Open-Source Hardware Makers

CONTENT OVERVIEW

Open-source hardware practitioners make the designs of their physical research artefacts completely open source, allowing others within the research community to develop their own designs. By democratising access to hardware designs and fostering a culture of sharing and collaboration, open-source hardware empowers research communities to create and innovate. This course provides a mentoring scheme to support physical research artefact practitioners to develop their own completely open-source hardware projects and become trainers by disseminating the process within their institutions.

Click here to find out more about the UK Reproducilbility Network’s involvement in Open Hardware.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Describe the relevance of open-source hardware
  • Apply the principles of open-source hardware to their own project
  • Evaluate the appropriate method to share their work
  • Acquire a competency in disseminating the information at a local level

COMPLETION CRITERIA

By the end of the course, trainers will have completed the following tasks:

  1. Developed their own completely open-source hardware project with the support of one-to-one mentoring
  2. Planned their own sessions to disseminate the process within their institutions

AUDIENCE

Researchers at any career stage who are makers of Hardware or physical artefacts of research. Could have particular relevance to practise research, physical sciences, computer sciences.

LEVEL

Introductory but some prior training/teaching experience may be beneficial for individuals to disseminate information within their institution

PREREQUISITE SKILLS/EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE

Currently developing physical artefacts of research. This course will provide you with the skills to disseminate sharing build information for open-source hardware.

OVERALL LIKELY TIME COMMITMENT

The course will run for 8 weeks with one hour of in person commitment per week with a mentor and asynchronous independent work on their independent project 

EVENT DATES / TIMES:

In person sessions will be one hour on the following dates: 19/09/24, 26/09/24, 03/10/24, 10/10/24, 07/11/24, 14/11/24, 21/11/24, 28/11/24 (as trainers will be matched with a mentor, these sessions could potentially be rearranged to suit individuals)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 19/08/24

TRAINING PARTNER:

UKRN ORP

LOCATION:

Online

COST TO INSTITUTION PER PARTICIPANT:

Free

NUMBER OF ATTENDEES:

10

EVALUATION: a UKRN evaluation of training will also be provided via the Community of Practice

APPLICATION

For more information about how to apply, please contact your institution’s Open Research Coordinator and Administrator (found via this page), or for general information regarding the UKRN ORP training please contact: orca-southampton@ukrn.org