Live Twitter chat on #vitaechat at 1-2pm (UK time) on Friday 23 October 2015.

Early career researchers need to be familiar with many forms of ‘open’ – from open access, to open data, to open education – but what does it mean to be a researcher in this open environment?

"We need for you to think very seriously about what it might mean to be a researcher in a world of open data and open research"  Professor Geoffrey Boulton

During this live Twitter chat, the host will lead participants through a discussion of the potential career benefits and opportunities associated with open research, as well as the steps researchers need to take to prepare themselves to be effective in an open research environment, both within an academic career and beyond.