Sharing scientific and technological knowledge
Sharing knowledge with the global scientific community
Open science: a virtuous circle for the advancement of medical research
Back in 2004, the Institut Pasteur signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge, joining the global movement for open access and an end to the privatization of knowledge at a very early stage.
Open science (the transparent and unhindered dissemination of publications and research data) is a core element of the Pasteur 2030 Strategic Plan. As such, the Institut Pasteur has drawn up two key documents with a view to:
• facilitating sharing and reuse of data, publications and software code,
• improving the efficacy of research and speeding up innovation through the reuse of results,
• democratizing access to the results of honest, quality research,
• advancing knowledge as a common good for humanity.
Specific measures we are taking to encourage open science
The Institut Pasteur aims at reaching 100% of the year's publications in Open Access from 2021 onwards. Through its Charter for Open Access to Publications, the Institut Pasteur requires its scientists to:
• publish their articles with a CC BY license and without an embargo, either in a fully open access journal or by applying the Rights Retention Strategy;
• submit their publications to the HAL-Pasteur open archive.
The Charter goes along with a practical guide to answer questions about Open Access and HAL.
The policy for managing and sharing research data and software code sets out best practice applicable throughout the research process to ensure that data and software code are in line with the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles.
It refers to fact sheets that give scientists the operational resources they need to implement these best practices.
It pursues the clear goal of making publications, research data and software code freely accessible and reusable by the scientific community. By sharing its results without any financial or technical restraints, the Institut Pasteur helps speed up innovation and strengthen scientific integrity at global level.
These commitments are tracked using an internal monitoring system, based on the French Open Science Monitor, which measures developments in open science at the Institut Pasteur.
Science & society: sharing knowledge with you!
Scientific outreach work providing widespread access to science
Scientific outreach is a key element of the Pasteur 2030 Strategic Plan. Our commitment to making science accessible, understandable and exciting to all curious minds is manifested in a variety of initiatives around events, visits and educational tools.
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Scientific and historical heritage accessible to all
CeRIS (the Institut Pasteur's Scientific Information Resources Center) curates and provides access to a unique collection of historical, scientific and image resources that stand testament to over 140 years of history. Most of these resources can be accessed by the public through various entities:
• the Library, one of the leading examples of its kind in France, specializing in microbiology, virology, immunology, molecular biology and biochemistry;
• the Archives Division collects and stores documents of legal, scientific or historical value produced by the Institut Pasteur. It also holds the extensive collections of the Pasteur Museum and Institute Pasteur Archives, which are free for you to explore.
• The PaJ@Mo digitized collection charts the advent of molecular biology in France;
• The Photo Library offers a freely accessible selection of scientific images from the research units, core facilities and laboratories, as well as the Pasteur Museum collections.
Anyone can access this wide range of resources to immerse themselves in the Institut Pasteur's history and major scientific breakthroughs.