FORRT Case study - can be moved to a blog and linked

[malvikasharan]

In 2022, Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT; https://forrt.org) officials met with both OLS and The Turing Way representatives to brainstorm ways to collaborate, understand each other's needs, and forge a partnership. This resulted in a collaborative grant application for The Alan Turing Institute’s Skills Policy Award (SPA) on “Widening Participation in Data Science”, which eventually was awarded. This grant facilitated FORRT’s shift towards professionalizing our organization (such as pursuing a legal status and directing community efforts toward fund acquisition). FORRT received a total of £8234.15 GBP in indirect funds for a resident fellowship for conducting grant work and establishing FORRT’s operation committee, led by Bethan Iley, and additionally, a sum of £4,600 GBP in consulting hours, which was subsequently donated to FORRT structural funds at FORRT’s Open Collective. This partnership allowed FORRT to benefit from OLS institutional knowledge around the professionalization of the organization whilst also supporting FORRT by creating a paid staff role.

In addition, the partnership and grant work involved two main workstreams: small-scale individual mental health and well-being, and large-scale team science. FORRT and OLS collaboration under the SPA grant enabled us to engage deeply with these areas. On a small scale, we focused on exploring mental well-being in the workplace through narrative therapy and community work, addressing issues like burnout and building resilience. On a large scale, FORRT and OLS? we reviewed and developed policies to support team science and widen participation, hosting workshops to map existing policies and generate recommendations. This partnership not only allowed FORRT to benefit from professional expertise but also reinforced our commitment to open science, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) principles, ultimately enhancing our organizational capacity and impact.

[bebatut]

Should we add there : https://github.com/open-life-science/open-seeds-paper-2024/tree/main/supplementary ?

[malvikasharan]

I think this case study needs some more details from Mayya's work before it can be completed. I think @yochannah may have a report from which the text can be added.