cross-promoting Open Science Hardware in Africa](https://openhardware.science/2024/07/24/new-report-on-cross-promoting-open-science-hardware-in-africa/) - In 2023, Africitizen received a microgrant from the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Community to organize a workshop on Open Science Hardware (OScH) in Africa. The African continent, with its many development challenges, needs the development of movements such as OScH to drive scientific advancement and innovation. Through an interactive online workshop, members of
- [Report: Open Science Hardware and Space Research](https://openhardware.science/2024/05/16/report-open-science-hardware-and-space-research/) - In July of 2023, the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Community worked together with the Wilson International Center for Scholars (the Wilson Center) to convene a workshop dedicated to open science hardware for space research. The workshop consisted of a diverse group of participants representing academia, citizen science, hardware makers and hackers, and artists
- [Llamada a la Comunidad de GOSH: Sensores Ambientales / GOSH Community Call: Environmental Sensors](https://openhardware.science/2024/04/02/llamada-a-la-comunidad-de-gosh-sensores-ambientales-gosh-community-call-environmental-sensors/) - (English version below) ¡Estamos felices de anunciar nuestra próxima llamada comunitaria de GOSH sobre sensores ambientales abiertos, y nuestra primera llamada en español!* Estamos co-organizando esta llamada con CoSensores, un grupo de docentes, estudiantes e investigadores que desarrollan tecnologías científicas de bajo costo para el monitoreo ambiental junto con comunidades inmersas en conflictos ambientales. La llamada
- [2023 GOSH Community Council Election](https://openhardware.science/2023/07/31/2023-gosh-community-council-election/) - The 2023 GOSH Community Council Election has begun! The GOSH Community Council oversees or delegates all tasks, questions, and issues related to the governance of the GOSH community and coordinates the allocation of community funds to activities like regional events and collaborative hardware development programs. GOSH Community Council elections are held annually. Those elected to
- [GOSH 2022 Community Reports and Videos Now Available!](https://openhardware.science/2023/06/23/gosh-2022-community-reports-and-videos-now-available/) - In October of 2022, the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Community held its fourth Gathering in Panama City, Panama. Eighty participants from twenty different countries joined us for the four-day event, exploring intersections between open science and open technology, sharing and building upon projects, and even taking a trip to the nearby jungle. GOSH
- [Meet the awardees of the 2023 GOSH microgrants program!](https://openhardware.science/2023/05/04/meet-the-awardees-of-the-2023-gosh-microgrants-program/) - We are excited to announce the awardees of the 2023 GOSH microgrants program! The following 20 projects were selected to receive 500 USD in funding to run STEM workshops or short courses focused on open science hardware. Digital Naturalism - Jungle Tech Workshop Series Hands-on workshop: Synthetic Biology application on plastic waste degradation Daykomb Soil
- [Microgrants now available for OScH Workshops & Short Courses](https://openhardware.science/2023/03/08/microgrants-now-available-for-osch-workshops-short-courses/) - Up to 20 microgrants of USD 500 are available to organisations to run STEM workshops or short courses, to be held by May 31 2023. The goal of the workshops or short courses should be to teach, deploy, or experiment with open science hardware tools and their related software applications, at any level of difficulty
- [Seeking Writer for GOSH Ambassador Handbook! (Deadline to apply is March 19)](https://openhardware.science/2023/03/07/seeking-writer-for-gosh-ambassador-handbook-deadline-to-apply-is-march-19/) - We are looking for an experienced writer and editor to create an ambassador handbook for the GOSH Community! The handbook will serve as a guide for individuals who want to become GOSH Community ambassadors and support our mission of making open science hardware ubiquitous. The GOSH community will host a series of workshops to develop
- [GOSH March Community Call: Featuring presentations from EmbryoPhenomics and the Internet of Production Alliance (IoPA)](https://openhardware.science/2023/03/02/gosh-march-community-call-featuring-presentations-from-embryophenomics-and-internet-of-production-alliance-iopa/) - The next GOSH Community Call is taking place on March 14 at 8:00 pm UTC. The call will feature presentations from EmbryoPhenomics and the Internet of Production Alliance (IoPA). Register for the call here! What are GOSH Community Calls?GOSH community calls are virtual meetings aimed to learn about the activities and projects of GOSHers around the world, discuss
- [GOSH February Community Call: Featuring a presentation from IO Rodeo](https://openhardware.science/2023/01/19/gosh-february-community-call-featuring-a-presentation-from-io-rodeo/) - The first GOSH Community Call of 2023 is taking place on February 13 at 3:00 pm UTC. The call will feature a presentation from Jo Long & Will Dickson on IO Rodeo. It will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about their experiences running a business developing open science hardware! Register for the call here! What are GOSH Community
- [Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Events Funding Program: apply by 15 Feb 2023 ](https://openhardware.science/2023/01/15/gathering-for-open-science-hardware-gosh-events-funding-program-apply-by-15-feb-2023/) - The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Events Funding program is for groups that want to host an event, workshop, conference, or get-together aimed at supporting open science hardware.
- [Call for Reviewers: GOSH 2023 Events Funding Program (deadline 31 Jan 2023)](https://openhardware.science/2023/01/15/call-for-reviewers-gosh-2023-events-funding-program-deadline-31-jan-2023/) - We are seeking reviewers for the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Events Funding program
- [Results: Phase 2 of the Collaborative Development Program](https://openhardware.science/2022/09/23/results-phase-2-of-the-collaborative-development-program/) - We are excited to announce the awardees of Phase 2 of the Collaborative Development Program! One project was selected for Phase 2 of the New Project Track, and two were selected for Phase 2 of the Established Project Track. For the New Project Track this was: OScH micropipette set for standard and automated laboratory assays - link
- [September GOSH Community Call: Featuring a presentation on OreSat](https://openhardware.science/2022/09/12/september-gosh-community-call-featuring-a-presentation-on-oresat/) - The next GOSH Community Call is happening on September 26 at 20:00 UTC! Join us for a presentation on OreSat, a fully open source, modular, and scalable CubeSat “bus” aimed at interdisciplinary student teams. Register for the call in advance here. Want to know more about the community calls? You can read more about them here . The calls are
- [2022 GOSH Regional Events Funding: Second Round Awardees](https://openhardware.science/2022/05/27/2022-gosh-regional-events-funding-second-round-awardees/) - The second round of the 2022 GOSH Regional Events Funding has closed, and the following eight groups were selected to receive funding for their events. In no particular order, these were: TanzaniaOSH, link to the proposal ($6000) The Foundry, link to the proposal ($6000) Association Hackuarium, link to the proposal ($3000) JOGL, link to the proposal ($3000) ART±BIO
- [GOSH Welcome Call, September 15 at 21:00 UTC](https://openhardware.science/2022/09/02/gosh-welcome-call-september-15-at-2100-utc/) - The next GOSH Welcome Call will be on September 15th at 21:00 UTC! If you’re new to GOSH and want to find out more about the community, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. GOSH welcome calls are held monthly and hosted by the GOSH Community Coordinator. Each welcome call consists of a 20-minute onboarding
- [August 2022 GOSH Community Call: Featuring Presentations from Douglas Esteves & Andrew Quitmeyer!](https://openhardware.science/2022/08/18/august-2022-gosh-community-call-featuring-presentations-from-douglas-esteves-andrew-quitmeyer/) - The next GOSH community call will be on 30 August from 13:00 – 14:00 UTC! The call will feature presentations from Douglas Esteves & Andrew Quitmeyer - more information on the presentations below! Be sure to register in advance for the call here. Want to know more about the community calls? You can read more about them here. The calls are
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Jenny Molloy: "Planning, planning, planning!"](https://openhardware.science/2021/11/25/gosh-community-member-profiles-planning-planning-planning/) - This is the tenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on Jenny Molloy, a
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Fernando “Nano” Castro: "Showing your cards to play together"](https://openhardware.science/2021/10/29/gosh-community-member-profiles-showing-your-cards-to-play-together/) - This is the sixth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on Fernando “Nano” Castro,
- [GOSH Welcome Calls, Starting August 15th at 10:00 UTC](https://openhardware.science/2022/08/05/gosh-welcome-calls-starting-august-15th-at-1000-utc/) - GOSH will be hosting it’s first Welcome Call on August 15th at 10:00 UTC! If you’re new to GOSH and want to find out more the community, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. GOSH welcome calls are held monthly and hosted by the GOSH Community Coordinator. Each welcome call consists of a 20-minute onboarding
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Laura Olalde: Documentation is the link for the next generation](https://openhardware.science/2021/09/21/gosh-community-member-profiles-documentation-is-the-link-for-the-next-generation/) - This is the first post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on Laura Olalde, a visual artist
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of André Maia Chagas: As if humans got it right](https://openhardware.science/2021/10/01/gosh-community-member-profiles-as-if-humans-got-it-right/) - This is the second post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on André Maia Chagas, a researcher
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Gameli Adzaho: "Outside every ivory tower"](https://openhardware.science/2021/10/07/gosh-community-member-profiles-outside-every-ivory-tower/) - This is the third post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch With a background in biochemistry,
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Marina de Freitas: “You have to show that everyone can propose and make things”](https://openhardware.science/2021/10/14/gosh-community-member-profiles-you-have-to-show-that-everyone-can-propose-and-make-things/) - This is the fourth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on Marina de Freitas, a physical
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Prayush Bijukchhe: “Focused on Education”](https://openhardware.science/2021/10/21/gosh-community-member-profiles-focused-on-education/) - This is the fifth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on Prayush Bijukchhe, a software engineer
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of François Grey: "How can GOSH make the maximum impact?"](https://openhardware.science/2021/11/04/gosh-community-member-profiles-how-can-gosh-make-the-maximum-impact/) - This is the seventh post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on François Grey, a
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Ji Li: "Create the environment to explore"](https://openhardware.science/2021/11/11/gosh-community-member-profiles-create-the-environment-to-explore/) - This is the eighth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Profile on Ji Li, a
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Greg Austic: “It’s about building strong personal connections”](https://openhardware.science/2021/11/19/gosh-community-member-profiles-its-about-building-strong-personal-connections/) - This is the ninth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Greg Austic studied economics and sociology, was
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Julian Stirling: "I felt I found my home"](https://openhardware.science/2021/12/02/gosh-community-member-profile-of-julian-stirling-i-felt-i-found-my-home/) - This is the eleventh post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Julian Stirling is a Post-doctoral
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Andy Quitmeyer: “Ethically it should be mandatory to share”](https://openhardware.science/2021/12/10/gosh-community-member-profile-of-andy-quitmeyer-ethically-it-should-be-mandatory-to-share/) - This is the twelfth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Andy Quitmeyer is a professor, researcher, and adventurer studying
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Julieta Arancio: "Setting infrastructures for equity"](https://openhardware.science/2021/12/15/gosh-community-member-profile-of-julieta-arancio-setting-infrastructures-for-equity/) - This is the thirteenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Julieta Arancio is a researcher
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Marc Dusseiller: "A workshop is playground for human interaction"](https://openhardware.science/2022/01/06/gosh-community-member-profile-of-marc-dusseiller-a-workshop-is-playground-for-human-interaction/) - This is the fourteenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Marc Dusseiller is a transdisciplinary
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Max Liboiron: "Nothing about us without us"](https://openhardware.science/2022/01/14/gosh-community-member-profile-of-max-liboiron-nothing-about-us-without-us/) - This is the fifteenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Max Liboiron is a leader
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Paula Pin: "The laboratory as a network of affective connections"](https://openhardware.science/2022/01/20/gosh-community-member-profile-of-paula-pin-the-laboratory-as-a-network-of-affective-connections/) - This is the sixteenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Paula Pin is an artist
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Pierre Padilla: “Build and strengthen regional networks”](https://openhardware.science/2022/01/27/gosh-community-member-profile-of-pierre-padilla-build-and-strengthen-regional-networks/) - This is the seventeenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Pierre Padilla Huamantinco is a lecturer and researcher
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Rachel Aronoff: “Sharing not just knowledge but know-how”](https://openhardware.science/2022/02/04/gosh-community-member-profile-of-rachel-aronoff-sharing-not-just-knowledge-but-know-how/) - This is the eighteenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Rachel Aronoff is a molecular biologist by training
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Ryan Fobel: "Finding people to meet and collaborate"](https://openhardware.science/2022/02/09/gosh-community-member-profile-of-ryan-fobel-finding-people-to-meet-and-collaborate/) - This is the nineteenth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Ryan Fobel is a biomedical
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Shannon Dosemagen: “We are building a lifetime family”](https://openhardware.science/2022/02/18/gosh-community-member-profile-of-shannon-dosemagen-we-are-building-a-lifetime-family/) - This is the twentieth post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch “We make and do things together and we
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou: “It’s important to contextualise the event according to our own vision”](https://openhardware.science/2022/02/23/gosh-community-member-profile-of-thomas-herve-mboa-nkoudou-its-important-to-contextualise-the-event-according-to-our-own-vision/) - This is the twenty-first post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou is a researcher in
- [GOSH Community Member Profile of Urs Gaudenz: “Openness is being transparent, honest and down to earth”](https://openhardware.science/2022/03/03/gosh-community-member-profile-of-urs-gaudenz-openness-is-being-transparent-honest-and-down-to-earth/) - This is the twenty-second (and final!) post of a series of profiles on GOSH community members who were featured in the GOSH Community Events Framework. You can access the framework, along with this profile in its original format, on the GOSH website at https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/. By Marcela Basch, independent journalist, Argentina. Twitter: @marbasch Urs Gaudenz is a micro engineer,
- [Open Hardware Distribution & Documentation Working Group: Values-based standards for manufacturing (part 1)](https://openhardware.science/2020/08/05/open-hardware-distribution-documentation-working-group-values-based-standards-for-manufacturing-part-1/) - This is the second post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’re shortening to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution & Documentation Working Group: Values-based standards for manufacturing (part 2)](https://openhardware.science/2020/09/08/open-hardware-distribution-documentation-working-group-values-based-standards-for-manufacturing-part-2/) - This is the third post of the series on the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (shortened to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic case study.
- [Open Hardware Distribution & Documentation Working Group: Defining Priorities](https://openhardware.science/2020/09/14/open-hardware-distribution-documentation-working-group-defining-priorities/) - This is the fourth post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’re shortening to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution & Documentation Working Group: Interlude - Adjusting the compass](https://openhardware.science/2020/09/14/open-hardware-distribution-documentation-working-group-interlude/) - This is the fifth post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’re shortening to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution & Documentation Working Group: Introduction to Documentation and Quality Assurance Frameworks](https://openhardware.science/2020/10/13/distdoc-documentation-and-quality-assurance-frameworks/) - By Greg Austic, Julian Stirling, Jenny Molloy This is the sixth post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’re shortening to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: Same brand, different products](https://openhardware.science/2020/11/17/distdoc-same-brand-different-products/) - This is the seventh post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’re shortening to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: Building for your audience](https://openhardware.science/2020/12/11/open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group-building-for-your-audience/) - This is the eight post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’ve shortened to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: Getting better by tracing failures](https://openhardware.science/2020/12/11/open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group-getting-better-by-tracing-failures/) - This is the ninth post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’ve shortened to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: The importance of a name](https://openhardware.science/2021/02/08/distdoc-the-importance-of-a-name/) - This is the tenth post (and the first of 2021) of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’ve shortened to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: Creating a network](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/04/open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group-creating-a-network/) - This is the eleventh post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’ve shortened to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: A centralized hub to support decentralized distribution](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/07/open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group-a-centralized-hub-to-support-decentralized-distribution/) - This is the 12th post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’ve shortened to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: Governing a central organization](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/08/open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group-governing-a-central-organization/) - This is the 13th post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group (which we’ve shortened to “DistDoc”). The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: Pyramids versus circles – the need for more cooperative/collaborative business models for OScH](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/09/open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group-pyramids-versus-circles-the-need-for-more-cooperative-collaborative-business-models-for-osch/) - This is the 14th post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group. The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic case study. We hope the
- [Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group: Contracts and Agreements](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/10/open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group-contracts-and-agreements/) - This is the 15th post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group. The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic case study. We hope the
- [In Summary: Sunsetting the open hardware distribution and documentation working group](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/11/in-summary-sunsetting-the-open-hardware-distribution-and-documentation-working-group/) - This is the 16th and final post of the series of the Open Hardware Distribution and Documentation Working Group. The group aims to produce a proof of concept for distributed open science hardware (OScH) manufacturing, exploring key aspects like quality, documentation, business models and more using as a starting point a paradigmatic case study. We
- [July 2022 GOSH Community Call: Presentation from Seeed Studio, Community Updates, and More!](https://openhardware.science/2022/07/12/july-2022-gosh-community-call-presentation-from-seeed-studio-community-updates-and-more/) - The next GOSH community call will be on 18 July from 9:00 – 10:00 UTC! The call will feature a presentation from Seeed Studio, with time at the end for community updates! Be sure to register in advance for the call here. Want to know more about the community calls? You can read more about them here. The calls
- [May 2022 GOSH Community Call: Presentations from Creative Innovation Center (C.I.C), and GOSH Council Member Pen on open source enhancements to wildlife camera traps](https://openhardware.science/2022/05/05/may-2022-gosh-community-call-presentations-from-creative-innovation-center-c-i-c-and-gosh-council-member-pen-on-open-source-enhancements-to-wildlife-camera-traps/) - The next GOSH community call will be on 16 May from 13:00 - 14:00 UTC! The call will feature a presentation from Creative Innovation Center (C.I.C) and GOSH Council Member Pen-Yuan Hsing who will discuss open source enhancements to wildlife camera traps. There will also be time at the end for community updates! Be sure
- [2022 GOSH Collaborative Development Program: First Round Awardees](https://openhardware.science/2022/04/27/2022-gosh-collaborative-development-program-first-round-awardees/) - The first round of the 2022 GOSH Collaborative Development Program has closed. Three projects were selected for the New Project Track, and four were selected for the Established Project Track. For the New Project Track (in no particular order) these were: Shazam for Bats, link to proposal Liquid handling robot, link to proposal Reuse of spectrophotometer, link to
- [April GOSH Community Call: Presentation from Engineers Without Borders UK](https://openhardware.science/2022/04/14/april-gosh-community-call-presentation-from-engineers-without-borders-uk/) - The next GOSH community call will be on 25 April from 11:00 - 12:00 UTC! The call will feature a presentation from Engineers Without Borders UK along with time for community updates, specifically on the 2022 GOSH Gathering and upcoming GOSH election! Be sure to register in advance for the call here. Want to know more about the community calls?
- [New call for Open Science Hardware Research and Policy Workshop Program](https://openhardware.science/2022/04/21/new-call-for-open-science-hardware-research-and-policy-workshop-program/) - The Global Open Science Hardware (OScH) Roadmap laid out a path to make open science hardware ubiquitous by 2025. In order to learn about, support and grow OScH and the OScH community, engaging with researchers and policy makers is essential. The 2022 GOSH Open Science Hardware Research and Policy Workshop Program supports meetings, writing workshops or other
- [Second Round of GOSH Regional Events Funding Now Open!](https://openhardware.science/2022/03/12/second-round-of-gosh-regional-events-funding-now-open/) - The second round of 2022 GOSH Regional Events Funding is open! The GOSH Regional Events Funding program is for groups that want to host an event, workshop, conference, or get-together aimed at supporting open science hardware. The main eligibility criteria is that the event must be aligned with the GOSH Manifesto to make open science
- [2022 GOSH Regional Events Funding: First Round Awardees](https://openhardware.science/2022/03/08/2022-gosh-regional-events-funding-first-round-awardees/) - The first round of the 2022 GOSH Regional Events Funding has closed. The following five selected groups will receive the first tier of funding, at $9910 each. In no particular order, these were: AfricaOSH, Africa, link to the proposal reGOSH, Latin America, link to the proposal International Hackteria Society, Europe/South Asia, link to the proposal
- [March GOSH Community Call: Presentations from Our-Sci and Community Creativity for Development (CC4D) Repair Café!](https://openhardware.science/2022/03/08/march-gosh-community-call-presentations-from-our-sci-and-community-creativity-for-development-cc4d-repair-cafe/) - Hello everybody! The next GOSH community call will be on 21 March from 13:00 - 14:00 UTC! The call will feature presentations from Our-Sci and Community Creativity for Development (CC4D), with with some time at the end for updates from the GOSH community. Register for the call here. Read more about GOSH community calls here. More Information on the presentations: Repair Café,
- [February GOSH Community Call: Presentations from JOGL and Public Invention!](https://openhardware.science/2022/02/10/february-gosh-community-call-presentations-from-jogl-and-public-invention/) - The next GOSH community call will take place on 24 February from 19:00 – 20:00 UTC. Join us for presentations from Just One Giant Lab (JOGL) and Public Invention along with community updates. Register for the call here. Read more about GOSH community calls here. More Information on the presentations: Freespireco (presented by Public Invention): The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a clear and
- [2021 GOSH Community Report](https://openhardware.science/2022/01/19/2021-gosh-community-report/) - The following report was prepared by the GOSH Community Coordinator, Bri Johns, in January 2022. The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community continues to be a catalyst within the broader Open Science Hardware (OScH) movement. In the past year alone, GOSH has produced a series of publications, formed a grounded governance structure rolling out
- [January community call: GOSH Community Updates](https://openhardware.science/2022/01/13/january-community-call-gosh-community-updates/) - The next GOSH community call will take place on 25 January from 21:00 – 22:00 UTC. Come join us for our first call of the year! The call will feature a presentation on what GOSH has accomplished this past year, and what we plan to do next! Join the call to hear updates from the GOSH
- [December community call: Presentations on the Internet of Production Alliance & FAIR Principles for Open Hardware](https://openhardware.science/2021/11/30/december-community-call-presentations-on-the-internet-of-production-alliance-fair-principles-for-open-hardware/) - The next GOSH community call will take place on 7 December from 13:00 – 14:00 UTC. Come join us for our last call of the year! We will be featuring two presentations, one on the Internet of Production Alliance and another on the recently published paper, “Towards FAIR Principles for Open Hardware.” More information on the presentations: The Internet
- [GOSH Residencies](https://openhardware.science/2019/09/11/gosh-residencies/) - All (2)Brazil (1)United States (1)CountryCityDatesGoalsLinkBrazilPorto AlegreJul 22-Aug 9, 2019Hyperobjects, Biofab Incubator, Environmental Monitoring, Teaching Lab, Micro-Wind Generatorhttp://residencia.hardwarelivre.org/sobre-a-residencia/index.htmlUnited StatesAnn ArborFlexibleagriculture, food and soil quality, in-field measurement equipment, soil carbon, spectroscopyReal Food Campaign (Our Sci, BFA) - https://lab.realfoodcampaign.org/submit-samples-2/ If you are interested in adding to the upcoming GOSH residencies here, you can make changes here (read the
- [November Community Call: Internet of Production Alliance, EdibleMakerspace, and more community updates!](https://openhardware.science/2021/11/12/november-community-call-internet-of-production-alliance-ediblemakerspace-and-more-community-updates/) - The next GOSH community call will take place on 18 November from 14:00 – 15:00 UTC. Be sure to join us for a series of presentations from community members, followed by community updates! This community call will feature presentations from the Internet of Production Alliance and EdibleMakerspace. The presentations will be followed by updates and announcements from
- [October community call: Reflections on Ubiquitous Rural Open Science Hardware (UROŠ) local residency!](https://openhardware.science/2021/10/25/october-community-call-reflections-on-ubiquitous-rural-open-science-hardware-uros-local-residency/) - The next GOSH community call will take place on 28 October from 21:00 - 22:00 UTC. Be sure to join us for community updates and presentations from community members! This community call will feature reflections from the Ubiquitous Rural Open Science Hardware (UROŠ) community, which is currently hosting a local group residency from October 5-25. They’ll discuss topics of
- [September community call: presentation on FreeMoCap project, updates from the GOSH council, and more!](https://openhardware.science/2021/09/22/september-community-call-presentation-on-freemocap-project-updates-from-the-gosh-council-and-more/) - The GOSH community calls are back! Be sure to attend the upcoming call on 29 September from 13:00 - 14:00 UTC. This community call will feature a presentation from Jon Matthis on The FreeMoCap Project, a free open source markerless motion capture system for decentralized science, education, and art. The presentation will be followed by community updates and
- [GOSH Community Events Framework](https://openhardware.science/2021/08/18/gosh-community-events-framework/) - By Shannon Dosemagen and Jenny Molloy It’s now been three years since the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community has been able to come together in person and the world has been changed by the global pandemic in ways we’ve yet to fully understand. During this time, and as we look forward to a
- [2021 RESEARCH FUNDING SALONS](https://openhardware.science/2021/09/15/2021-research-funding-salons/) - During June and July 2021 the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community organised a series of three participatory, salon-style meetings to explore open hardware with funding institutions. The purpose of these meetings was to connect open hardware (OH) funders and broader funders of open research and to develop guidance on OH and Open Science
- [OPEN HARDWARE: A KEY FOR ACCELERATING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TOWARDS THE U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)](https://openhardware.science/2021/09/02/open-hardware-a-key-for-accelerating-science-and-technology-towards-the-u-n-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs/) - Download Brief On June 1st of 2021, members of the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community convened a virtual writing workshop for promoting Open Source Hardware (OScH) at the international policy level (you can read more about this workshops in a blog post here). Workshop participants included OScH practitioners and those with international policy
- [OPEN HARDWARE IS READY TO HELP TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES MAXIMISE THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/22/open-hardware-is-ready-to-help-technology-transfer-offices-maximise-the-impact-of-academic-research/) - Download Brief On March 8th and April 14th of 2021, members of the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community convened two virtual writing workshops with open hardware practitioners and technology transfer officers to discuss the potential of open hardware for Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) (you can read more about these workshops in a blog
- [GOSH Community Website and Forum Development:  Request for Proposals](https://openhardware.science/2020/12/01/website-rfp/) - Project Overview⠀ Deadline for proposals: 14 Dec 2020Contact: goshcommunity@gmail.comDownload RFP (PDF) >> From microscopes to microfluidics and water quality test equipment, hardware is a vital part of science. However, the current supply chain for science hardware limits access for many groups of people and impedes creativity and customisation. Open Science Hardware (OScH) means sharing designs
- [Support the Open Science Hardware Community as the new GOSH Community Coordinator! Deadline 3 Jan 2021](https://openhardware.science/2020/12/14/gosh-community-coordinator/) - The Basics Role: GOSH Community CoordinatorFull time, fixed term contract (~12 months with potential for extension) starting in late January 2021Deadline for applications: 3 Jan 2021Location: RemoteReports to: GOSH Board members Download Role Description PDF >> Job Overview The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community supports open hardware for scientific research and education by convening meetings such as
- [GOSH Roadmap Policy Workshop Graphic Designer – Applications Open! (funded by Alfred P Sloan Foundation via GOSH nonprofit)](https://openhardware.science/2021/02/16/gosh-policy-workshop-graphic-designer-applications-open/) - The Basics Role: GOSH Roadmap Policy Workshop Graphic Designer (funded by Alfred P Sloan Foundation via a grant to Gathering for Open Science Hardware Inc, a US-based nonprofit)Part-time, fixed value contract to be delivered Mar-May 2021Contract amount: $6000 USDDeadline for applications: March 14th, 2021, however applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.Location: RemoteReports to:
- [GOSH Roadmap Policy Workshop Writer and Editor - Applications Open! (funded by Alfred P Sloan Foundation via GOSH nonprofit)](https://openhardware.science/2021/02/16/gosh-policy-workshop-writer-and-editor-applications-open/) - The Basics Role: GOSH Roadmap Policy Workshop Writer and Editor (funded by Alfred P Sloan Foundation via a grant to Gathering for Open Science Hardware Inc, a US-based nonprofit)Part-time, fixed value contract to be delivered Mar-May 2021Contract amount: $6000 USDDeadline for applications: Accepted on a rolling basis until filledLocation: RemoteReports to: GOSH nonprofit Board members & workshop
- [Policy session: Supporting Open Hardware international expansion](https://openhardware.science/2021/06/14/policy-session-supporting-open-hardware-international-expansion/) - By Julieta Arancio, associate researcher at CENIT-UNSAM In a new step towards making open science hardware (OScH) ubiquitous by 2025, on June 1st, 2021, the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community organized an online workshop to explore how to promote OScH at the international policy level. The meeting, co-convened by Francois Grey and Martin
- [Working with Technology Transfer Offices to support open hardware in academia](https://openhardware.science/2021/05/06/working-with-technology-transfer-offices-to-support-open-hardware-in-academia/) - By Julieta Arancio, associate researcher at CENIT-UNSAM Since the early publication of Open Source Lab back in 2013, open hardware for science (see box 1) has witnessed an accelerated growth worldwide. Open Science Hardware (OSH) practitioners in academia contribute significantly to this phenomenon, publishing peer-reviewed designs, supporting specialized publication venues, training fellow researchers, and sharing
- [DIN SPEC 3105 Explained](https://openhardware.science/2020/08/27/din-spec-3105-explained/) - By Jérémy Bonvoisin, University of Bath, cross-posted from the Journal of Open Hardware Medium account. In the past 18 months I had the pleasure to be part of a great adventure: establishing a new standard refining the contours of what we mean with “Open Source Hardware”. This standard, DIN SPEC 3105, sets a new milestone
- [Open Hardware Distribution & Documentation Working Group: Intro](https://openhardware.science/2020/08/04/open-hardware-distribution-documentation-working-group-intro/) - As practitioners and promoters of open hardware, we envision and work towards a near future where open is the default; where we can easily share designs for accelerating a more inclusive science, medicine, technology. We know it works. But how do we transcend the open science hardware niche? How can we scale open science hardware
- [Open Science Hardware Projects](https://openhardware.science/2019/09/11/open-science-hardware-projects/) - All (26)Liquid Handling (6)3D Printable (5)Microscopy (5)Water Quality (2)Microfluidics (2)Spectrometry (2)Laser (2)Multiparameter (1)Air Quality (1)Drones (1)Incubator (1)PCR (1)Photodetectors (1)Power Supply (1)Thin Film (1)Sequencer (1)Tweezers (1)Robotics (1)3D Printer (1)Biomaterials (1)Weather Monitoring (1)Project NameLinkCategoryHacking Ecologyhttps://hackingecology.com/Water Quality, MultiparameterOpenDrophttp://www.gaudi.ch/OpenDrop/Microfluidics, Liquid HandlingDropBothttps://github.com/sci-bots/dropbot-v3Microfluidics, Liquid HandlingOpen Fibre Spectrometryhttp://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=825SpectrometryMACA - Open Air Quality Monitorhttps://publiclab.org/notes/nanocastro/04-26-2017/maca-open-air-quality-monitor-project-in-latin-americaAir QualityOpenFlexure Microscopehttps://openflexure.org/projects/microscope/3D Printable, Microscopy¡Vuela! - Open science with drones
- [Great Lakes GOSH - Deadline extended!](https://openhardware.science/2019/05/21/great-lakes-gosh-deadline-extended/) - There's still time to apply for the Great Lakes GOSH 2019 - the deadline for applications has been extended to May 31st! We have recently updated the conference info as well with a... Tentative Schedule (with unconference explanation for new folks) More details about the Hackathon More details about times, conference costs and support now
- [Great Lakes GOSH applications open!](https://openhardware.science/2019/04/30/great-lakes-gosh-applications-open/) - Applications are open from now to May 17th for the first Great Lakes Gathering for Open Science Hardware. Located at the Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto, the goal of this GOSH is develop a robust local network of people passionate about open science hardware and provide the time to co-develop tools and applications to drive towards
- [Expanding Equitable Access to Experimental Research and STEM Education by Supporting Open Source Hardware Development](https://openhardware.science/2019/01/27/expanding-equitable-access-to-experimental-research-and-stem-education-by-supporting-open-source-hardware-development/) - B Published by the Journal of Open Hardware on Medium By J. M. Pearce (1,2,3,*) , J. C. Molloy (4) , S. Kuznetsov (5), and S. Dosemagen (6) (1) Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.(2) Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI USA.(3) Department of Electrical &
- [Report on the National Hackathon Series 1.0 in Nigeria - open source hardware for SDGs](https://openhardware.science/2018/11/28/report-on-the-national-hackathon-series-1-0-in-nigeria-open-source-hardware-for-sdgs/) - Obasegun Ayodele, Technical Co-Founder at Vilsquare and AfricaOSH participant reports on the National Hackathon Series 1.0 in Nigeria to build technology solutions to strengthen government institutions. Twenty-two youth from across the length and breadth of Nigeria converged in Kano state on the 14th of November 2018, to build IoT (Internet of Things) solutions to problems
- [New podcast on open science hardware & circular economy](https://openhardware.science/2018/11/28/new-podcast-on-open-science-hardware-circular-economy/) - Following on from an unconference session at GOSH 2018 about how open science hardware might contribute to the environmental sustainability of research, Jenny Molloy interviewed Ugo Vallauri (Restart Project) plus GOSHers Anna Lowe (MakerNet Alliance) and Helene Steiner (Open Cell) about how open science hardware might feed into a circular economy for scientific research with the goal
- [Open Hardware (for science) at Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire 2018: Crossing communities](https://openhardware.science/2018/11/01/open-hardware-for-science-at-kathmandu-mini-maker-faire-2018-crossing-communities/) - By Kshitiz Khanal On Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire (KMMF) 2018, I wanted to introduce GOSH to the community of makers. The mini version of Maker faire was hosted by Nepal Communitere on September 22-23, 2018 at Nepal Communitere premises. KMMF 2018 is the second maker faire organized in Nepal, succeeding KMMF 2016. The event showcased
- [GOSH Public Event @ x.factory 开放科学硬件公众活动](https://openhardware.science/2018/10/05/gosh-public-event-x-factory/) - Schedule 18:30 GOSH Open Floor: project showcase and art/science exhibition 19:30 GOSH Talks: Introduction of GOSH and key project presentations 21:00 GOSH Night: Performances and music 活动日程 18:30 对公众开放，项目展示及艺术/科学项目展 19:30 演讲：介绍开放科学硬件以及亮点项目展示 21:00 音乐&表演 Location Our event partner x.factory, has invited us to co-organise this public event. x.factory is operated by Chaihuo Maker Space, Shenzhen’s first
- [From Switzerland to China, scaling students' open hardware health solutions](https://openhardware.science/2018/08/20/from-switzerland-to-china-scaling-students-open-hardware-health-solutions/) - Citizen Cyberlab in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the eleven United Labs where students can work in projects tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). During the summer, the Geneva-Tsinghua Initiative hosts selected teams from different parts of the globe at this Lab, where t hey connect with international organisations, learn about project management and
- [Africa Open Science and Hardware Summit Heads to East Africa in 2019!](https://openhardware.science/2018/08/25/africa-open-science-and-hardware-summit-heads-to-east-africa-in-2019/) - Africa Open Science and Hardware (Africa OSH) Community is excited to announce Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as the next host of the Africa OSH Summit. Africa OSH 2019 will be the second edition of the summit, and the first time the event would be hosted in East Africa. It would be held in April 2019.
- [Nigeria: Tackling the SDGs with Open Source Hardware](https://openhardware.science/2018/08/10/nigeria-tackling-the-sdgs-with-open-source-hardware/) - The first session of the National Hackathon Series -'Wearables Edition'- was held last 25-29 July in Ado Ekiti, South-West Nigeria, organised by Vilsquare Makers' Hub and Meluibe Foundation. The aim of the Series is to combine technology and civic participation towards solving problems around national unity, while working on specific needs. This first edition produced
- [A new way to equip Africa's science labs: get students to build their own](https://openhardware.science/2018/08/08/a-new-way-to-equip-africas-science-labs-get-students-to-build-their-own/) - Louise Bezuidenhout, University of Oxford How does one train science students without equipment? As a sociologist of science specialising in African countries, this is a question I get asked with sad regularity. How, African science, technology, engineering and maths educators ask me, can the next generation of globally competitive scientists be trained using teaching
- [GOSH and AfricaOSH Community in Physics World!](https://openhardware.science/2018/08/08/gosh-and-africaosh-community-in-physics-world/) - A new piece in Physics World highlighting open science hardware in the developing world has been published, featuring many members of the GOSH and AfricaOSH communities! Check out the snippet below and read the full article here. "In the developing world it’s difficult to get and maintain the hi-tech equipment we associate with modern laboratories.
- [Donate today to support an equitable, diverse and accessible GOSH 2018! ](https://openhardware.science/2018/07/25/donate-today-to-support-an-equitable-diverse-and-accessible-gosh-2018/) - The Gathering for Open Science Hardware serves the needs of the Global Open Science Hardware community through convening meetings, publications, activities and providing a forum for the community. GOSH 2018 is taking place 10-13 Oct in Shenzhen, China with the theme of ‘scaling hardware, growing community’. We are currently finalising the GOSH 2018 participant list
- [Applications are now open for GOSH 2018!](https://openhardware.science/2018/04/25/applications-are-now-open-for-gosh-2018/) - Applications are now open for GOSH 2018, the Gathering for Open Science Hardware, taking place over four consecutive days 10-13 October 2018 in Shenzhen, China. We would like to invite you to apply to join another 100 active users, developers and thinkers in open hardware for science to benefit research, education, and science engagement. GOSH
- [Open science hardware across the Andes](https://openhardware.science/2018/04/16/open-science-hardware-across-the-andes/) - After an intense programme of Open Scientific Hardware -OScH- workshops in Mendoza, Argentina and Santiago, Chile, researchers André Chagas -University of Tübingen- and Ben Paffhausen -Freie Universität, Berlin- go back home with less material in their luggage but with a bunch of future projects, new friends, stories... And empanadas, for sure! The workshops were organised
- [Report on GOSH 2017 - what a year!](https://openhardware.science/2018/02/01/report-on-gosh-2017-what-a-year/) - The GOSH Community recently completed a report on activities funded by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation during 2017, informed by some fantastic responses to a thread on the forum about the impact GOSH has had on people's lives and work. Stories continued to roll in after the report deadline so do take a look! You
- [Una revolución en el acceso a las herramientas científicas](https://openhardware.science/2018/01/12/una-revolucion-en-el-acceso-a-las-herramientas-cientificas/) - Una comunidad global de 30 países promueve el libre acceso al hardware científico Más de 100 representantes del ámbito científico, la educación, organizaciones sociales, artistas y profesionales independientes de 30 países publicaron una “hoja de ruta” describiendo los pasos a seguir para garantizar el acceso global al hardware científico para 2025, a través de diseños
- [GOSH Roadmap: launching a revolution in access to scientific tools](https://openhardware.science/2018/01/10/gosh-roadmap-launching-a-revolution-in-access-to-scientific-tools/) - A global community from 30 countries calls for open sharing of scientific hardware Over 100 researchers, engineers, educators, entrepreneurs and community organizers from 30 countries have published a report describing the steps for providing global access to scientific hardware by 2025 through open source designs, collaborative research and new manufacturing techniques, including 3D-printing. The group,
- [[Guest Post] Journal of Open Hardware Interview Series:  Andrew Pelling in coversation with Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy](https://openhardware.science/2018/01/04/guest-post-journal-of-open-hardware-interview-series-andrew-pelling-in-coversation-with-erin-robotgrrl-kennedy/) - This is a guest post from the Journal of Open Hardware Team! Journal of Open Hardware editorial board member, Andrew Pelling had a chance to sit down and chat with Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy. Erin is a robot maker and the founder of Robot Missions, an organization that empowers communities to embark on missions aimed at
- [GOSH Community Members feature in The Economist this week!](https://openhardware.science/2017/12/21/gosh-community-members-feature-in-the-economist-this-week/) - The Economist have published a new article entitled 'Do-it-yourself science is taking off: A growing movement seeks to make the tools of science available to everyone (including you)'. This extended feature piece contains great coverage of several members of the GOSH Community, including: Max Liboiron (GOSH 2017 Organiser) Sean Bonner, Pieter Franken and Safecast (Sean
- [Outside the academy: DIY science communities (Force2017 Keynote by Lucy Patterson)](https://openhardware.science/2017/12/21/outside-the-academy-diy-science-communities-force2017-keynote-by-lucy-patterson/) - Lucy Patterson gave a keynote at the recent FORCE2017 meeting on DIY Science Communities with some very familiar groups mentioned! Take a look on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3UqK-xB0w About Lucy Lucy is a freelance science hacker and community organizer working at the intersection of science and society. She is a DIY science and open-science advocate in the
- [OpenCon 2017: Reflections from a GOSHer](https://openhardware.science/2017/12/11/opencon-2017-reflections-from-a-gosher/) - OpenCon 2017 has taken place in Berlin, Germany, and so many things happened in those three days that reflection is almost mandatory. I'll write mostly about my own impressions, as it was my first time attending OpenCon and actual facts can be found online here -these guys really know everything about documentation-. First of
- [Africa OSH Summit to take place in Kumasi, Ghana, 13th - 15th April, 2018](https://openhardware.science/2017/12/09/africa-osh-summit-to-take-place-in-kumasi-ghana-13th-15th-april-2018/) - The first Gathering for Open Science & Hardware (GOSH) was held in March 2016 at CERN, Switzerland. GOSH is a diverse, global community working to enhance the sharing of open, scientific technologies. A key goal of GOSH 2017 was to to create a roadmap to bring together the people, skills and tools needed to make
- [PhD Studentship in UK: Pushing the boundaries of 3D printed mechanisms for open source instrumentation](https://openhardware.science/2017/12/09/phd-studentship-in-uk-pushing-the-boundaries-of-3d-printed-mechanisms-for-open-source-instrumentation/) - GOSH alum Dr Richard Bowman is offering a PhD project on 3D printed mechanisms for open source instrumentation at the Univesity of Bath! More information and apply via findaphd.com >> Deadline is 28 Jan 2018 Project Description Sharing designs for lab instruments as “open source hardware” could bring about a step change in science and medicine,
- [Apply by 15 Aug for Global Summit on Community Biotechnology at MIT Media Lab - 22-24 Sep 2017](https://openhardware.science/2017/08/12/apply-by-15-aug-for-global-summit-on-community-biotechnology-at-mit-media-lab-22-24-sep-2017/) - Apply by 15 Aug to join the Global Summit on Community Biotechnology taking place at the MIT Media Lab from Friday September 22 to Sunday September 24 2017. GOSH community members including Jenny Molloy, Rüdiger Trojok, Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou, Pierre Padilla and probably some more we missed on the website are already confirmed as attending! From the website: The
- [GOSH Roadmap mentioned on BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science'](https://openhardware.science/2017/11/28/gosh-roadmap-mentioned-on-bbc-radio-4-inside-science/) - Jenny Molloy appeared on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science with Adam Rutherford on Thursday 23 Nov to discuss synthetic biology and democratisation, including the need for open source technologies and the efforts of the Global Open Science Hardware community to draft a roadmap to make this happen! Listen to the episode below! (Download Here- -
- [Accelerating science and improving equitable access to hands-on STEM education through open science hardware](https://openhardware.science/2017/12/05/accelerating-science-and-improving-equitable-access-to-hands-on-stem-education-through-open-science-hardware/) - The US National Science Foundation (NSF) recently published a call for suggestions of research areas that could benefit from 'networks of networks' between US and international researchers. The GOSH Community prepared a response, which you can read below. Submitted by: Stacey Kuznetsov*, Arizona State University Joshua M. Pearce*, Michigan Technological University Jenny Molloy*, University of
- [Science Disrupt Podcast with Bethan Wolfenden & open-source lab-tech at the Royal Society](https://openhardware.science/2017/10/31/science-disrupt-podcast-with-bethan-wolfenden-open-source-lab-tech-at-the-royal-society/) - Image credit: Science Disrupt Hear a nice chat with Bethan on the Science Disrupt Podcast, which has also featured Tom Baden and Andre Chagas! Gemma & Lawrence who run the Science Disrupt project also reported in their weekly memo "We took part in a workshop at the Royal Society to identify great examples of collaboration
- [Open Source Hardware Collaboration Survey - how people work together to design open source products](https://openhardware.science/2017/10/24/open-source-hardware-collaboration-survey-how-people-work-together-to-design-open-source-products/) - Robert Mies and Jérémy Bonvoisin are part of a research project team working on open source hardware at Technische Universität Berlin. They are launching a survey to better understand how product development in open source communities works and have a questionnaire that takes about 15 minutes to complete. It is open until 16 Nov 2017
- [Grassroots scientific research and keeping open hardware open](https://openhardware.science/2017/10/04/grassroots-scientific-research-and-keeping-open-hardware-open/) - Image Credit: BabyLegs by Max Liboiron is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. A thematic issue of 'Engaging Science, Technology, and Society' journal introduced by GOSH 2017 co-organiser Max Liboiron, Sara Wylie and Nick Shapiro has a range of Open Access articles that 'work towards remaking how knowledge is made about and across industrial
- [GOSH Roadmap - draft open to community comment by 6 Oct 2017](https://openhardware.science/2017/10/04/gosh-roadmap-draft-open-to-community-comment-by-6-oct-2017/) - It's here - the near final draft of the Open Science Hardware Roadmap. This includes intellectual contributions from 100+ people, including everyone who attended GOSH 2017. Now we need your help to finalise the recommendations! GOSH Roadmap - Final Draft for Community Comments Important note: Text in green are instructions for contributors and will not
- [Open-source oceanographic instruments reach final of NatGeo Competition - support #openhardware for science!](https://openhardware.science/2017/09/04/open-source-oceanographic-instruments-reach-final-of-natgeo-competition-support-openhardware-for-science/) - GOSHer Andrew Thaler and the OpenCDT project that he presented in his GOSH 2017 pivot talk have reached the final of a National Geographic Chasing Genius competition with the idea of 'Open-source oceanographic instruments to study our changing oceans'. Four ideas will win $25,000 each and you can vote once per day until September 15
- [Open Science Hardware highlighted in new paper from STEPS on 'Open and Collaborative Developments'](https://openhardware.science/2017/08/12/open-science-hardware-highlighted-in-new-paper-from-steps-on-open-and-collaborative-developments/) - In a recent working paper from the STEPS Centre, open science hardware is highlighted as an example of an experiment in radical open and collaborative knowledge production. GOSH alumni Tom Baden, Andre Chagas and their TReND collaborators work on construction of low cost, open scientific equipment for developing countries gets a particular mention! The paper
- [Journal Special Issue on Open Source Tools in Systems Neuroscience](https://openhardware.science/2017/08/06/journal-special-issue-on-open-source-tools-in-systems-neuroscience/) - Figure 5 from Siegle et al, 2017. Licensed under CC-BY 3.0 Caleb Kemere, Rice University has guest edited a special issue of the Journal of Neural Engineering on 'Open Source Tools in Systems Neuroscience'. From the introduction: The open source movement is often associated with free or low cost solutions. This special issue highlights how
- [Science Disrupt podcast on Open Minds, Open Hardware](https://openhardware.science/2017/07/30/science-disrupt-podcast-on-open-minds-open-hardware/) - The Science Disrupt podcast interviewed GOSH attendees Tom Baden and Andre Chagas about open hardware, including Fly Pi and Trend in Africa's open hardware courses and other activities. They said: "We thoroughly enjoyed chatting to Andre and Tom, and we left feeling energised that the spirit of ingenuity, of tinkering, and playing with science is alive and well." Listen to
- [GOSH community in special journal issue: Ciência cidadã e laboratórios cidadãos | Ciencia ciudadana y laboratorios ciudadanos | Citizen science and citizen labs](https://openhardware.science/2017/07/10/gosh-community-in-special-journal-issue-ciencia-cidada-e-laboratorios-cidadaos-ciencia-ciudadana-y-laboratorios-ciudadanos-citizen-science-and-citizen-labs/) - Maria Lucia Maciel and Sarita Albagli recently edited a special edition of the journal Liinc em Revista - an interdisciplinary, international peer-reviewed open journal of critical reflection on the processes of information and knowledge production, circulation and appropriation in a changing world. Four of the articles were written by attendees at GOSH 2016 and/or 2017 and
- [GOSH and Centro de Tecnologia Acadêmica (CTA) highlighted on opensource.com](https://openhardware.science/2017/07/10/gosh-and-centro-de-tecnologia-academica-cta-highlighted-on-opensource-com/) - GOSH 2017 and GOSHers from the Centro de Tecnologia Acadêmica (CTA), an open hardware lab at Brazil's Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul were highlighted in an article on open hardware in Latin America by Emilio Velis at opensourceway.com. He was particularly captivated by the CTA weather station project: One of its projects that caught my
- [Makery: L’Afrique à l’assaut du biohacking pour la santé | Africa tackles biohacking for healthcare](https://openhardware.science/2017/07/10/lafrique-a-lassaut-du-biohacking-pour-la-sante-makery/) - The participants of the seminar on biohacking in healthcare in Yaoundé. © Goethe Institute / D. Niwalo Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou (University of Laval) and Jérôme Avom (Higher institute of medical technology, Cameroon) explain in Makery (French | English) how open science will make access to healthcare easier in developing countries, following their seminar on“Biohacking in
- [Building Hardware Following Open Source Principles by Institute IRNAS and Fabrikor](https://openhardware.science/2017/07/10/building-hardware-following-open-source-principles/) - Institute IRNAS, led by GOSHer Luka Mustafa, have posted an excellent blog to their new Medium channel, detailing their process for open hardware development, This is the first of several so we encourage you to follow them! The post is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 so we've reproduced some of the open-focused content below, but you should definitely
- [Public Lab: OpenHour on Facilitation Techniques and Resources](https://openhardware.science/2017/07/10/public-lab-openhour-on-facilitation-techniques-and-resources/) - GOSH 2017 co-organiser Max Liboiron, Safety Officer Klie Kliebert and attendee Maria Frangos participated in a Public Lab Open Hour on facilitation techniques back in June. As this topic is so important to GOSH and GOSHers we thought you might be interested to watch the recording of the session! From Public Lab: On the front lines of
- [Open hardware as an experimental innovation platform: preliminary research findings](https://openhardware.science/2017/07/10/open-hardware-as-an-experimental-innovation-platform-preliminary-research-findings/) - Luis Felipe Rosado Murillo and Pietari Kauttu have recently published a paper on open hardware as an experiment innovation platform in the CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation. Great to see this work coming from GOSH attendees and the site of the very first GOSH back in 2016! Kauttu, P. and Murillo, L.F., 2017.
- [GOSH Manifesto and projects from open science hardware community highlighted in Digital Social Innovation Toolkit](https://openhardware.science/2017/06/02/gosh-manifesto-and-projects-from-open-science-hardware-community-highlighted-in-digital-social-innovation-toolkit/) - Online PDF Congratulations to two projects from the open science hardware community, involving several GOSH attendees, on being selected as part of six case studies from the European Commission-funded Digital Social Innovation Toolkit. The GOSH Manifesto also gets a mention in terms of best practices for design of open science hardware. The case studies are
- [Join Aerogami: Learning how things fly by making paper planes on #mozsprint 2017](https://openhardware.science/2017/05/26/join-aerogami-learning-how-things-fly-by-making-paper-planes-on-mozsprint-2017/) - We invite you to join Mozilla Global Sprint on June 1-2, 2017 #mozsprint and contribute to Aerogami. Aerogami is open courseware that teaches how things fly by making paper planes and with other minimal setup using household objects. A learner can experience what’s happening for themselves instead of believing the teacher or textbook. It is
- [Le Biohacking dans le domaine médical: perspectives pour les pays en voie de développement - seminar in Cameroon with GOSH community](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/26/le-biohacking-dans-le-domaine-medical-perspectives-pour-les-pays-en-voie-de-developpement-seminar-in-cameroon-with-gosh-community/) - Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou (second left) at GOSH 2017 The GOSH Community is out in force on 23-24 May 2017 for 'Le Biohacking dans le domaine médical: perspectives pour les pays en voie de développement' or 'Biohacking in the medical field: perspectives for developing countries' A meeting organised by the Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou of
- [Gathering for Open Science Hardware 2016 reviewed in Journal of Open Hardware](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/26/gathering-for-open-science-hardware-2016-reviewed-in-journal-of-open-hardware/) - GOSH organizers Shannon Dosemagen, Max Liboiron and Jenny Molloy have reviewed the GOSH 2016 meeting and discussed the goals for GOSH 2017 in a review article for the Journal for Open Hardware - an open access journal that grew from the GOSH 2016 meeting and the open science hardware community. Dosemagen, S., Liboiron, M.
- [We need to break science out of its ivory tower – here’s one way to do this](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/26/we-need-to-break-science-out-of-its-ivory-tower-heres-one-way-to-do-this/) - This article is authored by Max Liboiron and Jenny Molloy and was originally published on The Conversation website. See the full, original post here. Without hardware, there is no science. From Hooke’s microscope to the Hubble telescope, instruments are modern science’s platforms for producing knowledge. But limited access to scientific tools impedes the progress and
- [People-led Research: A strange, sleeping giant - Greg Austic](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/26/people-led-research-a-strange-sleeping-giant-greg-austic/) - Greg facilitating the values session at GOSH 2017 with fellow GOSH Manifesto convenor, Max Liboiron#GOSH2017 organizer Greg Austic reflects on the uprising of people-led research with some familiar examples from around the open science hardware community. Read the full post here. Most progress is still driven from the top down by organizations — and ultimately funders. Do-gooders
- [Roadmap or compass? - Paz Bernaldo](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/26/roadmap-or-compass-paz-bernaldo/) - Voting on values to guide the roadmapping exercise at #GOSH2017Paz Bernaldo has reflected on her time at #GOSH2017 and offered a thoughtful critique of the our goal to draft a roadmap over at Medium, suggesting that a compass would be a more appropiate framing of what the open science hardware community needs to guide it
- [Open tools for better science | Tecnologías abiertas para más y mejor ciencia - Gustavo Pereyra Irujo](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/26/open-tools-for-better-science-tecnologias-abiertas-para-mas-y-mejor-ciencia-gustavo-pereyra-irujo/) - Gustavo Pereyra Irujo has put out a call on Medium for others to join the GOSH Community, explaining how and why open tools can mean better science in English and Spanish! Open scientific instruments allow those who were mere recipients of the tools delivered by the market to be part of the development process, focusing on
- [Change the world with open science hardware -  Xiamyra Daal](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/25/change-the-world-with-open-science-hardware-xiamyra-daal/) - Xiamyra Daal at GOSH 2017GOSH 2017 participant Xiamyra Daal wraps up her thoughts on #GOSH2017 in this piece on the Waag Society blog. The three messages that I took home from this gathering were: hardware does not has to be electronic, the difference between equality and equity and how to spread your thoughts. In our western
- [El Hardware Científico Abierto Puede Popularizar Y Redistribuir Los Beneficios De La Investigación](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/10/el-hardware-cientifico-abierto-puede-popularizar-y-redistribuir-los-beneficios-de-la-investigacion/) - http://www.agenciacyta.org.ar/2017/04/el-hardware-cientifico-abierto-puede-popularizar-y-redistribuir-los-beneficios-de-la-investigacion/ El doctor Alejandro Nadra, investigador del CONICET en la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la UBA, armando un microscopio impreso en 3D. Así lo afirma Alejandro Nadra, investigador del CONICET en la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la UBA quien integra un movimiento internacional de científicos y otros actores que
- ['A DIY Ultrasonic Signal Generator for Sound Experiments' and a request for open hardware for physics education](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/11/a-diy-ultrasonic-signal-generator-for-sound-experiments-and-a-request-for-open-hardware-for-physics-education/) - Ihab Riad from the Univversity of Khartoum in Sudan has a new paper on open hardware submitted to The Physics Teacher and posted as a pre-print on arXiv. As he says on the GOSH Forum: Being from a developing country, Sudan I also feel that in addition to research oriented instruments there is also a strong
- [#GOSH2017 write-up from Biolab Exploratorio Medellín](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/10/gosh2017-write-up-from-biolab-exploratorio-medellin/) - This is a guest post by Hamilton Mestizo, cross-posted with permission from the Biolab Exploratorio Medellín blog. See the original article here. #GOSH2017 El GOSH (Global Open Source Hardware) es una comunidad en crecimiento de personas, instituciones y proyectos independientes que ven en el “open hardware” (tecnologías libres) posibilidades de creación. Se pone en diálogo a la
- [Upon the Shoulders of Giants: Open-Source Hardware and Software in Analytical Chemistry](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/10/upon-the-shoulders-of-giants-open-source-hardware-and-software-in-analytical-chemistry/) - GOSH 2016 and 2017 alum Ryan Fobel and colleagues have a new paper out in the ACS Journal Analytical Chemistry - GOSH gets a good mention! Upon the Shoulders of Giants: Open-Source Hardware and Software in Analytical Chemistry Michael D. M. Dryden, Ryan Fobel, Christian Fobel, and Aaron R. Wheeler Analytical Chemistry Article ASAP DOI:
- [Low Cost Instrumentation at XXVI International Materials Research Congress (abstracts by 7 Apr 2017)](https://openhardware.science/2017/04/03/low-cost-instrumentation-at-xxvi-international-materials-research-congress-abstracts-by-7-apr-2017/) - From Tianheng Zhao on the GOSH Forum: Some of you may miss the opportunities to present your work in GOSH2017 or you wish to have another chance to showcase your progress. Here is another opportunity in a scientific conference (International Materials Research Congress 2017) to show some of the open-source/low-cost hardwares. I am helping organising a
- [HardwareX journal waives open access fee for GOSH 2017 participants](https://openhardware.science/2017/03/21/hardwarex-journal-waives-open-access-fee-for-gosh-2017-participants/) - HardwareX is an open access journal established to promote free and open source designing, building and customizing of scientific infrastructure (hardware). HardwareX aims to recognize researchers for the time and effort in developing scientific infrastructure while providing end-users with sufficient information to replicate and validate the advances presented. HardwareX is open to input from all scientific, technological and medical
- [GOSH 2017: Where in the world are the GOSHers?](https://openhardware.science/2017/03/03/gosh-2017-where-in-the-world-are-the-goshers/) - We're excited to be getting closer to GOSH 2017 in Santiago, Chile and to meet our wonderful participants! Thanks to Marc Dusseiller who mapped our attendees from around the world! We're pleased to welcome over 90 GOSHers from over 30 countries on five continents, with over 30% coming from our host region, Latin America.
- [Open Science Hardware Roadmap drafting at CERN](https://openhardware.science/2017/03/02/open-science-hardware-roadmap-drafting-at-cern/) - Photo by k0a1a.net Photo by k0a1a.net The Gathering for Open Science Hardware 2017 organising committee and a talented set of people with skills and experience in areas of policy, IP, business, maker networks and other areas complementary to GOSH are meeting at CERN 2-4 March 2017 to draft a roadmap for open science hardware that
- [MakerNet need your help gathering needs for a humanitarian manufacturing platform](https://openhardware.science/2017/02/08/makernet-need-your-help-gathering-needs-for-a-humanitarian-manufacturing-platform/) - A post to highlight MakerNet's call for needs for a humanitarian/development manufacturing platform We are part of the MakerNet project, www.makernet.global, which aims to create open source digital platforms to support distributed manufacturing of key supplies for humanitarian relief and for development. We want these platforms to reflect your needs and invite you to share your
- [Applications open for TReND Open Labware workshop in Nigeria](https://openhardware.science/2017/01/04/applications-open-for-trend-open-labware-workshop-in-nigeria/) - Open Labware: Build your own lab equipment using 3D printing and basic electronics June 28th – July 8th 2017, Dept. Physiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Apply Now! >> TReND are excited to announce the second installment of their VolkswagenStiftung-sponsored “Open Labware” course on 3-D printing and electronics to build your own lab equipment. The course will
- [Complete the CERN Open Source Hardware Survey on OSHW as a knowledge transfer tool](https://openhardware.science/2016/10/12/complete-the-cern-open-source-hardware-survey-on-oshw-as-a-knowledge-transfer-tool/) - CERN Knowledge Transfer Group is investigating the impact of Open Source Hardware (OSHW) as a knowledge transfer tool. We invite you to participate in this brief survey that investigates various aspects of the impact of OSHW. Completing the survey takes about 10 minutes. The results of the survey will be made available through CERN Knowledge
- [GOSH, that’s handy: open-science hardware](https://openhardware.science/2016/09/29/gosh-thats-handy-open-science-hardware/) - This guest article by Tobias Wenzel and Robin Lamboll was first published in the Lab Times (original at: http://www.labtimes.org/epaper/LT_16_04.pdf) and the text and image is reproduced here under a CC-BY 4.0 license Global Open Science Hardware extends the philosophy of open source coding to making real objects. It is rapidly gaining importance as hardware manufacturing becomes
- [GOSH features in Guardian article on the open hardware revolution](https://openhardware.science/2016/09/23/gosh-features-in-guardian-article-on-the-open-hardware-revolution/) - We got a mention in The Guardian Science section in a great article by Adrian Smith ( Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex) and Mariano Fressoli (CONICET, Argentina) asking 'Can the open hardware revolution help to democratise technology?' We sadly weren't mentioned by name but it was definitely us... "CERN is home to some
- [GOSH at MozFest 2016](https://openhardware.science/2016/09/23/gosh-at-mozfest-2016/) - We're delighted that a GOSH session has been accepted to the Open Science track in MozFest 2016, taking place in London 28-30 Oct 2016. See below for the session proposal and register here to join MozFest! If you'd like to help facilitate the session then let us know in the GOSH forum or tweet @GOSHCommunity.
- [Call for Submissions: Science for the Public Good](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/30/call-for-submissions-science-for-the-public-good/) - YES! Magazine have an open call for proposals for their Spring 2017 edition that references GOSH! 2016 attendees Public Lab: Every person a scientist: There are some powerful examples of citizen-led science-based activism; the water poisoning in Flint, Michigan, is one example. Public Lab teaches people to investigate environmental concerns using inexpensive DIY techniques. Any
- [Interactivos?'16 Nuvem: Water and Autonomy. Open call for projects](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/30/interactivos16-nuvem-water-and-autonomy-open-call-for-projects/) - Interactivos? is a collaborative laboratory for developing projects. This year, the theme of Interactivos? '16 is Water and Autonomy. Our intention is to study autonomous hydrology systems and encourage cross-disciplinary action between popular, scientific, technical and artistic knowledge to create solutions to water issues through a citizen perspective. Find out more and apply by 4
- [Scientific American: Maker Movement Turns Scientists into Tinkerers](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/30/scientific-american-maker-movement-turns-scientists-into-tinkerers/) - An interesting article in Scientific American covers the impact of 3D-printing for research equipment. No explicit mention of open hardware as a trend but a lot of interesting projects included that use open source hardware and software Read full article >> The joining of science and the maker movement is “not only a great thing
- [GOSH Manifesto now in Portuguese](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/26/gosh-manifesto-now-in-portuguese/) - Many thanks to Luis Felipe Murillo for translating the GOSH Manifesto into Portuguese! Manifesto do Hardware Científico Aberto e Global O movimento do Hardware Científico Aberto e Global (cuja sigla GOSH em inglês significa "Global Open Science Hardware") busca reduzir as barreiras entre criadores e usuários de instrumentos científicos para apoiar a busca e a expansão do
- [1º Encontro Brasileiro de Hardware Aberto e Livre!](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/26/1o-encontro-brasileiro-de-hardware-aberto-e-livre/) - Programação e saiba mai >> De 29 a 31 de outubro em São Paulo - SP, com palestras, debates e atividades sobre técnicas e práticas para colaboração e difusão de projetos de hardware aberto e livre (HAL), tanto no contexto acadêmico como no setor produtivo. Programme and more information >> The First Brazilian Free and
- [Save the Date! GOSH 2017 will be March 22-25 in Santiago, Chile](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/24/save-the-date-gosh-2017-will-be-march-22-25-in-santiago-chile/) - Exciting news! GOSH 2017 will be March 22-25 in Santiago, Chile at the Anacleto Angelini Innovation Centre, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Thank you to all those who gave us location suggestions, voted in the venue poll and a special thanks to Fernán Fedirici for his hard work securing the venue. More details coming soon!
- [The Challenge of Attribution, or “View Source,” in 3D Printing - Creative Commons](https://openhardware.science/2016/07/28/meeting-debrief-and-next-steps-the-challenge-of-attribution-or-view-source-in-3d-printing-creative-commons/) - This article has been reposted from the Creative Commons site, where it was published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Source: Meeting debrief and next steps: The Challenge of Attribution, or “View Source,” in 3D Printing – Creative Commons In April, we posed a question to our community, “How should we attribute 3D
- [DIY Microscopes | Round-up from Civic Laboratory](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/07/diy-microscopes-round-up-from-civic-laboratory/) - Max Liboiron posed this excellent round-up of DIY microscopes in response to a query on the GOSH! google group - see the whole thing over at the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) blog: DIY Microscopes | Round-up from Civic Laboratory Microscopes are ubiquitous tools in science, providing a visual bridge between the world we
- [GOSH Manifesto now in Spanish](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/15/gosh-manifesto-now-in-spanish/) - Many thanks to the team at IMVEC for translating the GOSH Manifesto into Spanish! You can express your gratitude via GNUsocial or Twitter. GOSH Manifesto TEXTO ORIGINAL Y FORMULARIO DE ADHESIÓN https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto El movimiento por un Hardware Científico Global y Abierto (GOSH) busca reducir las barreras entre diversas creadoras y usuarias de herramientas científicas para
- [Institute IRNAS launches Call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship at Symbiolab in Slovenia](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/01/institute-irnas-launches-call-for-marie-sklodowska-curie-fellowship-at-symbiolab-in-slovenia/) - Symbiolab, Institute IRNAS is looking for a post-doctoral candidate (Ph.D. before 14th September 2016) to apply for the MSCA-IF fellowship on the topic of opensource 3D-bioprinter development. 3D bioprinting is a rapidly developing field of research which combines cell and tissue cultivation with fabrication methods such as 3D printing. Potential applications range from algae-biosensors on
- [GOSH Manifesto presented at Border Sessions](https://openhardware.science/2016/07/08/gosh-manifesto-presented-at-border-sessions/) - Irish maker Mikael Fernström from Softday presented the GOSH Manifesto for Global Open Science Hardware at Border Sessions in The Hague on July 6-7. Ewen Chardronnet of Makery was on hand to capture the event and you can read his account here 'Border Sessions, 48h on the frontiers of science'
- [The Fab New Geography of Innovation](https://openhardware.science/2016/07/28/the-fab-new-geography-of-innovation/) - This article by GOSH! 2016 attendees Ivana Gadjanski and Andrew Pelling was originally published in the Global Young Academy Connections Magazine and is reproduced here with permission of the authors. Original web version | print version http://issuu.com/globalyoungacademy/docs/connections_issue_4_final_web_singl?e=0/37515607 We are now witnessing the rise of a truly global and completely decentralized movement in low cost innovation,
- [Urs Gaudenz presents Open Science Hardware and GOSH! at Medialab Prado’s Interactivos?’16 program in Madrid](https://openhardware.science/2016/08/01/urs-gaudenz-presents-open-science-hardware-and-gosh-at-medialab-prados-interactivos16-program-in-madrid/) - “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, Urs Gaudens (Gaudilabs), lecture at Interactivos?’16, May 31, 2016: Ewen Chardronnet at Makery has a great write-up of the event here, including pictures of several hands-on sessions and exhbits featuring open science hardware and DIYBio. Featured image by Medialab Prado, licensed under CC-BY 3.0
- [Max Liboiron: Dumpster Diving at the World’s Largest Particle Accelerator](https://openhardware.science/2016/03/14/dumpster-diving-at-the-worlds-largest-particle-accelerator-discard-studies/) - Max Liboiron wrote about her experience art GOSH! 2016: Dumpster Diving at the World’s Largest Particle Accelerator over at her blog, Discard Studies. "The sign beside the dumpster warns us that we are in a radiation zone, but someone in our group has made a Geiger counter. It says levels are safe. And there’s nothing I want from that particular dumpster
- [Have your say on the GOSH! 2017 venue](https://openhardware.science/2016/07/29/have-your-say-on-the-gosh-2017-venue/) - We're pleased to announce that Max Liboiron and Ivana Gadjanski will join Shannon Dosemagen, Jenny Molloy and Greg Austic on the GOSH2017 organizing group. Please keep an eye out for lots of options to participate in GOSH2017 planning coming your way soon... starting here! The organizers have reviewed different venues for GOSH2017. We weighed event
- [GOSH! Manifesto added to PLOS Open Hardware Collection](https://openhardware.science/2016/07/28/gosh-manifesto-added-to-plos-open-hardware-collection/) - The GOSH! Manifesto is now available on the PLOS Open Hardware Collection along with many other useful references to cool projects and interesting resources! Thanks to the PLOS Community Editors (and GOSH! 2016 attendees) Tom Baden and André Maia Chagas!
- [How to (not) innovate with a coconut - interview with Marc Dusseiller](https://openhardware.science/2016/07/28/how-to-not-innovate-with-a-coconut-interview-with-marc-dusseiller/) - Photo by SHAREconference Photo of Marc Dusseiller by SHAREconference Ewen Chardronnet recently interviewed Marc Dusseiller, co-founder of the DIYbio network Hackteria and co-organiser of GOSH! 2016, for Makery magazine. Part 1: Marc talks about talks about how the DIYbio movement came to Europe and founding Hackteria in India in 2009. Part 2: Marc talks about
- [Echopen looking for app developer (potential for residency)](https://openhardware.science/2016/07/04/echopen-looking-for-app-developer-potential-for-residency/) - Echopen is working towards a low-cost, open-source ultrasound stethoscope for healthcare professionals, that connects to a smartphone or tablet. We're an open-source, collaborative community, led by a core of multidisciplinary specialists and top level professionals. Many specialists claim the ultrasound scanner is the stethoscope of the twenty-first century. So why isn't an ultrasound device in
- [Open Access Journal to promote Open Science Hardware](https://openhardware.science/2016/05/20/292/) - HardwareX is an open access journal established to promote free and open source designing, building and customizing of scientific infrastructure (hardware). HardwareX aims to recognize researchers for the time and effort in developing scientific infrastructure while providing end-users with sufficient information to replicate and validate the advances presented. So does GOSH. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/hardwarex
- [New PLOS Collection on Open Source Toolkit: Hardware](https://openhardware.science/2015/12/29/new-plos-collection-on-open-source-toolkit-hardware/) - Cross-posted from PLOS Collections, licensed under CC-BY 4.0. See the original article. PLOS Collections joined forces with Andre Maia Chagas and Tom Baden of University of Tübingen, TReND in Africa and Openeuroscience to create a collection of Open Source Hardware projects with application in a laboratory setting. Open Source Toolkit: Hardware will be updated on a
- [Open Source Hardware from the PLOS SynBio Community](https://openhardware.science/2016/03/06/open-source-hardware-from-the-plos-synbio-community/) - Source: Open Source Hardware from the PLOS SynBio Community, licensed under CC-BY 4.0 AddThis Sharing Buttons above by Tobias Wenzel Open Source Hardware is an exciting new trend “This microscope is one of the cleverest pieces of open source hardware for laboratory use that I have seen so far” said Prof. Jim Haseloff in the
- [Keynote: Safecast: Open Science Hardware FTW by Sean Bonner](https://openhardware.science/2016/03/06/keynote-safecast-open-science-hardware-ftw-by-sean-bonner/) - Speaker Sean Bonner is a Los Angeles & Tokyo based entrepreneur, journalist, activist and enthusiast. Sean is working on Safecast, building open hardware, open source software and open systems to empower people with data about their environment, and the tools to both collect and independently verify that data. The initial focus is radiation levels, with
- [Keynote: Open Hardware at CERN - a quick introduction by Javier Serrano](https://openhardware.science/2016/03/05/javier-serrano/) - Speaker Javier Serrano is a Physicist and Electronics Engineer working in the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). He specializes in the design and development of electronics for controlling the particle accelerators that probe the most minute constituents of matter. A fervent advocate of freedom in the digital sphere, he is the co-author of the
- [New paper models return on investment for 3D printed syringe pump drivers](https://openhardware.science/2016/02/29/new-paper-models-return-on-investment-for-3d-printed-syringe-pump-drivers/) - Joshua Pearce at Michigan Tech has published a study modelling return on investment for 3D printing open source syringe pump drivers in the lab - and the news is good with a high return on investment and large savings from lab budgets. Pearce points out that quality is still an issue with open hardware for
- [TReND in Africa launch Open-Labware.net](https://openhardware.science/2015/12/02/trend-in-africa-launch-open-labware-net/) - The FlyPi Microscope Open-Labware.net is a spin-off project of TReND in Africa. They present their designs and modifications of Free and Open Source Hardware projects specifically intended to be used in a scientific lab or research setting. Check out the various projects including: FlyPi Biropettes Micromanipulato PhoneScope . From the Open-Labware.net team: Open Labware

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- [Home](https://openhardware.science/) - We are a community that wants to make open science hardware ubiquitous Join the ForumSign Up to the GOSH NewsletterJoin and chat about open science hardwareLearn about our community valuesHow will we reach our community goals?What's new in open science hardware?
- [The Gatherings](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/) - ▸GOSH 2026 - Kathmandu, Nepal The 2026 Gathering will be held October 4-6 in Kathmandu, Nepal, hosted by our long-time collaborators Karkhana Samuha. Registration is now open - the deadline to apply for travel stipends is April 31; priority registration closes May 31. - Learn more and register - Register and apply for a travel
- [](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2026-kathmandu-nepal/) - We are delighted to share that GOSH 2026 will be hosted by our partners at Karkhana Samuha, a long-time GOSH collaborator celebrating its 10th year of reimagining learning through making and experimentation. Join October 4 - 6, 2026 in Kathmandu for the next GOSH gathering Register to attend! Registration is live and available on a
- [Governance](https://openhardware.science/governance/) - Community GOSH is an international community of artists, makers, hackers, scientists, designers, organizers, educators, and entrepreneurs working to make open source science hardware (OScH) widespread across the globe. There are also several regional and self-organized OScH communities, such as AfricaOSH, Great Lakes GOSH, and reGOSH (which is based in Latin America). Read more about these communities here! Community Council The
- [GOSH Ambassador Program](https://openhardware.science/gosh-ambassador-program/) - The GOSH Community is excited to announce a call for applications for our second Ambassador Program. This initiative seeks to empower and expand our community of researchers, educators, and practitioners passionate about promoting open science hardware principles. We aim to foster a global network of ambassadors who will lead efforts to promote the open science
- [Welcome Calls](https://openhardware.science/welcome-calls/) - Each welcome call consists of a 20-minute onboarding presentation to help orient new members to the GOSH Community, followed by time for discussion and questions. The calls will only be open to new members of the community and will be capped at five participants to make the experience more personal and engaging. How to Join
- [Community calls](https://openhardware.science/about/community-calls/) - GOSH community calls are virtual meetings aimed to learn about the activities and projects of GOSHers around the world, discuss interesting Open Science Hardware topics and make things easier for those interested in joining GOSH. The calls usually consist of a 20-minute presentation of projects or topics followed by discussion, and some time for introductions/community
- [2025 GOSH Community Council Election](https://openhardware.science/2025-gosh-community-council-election/) - The 2025 GOSH Community Council Election has ended, and you can read more about the elected council members here. 2025 Election Schedule The 2024-2025 GOSH Community Council has drafted this election cycle timeline for 2025: 6 June - Open the 2025 election cycle & share the 2025 Governance Plan on the GOSH Forum 6 June
- [GOSH Monthly Newsletter](https://openhardware.science/newsletter/) - The GOSH Community now has a monthly newsletter! Subscribe to the newsletter to receive the latest global open science hardware news and updates, information on upcoming GOSH events, career and job opportunities, and curated papers and projects selected by community members. Sign up to the GOSH newsletter by filling out this form: You can view
- [STEM Workshops](https://openhardware.science/programs/stem-workshops/) - The GOSH STEM Workshop Microgrants Programme offered up to 20 microgrants of USD 500 for organisations to run STEM workshops or short courses focused on open science hardware. The goal of the workshops or short courses was to teach, deploy, or experiment with open science hardware tools and their related software applications, at any level
- [Policy Briefs](https://openhardware.science/policy-briefs/) - Open Science Hardware Policy Briefs The GOSH community has developed guidance on Open Science Hardware (OScH) aimed at research funders, academic institutions (particularly technology transfer offices), and science policymakers: stakeholders who we view as key in enabling ubiquitous adoption of OScH. During these workshops, policy briefs were created in situ to be distributed to target audiences
- [Roadmap Actions Completed Template](https://openhardware.science/5752-2/) - [tb-dynamic provider="__current_post" post="current" source="post-taxonomies" field="project-status" separator=", " ] [tb-dynamic-container provider='__current_post' source='media-featured-image-data' field='' removeDeadLinkTarget="true"] [/tb-dynamic-container] OpenMTA: open materials transfer agreement
- [Thank you for your donation](https://openhardware.science/5152-2/)
- [Collaborative Development Programme](https://openhardware.science/programs/collaborative-development-programme/) - The GOSH Collaborative Development Program was for organisations and groups working on existing or new open science hardware projects, with the aim of building collaboration with industry experts, groups, and organisations to facilitate the production of higher quality open science hardware. Image Credit: Gathering for Open Science Hardware Awardees of the Collaborative Development Program No
- [Science Events Funding](https://openhardware.science/programs/science-events/) - The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Science Events Funding program is for groups that want to host an event, workshop, conference, or get-together aimed at supporting open science hardware. In 2023, we funded events that had a clear focus on promoting or advancing open science hardware within a specific discipline including (but not limited
- [Regional Events Programme](https://openhardware.science/programs/regional-events-programme/) - The GOSH Regional Events Funding Program is for groups that want to host an event, workshop, conference, or get-together to support open science hardware. Throughout 2021 and 2022, we funded regional events that took place in Africa, Latin America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and North America. The main eligibility criteria are that the event must be
- [Apply for Opportunities](https://openhardware.science/apply/) - EventsGOSH! NewsOpen Science Hardware NewsOpportunitiesUncategorized Call for Abstracts for GOSH 2026 Nepal
- [Programs](https://openhardware.science/programs/) - Gathering for Open Science Hardware Learn more about our programsWe support a number of programs to advance open science hardware and fulfil the recommendations in the GOSH Roadmap. We have funded over fifty events and projects to date. See below for information about open calls and past awardees.Events FundSupporting events, workshops, conferences, or get-togethers aimed
- [GOSH Community Ambassador Handbook](https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-ambassador-handbook/) - "We intend for this guide to assist not only those who are part of the GOSH ambassador program, but anyone who wishes to bring open science hardware and its applications into their organisations and communities. Together, we can make open science hardware ubiquitous!" Page 6, GOSH Community Ambassador Handbook The Gathering for Open Science Hardware
- [2024 GOSH Community Council Election](https://openhardware.science/2024-gosh-community-council-election/) - 2024 Election Schedule The 2023-2024 GOSH Community Council has drafted this potential timeline moving forward for 2024: 7 June - Announce Council election process and Constitution timeline, and plan for managing and communicating election results [i.e., final governance plan published] 7 June - Share the 2024 governance plan on the GOSH forum 7 June -
- [GOSH Code of Conduct](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/gosh-code-of-conduct/) - GOSH Code of Conduct Updated October 2022 The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) is a diverse, global community working to enhance the sharing of open source scientific technologies. Specifically, this includes open source hardware (OSH) for scientific purposes which we refer to as open science hardware (OScH). We strive to make open science hardware
- [2023 GOSH Community Council Election](https://openhardware.science/2023-gosh-community-council-election/) - The 2023 GOSH Community Council Election has ended. View the results of the election here! 2023 Election Schedule 19 July - Finalize election process, technology, managing and communicating results [i.e. final proposal published] 19 July - Share document (2023 governance plan) on GOSH forum 19 July - Open independent observer nominations 26 July - Close
- [GOSH - A history (⚙️ in the making…)](https://openhardware.science/about/gosh-history/) - By Julieta Arancio - February 2020Timeline last updated by Bri Johns in December 2022 Welcome! We are about to tell a story of people creating tools with other people. About knowledge(s), curiosity, questioning and sharing ideas, nurtured by the stories of those who are part of this collective. Its full name is Global Open Science
- [Communities](https://openhardware.science/communities/)
- [GOSH Community Call: Open Science Hardware for Marine Applications Interest Form](https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-call-open-science-hardware-for-marine-applications-interest-form/) - Please complete the following form to indicate your interest in attending the upcoming GOSH Community Call on OH for marine science. The call is planned for mid-October, and we will be in touch with you soon with more information!
- [Global Open Science Hardware Roadmap](https://openhardware.science/global-open-science-hardware-roadmap/)
- [GOSH Manifesto](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 The Global Open Science Hardware (GOSH) movement seeks to reduce barriers between diverse creators and users of scientific tools to support the pursuit and growth of knowledge. These are our principles: GOSH is accessible Anyone can create, obtain, study, modify, distribute, use, and share designs of open science hardware projects. Tools are open, free
- [Governance Structure](https://openhardware.science/governance-structure/)
- [Open Hardware Literature Review Series](https://openhardware.science/oh-lit-review/) - Throughout early 2023, the GOSH Community will be working collaboratively on an open hardware literature review as part of the GOSH 2022 Research and Policy Writing Workshops. As part of the literature process, we will be holding a series of public calls focused on a particular topic related to open hardware. Each call will consist of
- [Public Policy Workshop (2020)](https://openhardware.science/public-policy-workshop-2020/) - Virtual Workshop: Open Hardware for Science – Key Messages for the Public Policy Community Held October 28, 2020 Proprietary tools limit scientific progress. Open hardware can accelerate science and broaden access, and recent moves in open science to respond to COVID 19 have demonstrated its value for addressing a range of global challenges. While some
- [GOSH Social Media Information Form](https://openhardware.science/gosh-social-media-information-form/) - This form serves to collect information about your social media presence so that GOSH can tag you in any information we publish related to your work. Please let us know any preferences you have for who to tag, how to refer to your organization, etc.
- [Open Hours](https://openhardware.science/open-hours/) - We are transforming the open hours into Welcome Calls! Find out more here. GOSH open hours are held twice a month and hosted by the GOSH Community Coordinator. Open hours provide a virtual social atmosphere for old and new GOSHers alike to connect with others from the community. These small, informal events are perfect for
- [2022 GOSH Community Council Election](https://openhardware.science/2022-gosh-community-council-election/) - The 2022 GOSH Community Council Election has ended, and you can read more about the elected council members here. 2022 Election Schedule 28 April - Finalize election process, technology, managing and communicating results [i.e. final proposal published] 29-30 April Listening WG incorporates suggestions on dedicating two seats to currently recognized Regional Groups and relying on
- [GOSH 2021-2022 Writing Workshops](https://openhardware.science/gosh-writing-sprints-2021-2022/)
- [GOSH-Manifest](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/deutsch/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 Vielen Dank an Sven Klinkow und Paul Jerchel für die Übersetzung des GOSH-Manifests Das Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) möchte Barrieren zwischen Entwicklerïnnen und Nutzerïnnen wissenschaftlicher Geräte abbauen, um den Zugang zu und das Wachstum von Wissen zu unterstützen. Das sind unsere Grundsätze: GOSH ist barrierefrei Jeder kann Entwürfe von Open-Science-Hardware-Projekten erstellen, speichern,
- [GOSHマニフェスト](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/japan/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 GOSHマニフェストを翻訳してくれたTakeに感謝します！ グローバル・オープン・サイエンス・ハードウェア（略して「GOSH」）の活動は、多様化する様々なクリエータと、研究活動や知識を深める様々なツールを使いこなすユーザーとの間の垣根をなくしていくことを目標としています。以下、これらが我々の原則です。 GOSHは誰でもアクセス可能です。 誰もがオープン・サイエンス・ハードウェアプロジェクトの設計図を作成、取得、研究、変更、配布、使用、共有することができる。 ツールはオープン、フリー、もしくはライセンス付きで配布される。 文書は理解されやすくまとめ、常に多方面からの意見を求めている。 我々は独占しようとするよりも、共有し分かち合うことを好む。 社会経済的な利便性のため、素材のコストは最小限に抑え、可能な限り簡単に入手できるものに努める。 オープン・サイエンスのハードウェアは、メンテナンス可能、修理可能である。 私たちは、オープンソースソフトウェア、フリーソフトウェア、オープンサイエンス、そしてオープンハードウェアムーブメントによって確立されてきた信念に従う。 GOSHは、サイエンスをより良いものにします。 オープンハードウェアを使った科学的な実験は、再現性、比較性に優れ、さらに健全に複製されていく可能性が高い。 分野、基準、国を超えたデータの比較は、オープンハードウェアを使うことで現実的である。 再現性は、素晴らしいサイエンスの特徴である。オープンサイエンスハードウェアは、比類ないき再現性を与えてくれる。 オープンサイエンスハードウェアは、今よりさらに素晴らしいサイエンスを作り出してくれる。 1000人の知恵は、1人の知恵よりも優れている。 GOSHは倫理的です 人々には、知識を得る権利と、知識を獲得するためのツールを扱う権利がある。 ユーザーは、クリエータになることで、これらオープンサイエンスハードウェアの技術と価値を手にすることができる。 サイエンスによる利益は、すべての人と共有されるべきであり、いかなる害も及ぼしてはいけない。 オープンサイエンスハードウェアは、すべての人に開かれており、学問的な背景、国籍、人種、性別、宗教のシガラミによる影響を受けることはない。またこれらを理由に差別されることはない。 GOSHは、平和目的のために使用されます。 GOSHはサイエンスの文化を積極的に変えていくよう努めていく。 私たちはオープンサイエンスハードウェアを用いたオープンサイエンスを提唱する。 我々は、サイエンスを囲われた場所、独占、組織的、個人主義な慣習から遠ざけ、共有、アクセス可能性、共同作業を実現させる方向へ進ませるよう努める。 組織（学会、NGO、政府、非営利、起業、ビジネス）の内外で日々研究活動を行う人々のため、さらに多くの研究に対する選択肢を作り出します。 既存の組織（例えば学会やNGO）を超えたサイエンスの領域を作り出すため、さらに多くの研究アプローチが生まれてくるだろう。 我々がサイエンスを追求する方法論を広めているは、その活動を通じて得られる、幅広い人々から知識を得ることが、現在、未来の知識を創造する方法の一つだからである。 GOSHはサイエンスを民主化します。 より幅の広い人々が、より多く参画することで、より多くの人がサイエンスの利益を得ることが出来る。 我々は学問分野間や組織間に存在する垣根を壊し、異なる領域の知識を橋渡しします。例えば、生物学をしたければ「生物学者」になりなさいとか、学位が必要だとか、研究をしなければいけないということはないのです。 オープンサイエンスハードウェアは、南北の境、プロとアマチュアの境を、特に低所得の国々において減らすことができる。 オープンサイエンスハードウェアは、地域実情をサイエンスの中立性で訴え、多くの人に公正に裁いてもらうことを可能にします。 オープンサイエンスハードウェアは、価値の多様性を認めること、現状の研究を取り巻く環境を問い直す声を上げること、そして技術を作り出すことを認めています。 GOSHには、教祖はいません。 我々は、コミュニティー支持者はいますが、中心的に絶対権威を持つ人はいません。 我々は、共有成果に投資する積極的なコミュニティである。 我々は、個別の活動よりむしろ、お互いの活動の上に成り立っています。 多ければ多いほど活発になっていくでしょう。 GOSHは人々に力を与えます。 興味のある研究を追求していくために それぞれのコミュニティが必要とする研究を追求していくために 様々な形態の支援を受けて、研究を進めるために （金銭面、人材、時間、材料のサポートを含む） 彼らのアイディアを低コストで達成するために 技術を借りたり、作ったり、共有する中で、それらのツールがどうやって動作するのか理解するために 技術的な透明性と、公共の監視の目を保つために 運動を生み出していくために GOSHにブラックボックスの部分がありません。 （ブラックボックスとは、ユーザーからは中がどうなっているのか分からない複雑な装置の一部のことです。 技術はオープンソースであり、ブラックボックスであるべきではない。） 技術を借りたり、作ったり、共有することで、我々のツールがどう動いているのか理解していく。 GOSHを育てていくことは、実践を通した学びの一形態である。 オープンサイエンスハードウェアは、技術の透明性を高め、公共の監視の目を増やします。
- [গশ্‌ ঘোষণাপত্র](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/bangla/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 অনেক ধন্যবাদ মুক্তাদির হসেইন আল্ভি ও শামস জাবের কে গশ্‌ ঘোষণাপত্র অনুবাদ করার জন্য। জ্ঞানের অন্বেষণ ও প্রসারের সহযোগিতার জন্য বৈজ্ঞানিক যন্ত্রপাতির নানামুখী উদ্ভাবক ও ব্যাবহাকারীদের মধ্যে যে একটা ফারাক রয়েছে তা কমিয়ে আনার জন্যই গ্লোবাল ওপেন সায়েন্স হার্ডওয়্যার (GOSH)-এর যাত্রা। আমাদের মূলনীতিগুলোঃ গশ্‌ সহজলভ্য যে কেউ বৈজ্ঞানিক হার্ডওয়্যার ও প্রজেক্টগুলো পেতে পারে এবং
- [GOSH! 全球开放科学硬件宣言](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/chinese/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 非常感谢Shan He翻译GOSH宣言 (原始翻译) 全球开放科学硬件 (GOSH) 运动旨在降低不同知识贡献者和科学工具使用者之间的壁垒，让知识的获取和增长变得更容易，这些是我们的原则： GOSH 是可获得的 任何人都可以创建，获取，研究，修改，分发，使用和共享开放科学硬件项目的设计。 工具是开放的，自由的 (libre)，并以这样的方式授权。 我们的文档是易于理解和交流的。 我们愿意分享而不是划地自封。 出于社会经济可及性的考虑，硬件的制作成本应尽可能的低，使其更容易为所有人获得。 开放科学硬件是可维护和可修复的。 我们遵循由开源软件，自由软件，开放科学和开放硬件运动已经建立的信念。 GOSH 让科学变得更好 使用开放硬件的科学实验更易再现和对比，并且更易复制。 使用开放硬件让跨部门，跨标准和跨国家的数据更有容易比较。 可再现性是好科学的标志，而开放式科学硬件可促进更多的再现性。 开放科学硬件带来更多科学发现。 1000个大脑好过1个大脑。 GOSH 关乎道德 每个人都有获得知识的权利，因为也有获取“获取知识的工具”的权利。 将技术和价值观结合起来，使用者成为一个个独特的创造者。 科学的益处应该与每个人分享，而不应造成伤害。 开放科学硬件对所有人都是开放的，不管你拥有怎样的学术背景，国家，种族，性别或宗教，基于这些理由的歧视是零容忍的。 GOSH 需用于和平的目的。 GOSH 改变了科学的文化 我们倡导开放的科学研究，这就要求开放的科学硬件。 我们将科学导向公共的、大众可得的、以及合作的实践，而不是地域性的，专有的，机构化的，以及个人主义的实践。 我们为在机构（学术界，非政府组织，政府，非营利，初创企业，商业）中供职的个人，和机构外的独立研究者提供更多的选择，以方便所有人进行研究。 我们为从事科学的人提供了新的空间，这超越了既有的研究体系（例如学术界和非政府组织），让研究者们有更多的路线选择。 我们拓宽了从事科学的方法。在这新的方法里我们知道，更多的人将成为知识的生产者。 GOSH 是民主科学 更多的人和更多样的人可以参与科学并从中受益。 我们打破了不同学科和机构之间的孤岛，弥合了知识的不同领域 —— 并不是一个生物学家才能从事生物学，或者拥有学位才能做研究。 开放科学硬件减少了发达国家和发展中国家（特别是在低收入国家），专业人士和业余爱好者之间的鸿沟。 开放科学硬件将本地的知识付诸行动，并促进认知正义。 开放科学硬件让不同的价值观和声音的持有者发问，并发展技术。 GOSH 没有主教 我们有社区领袖，但没有中央权威。 我们是在分享成就激励下建立的行动形社群。 我们每个人都在别人的基础上工作，而不是各自孤立地工作。 多多益善。 GOSH
- [Manifesto do Hardware Científico Aberto e Global](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/portuguese/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 Muito obrigado para a Luis Felipe Murillo traduzir o Manifesto Gosh! O movimento do Hardware Científico Aberto e Global (cuja sigla GOSH em inglês significa "Global Open Science Hardware") busca reduzir as barreiras entre criadores e usuários de instrumentos científicos para apoiar a busca e a expansão do conhecimento. Estes são os nossos princípios: GOSH é acessível
- [Hardware Científico Global y Abierto (GOSH) Manifesto](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/spanish/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 Muchas gracias al equipo IMVEC para traducir el Manifiesto GOSH! El movimiento por un Hardware Científico Global y Abierto (GOSH) busca reducir las barreras entre diversas creadoras y usuarias de herramientas científicas para apoyar la búsqueda y el crecimiento del conocimiento. Estos son nuestros principios: GOSH es accesible Cualquier persona puede crear, obtener, estudiar,
- [Le manifeste Gosh pour libérer le matériel scientifique](https://openhardware.science/gosh-manifesto/french/) - Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Português | 中文 | বাংলা | 日本語 Un grand merci à l'équipe Makery pour traduire le Manifeste GOSH! Le mouvement Global Open Science Hardware (Gosh) cherche à réduire les barrières entre créateurs et utilisateurs d’outils scientifiques pour soutenir la recherche et le développement de la connaissance. Nos principes s’énoncent comme suit : GOSH
- [GOSH 2022 Research and Policy Writing Workshops](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2022-research-and-policy-writing-workshops/) - Apply for support to the Research and Policy Workshop Program by 8 May 2022. Applications are submitted by responding to this forum thread or emailing board@openhardware.science with the proposal in an editable document format (e.g. an ODT or DOCX file). The Global Open Science Hardware (OScH) Roadmap laid out a path to make open science hardware ubiquitous
- [GOSH Community Events Framework](https://openhardware.science/gosh-community-events-framework/) - By Shannon Dosemagen and Jenny Molloy It’s now been three years since the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community has been able to come together in person and the world has been changed by the global pandemic in ways we’ve yet to fully understand. During this time, and as we look forward to a
- [GOSH 2017](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/)
- [About](https://openhardware.science/about/) - From microscopes to microfluidics and water quality test equipment, hardware is a vital part of science. Advances in instrumentation have been central to scientific revolutions and access to hardware shapes the work of communities conducting research globally on a daily basis. However, the current supply chain for science hardware limits access for many groups of
- [2021 Research Funding Salons](https://openhardware.science/2021-research-funding-salons/)
- [2021 GOSH Community Council Election](https://openhardware.science/2021-gosh-community-council-elections/) - The 2021 GOSH Community Council Election has ended, and you can read more about the elected council members here. 2021 Election Schedule 25 Feb 2021 – Community Call #2 for feedback on the process 5 March 2021 – Comments close on GOSH Governance Proposal 26 March – Finalize election process, technology, managing and communicating results
- [Why GOSH?](https://openhardware.science/about/why-gosh/) - Introduction Hardware is a vital part of experiments process and advances in instrumentation have been central to scientific revolutions by expanding observations beyond standard human senses. Although scientists are frequently natural tinkerers, the current supply chain for science hardware limits access and impedes creativity and customisation. Open Science Hardware addresses part of this problem through sharing
- [Contact Us](https://openhardware.science/about/contact-us/)
- [Virtual Workshop: Open Hardware for Science - Key Messages for the Public Policy Community](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/public-policy-workshop/) - Held October 28, 2020 Proprietary tools limit scientific progress. Open hardware can accelerate science and broaden access, and recent moves in open science to respond to COVID 19 have demonstrated its value for addressing a range of global challenges. While some government institutions and public policy communities have adopted and advanced various aspects of open
- [GOSH 2018](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2018-2/)
- [GOSH2019](https://openhardware.science/gosh2019/) - GOSHLab ReSeq, January 8th-10th 2019, Lucerne, Switzerland A GOSH lab event to work on the ReSeq project, reuse of old DNA sequencers and turn them into open source instruments for more general scientific research. Africa Open Science Hardware Summit 2019, 10th -13th April 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Africa OSH is a grassroots effort that
- [2019 GL GOSH Program](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/great-lakes-gosh-2019/2019-gl-gosh-program/) - Goal Build new collaborations and improved interoperability between FOSS hardware/software, with a special focus on real world applications. What is a Gathering for Open Science Hardware? No flashy names, no pretending that one group has a monopoly on the solution, no propping people up as headliners. We take the "no high priests" part of the
- [Great Lakes GOSH 2019](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/great-lakes-gosh-2019/)
- [2019 GL GOSH Hackathon](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/great-lakes-gosh-2019/2019-gl-gosh-hackathon/)
- [2019 GL GOSH FAQ](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/great-lakes-gosh-2019/2019-gl-gosh-faq/) - Suggestions on Travel to Toronto Toronto has 2 airports: Pearson International YYZ and Billy Bishop YTZ. For those flying into Pearson, you have two options for getting downtown: the Up Express train ($12.35) or you can take the "192 Rocket" bus to Kipling station ($3.25). Billy Bishop is located downtown and runs a shuttle bus to Union
- [Participants](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/participants/) - Name Organisation Country Aakriti Thapa Karkhana Nepal Agnieszka Pokrywka Pixelache and Temporary (Helsinki) Finland Akshai M IIT Bombay India Alejandro Nadra CONICET Argentina Alexis C Johnson Independent Venezuela (based in Germany) Ali Afshar HackScience (London) UK Alvaro Meneses Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile Andre Maia Chagas University of Tuebingen/ Trend in Africa Germany Andrew
- [GOSH 2018 Participants](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2018-2/gosh-2018-participants/)
- [GOSH 2018 FAQs](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2018-faqs/) - Event Timing When do I arrive? The dates of GOSH 2018 are from October 10th - 13th 2018, full days. Since we expect all participants to attend all four days (this is a requirement if you are receiving travel funding), and the gathering starts on the morning of 10th, we recommend arriving on the 9th.
- [2018 Program](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2018-2/2018-program/) - Pre-GOSH 13:00 - Leave from hotel to visit Huaqiangbei Electronics Market 14:00 - 15:00 - Tour of HAX (near Huaqiangbei Market) Independently organized events, discussed on the forum here, here, here and elsewhere on the forum. Day 1 (Wednesday): LEARN 08:30 - 09:30 - Breakfast 09:30 - 10:15 - Introduction to GOSH 2018: organizers, Code
- [GOSH 2017 Report](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/gosh-2017-report/) - Report on Gathering for Open Science Hardware 2017 Prepared for the Alfred P Sloan Foundation Executive Summary Hardware forms a vital part of the scientific experimental process and the current supply chain limits access and impedes creativity and customization through high mark-ups and proprietary designs. Open source hardware addresses part of this problem through sharing
- [Schedule](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/schedule/) - GOSH 2016 was about connecting people and sharing stories, creating coherent ideas about what open science hardware is, and dreaming about what it might be. One of the main outcomes was the GOSH Manifesto, a clear statement of our shared values and intentions. The goal of GOSH 2017 is to bring the spirit of our
- [GOSH 2016](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/)
- [Media](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/media/) - Links to write-ups Gathering for Open Science Hardware 2017 (Farm Hack blog) #GOSH2017 write-up from Biolab Exploratorio Medellín El Hardware Científico Abierto Puede Popularizar Y Redistribuir Los Beneficios De La Investigación Change the world with open science hardware Open tools for better science | Tecnologías abiertas para más y mejor ciencia Roadmap or compass? People-led Research: A
- [GOSH! 2016 Day 2: Enabling Solutions](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/schedule-2/gosh-2016-day-2-enabling-solutions/) - Notepad for Day 2 >>> 09:00 - 9:30 Introduction and unconference brainstorming/session planning 9:30 - 12:30 Unconference Session Part I! All session facilitators should ensure there is some kind of output from their discussion: a list a picture a focused topic summary Get information about what you discussed across as efficiently as possible! Each session
- [Logistics](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/logistics/) - The following details outline basic information for booking your flight, getting visas, and other logistics for planning your trip to GOSH 2017. If you require something that is not addressed here, email organizers@openhardware.science Event Timing When do I arrive? The dates of GOSH 2017 are from March 22-25th, 2017, with two optional days of collaborating: March
- [Budget & Funding](https://openhardware.science/gosh-2017/budget/) - We aim to foster an open and transparent community so the GOSH Budget is posted below - if you have any questions or concerns please email the organizers@openhardware.science Item Cost (USD) Venue: Anacleto Angelini UC Innovation Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 0 Total hosting costs (accommodation, catering) 34,000 Travel for pre-conference planning and logistics
- [CERN Logistics](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/cern-logistics/) - Huge thanks and kudos to The Port who did all the hard work compiling this information for their hackathon! CERN Top Tips #1 Keep your passport/ID with you - visitors are now being asked to show this at the entrance every time you leave or exit CERN. #2 Only enter through Entrance B - Entrance
- [GOSH! 2016 Day 3: Sharing What We Know](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/schedule-2/gosh-2016-day-3-sharing-what-we-know/) - Build Workshops Full Day Workshop 1 (09:30 - 16:30) From OSH to Open Wetware - OSS Laboratory Learning Kits by Juanma García, Open Science School Needs full day to grow and incubate living things... ½ Day Workshop 1 - Morning: From Zero to Behavioural Testing in one Morning, TReND in Africa by André Maia Chagas,
- [GOSH! 2016 Day 1: Grand Challenges](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/schedule-2/gosh-2016-day-1-grand-challenges/) - Watch the sessions! Keynote: Safecast: Open Science Hardware FTW by Sean BonnerMarch 6, 2016 Notepad for Day 1 >>> Schedule 08:00-09:00 Continental breakfast at ideasquare 9:00 - 9:30 Welcome address by Markus Nordberg, Director of Ideasquare 9:30 - 10:15 Keynote: Javier Serrano, CERN Open Hardware at CERN - a quick introduction 10:15-10:30 Goals for GOSH/intro
- [Schedule](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/schedule-2/) - Day 1: Grand Challenges >>> Day 2: Enabling Solutions >>> Day 3: Sharing What We Know >>> Day 4: Crowdfunding Science >>>
- [Participants](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/2016participants/) - Name Organisation Amber Dubinsky www.vios.ch André Maia Chagas University of Tübingen/TReND in Africa Andrew Pelling Pelling Lab, University of Ottawa Aurora Thornhill Freelance Bengt Sjölén Independent Budi Prakosa Lifepatch.org, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Cindy Regalado University College London/Public Lab/Citizens without Borders Cindy Wu Experiment.com Claudia Martinez Mansell Greening Bourj Al Shamali Dana Mahr University of Geneva David
- [GOSH! 2016 Day 4: Crowdfunding Science](https://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2016/schedule-2/gosh-2016-day-4-crowdfunding-science/) - March 5, 2016 A day of workshopping, brainstorming, and sharing to help you jump-start your crowdfunding experience. Cindy Wu from Experiment and Aurora Thornhill, the former Science Lead at Kickstarter, will lead you through a day of collaboration and learning geared to help you jump-start your crowdfunding journey. Schedule 09:00 - Breakfast 10:00 - Intro
- [GOSH! Community Forum](https://openhardware.science/forum/)

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