212 °F is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale - a symbolic moment when something reaches a critical point. In the case of open science, we are talking about the point at which change becomes inevitable: it is time to act, not just observe. What challenges await us now? We invite you to the debate ‘212 on the Fahrenheit scale - a debate on open science’, which will take place on 12 March at the Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk.

Open science is a way of conducting research and communicating results in which knowledge and data are available to everyone, and the research process is transparent and verifiable.

‘Open science is simply science that is not locked away in drawers,’ says prof. Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Head of the Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology and one of the organisers of the debate.‘According to this approach, knowledge should circulate and not be blocked by financial or institutional barriers. Open science influences how researchers work, how innovations are created and how society benefits from knowledge - that is why it is worth discussing it together. It is also a topic that is rapidly growing in importance and therefore needs to be organised,’ she adds.

The open debate entitled ‘212 on the Fahrenheit scale - a debate on open science’ will take place on 12 March at 2 p.m. in the Faculty of Biology (hall under the whale).

The event will be attended by:

• Prof. Jacek Radwan, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, holder of the Wacław Szybalski Department in the 2025/2026 academic year,
• Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn, University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Biology, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Excellence Council,
• Prof. Jan Marcin Węsławski, Institute of Oceanology, PAS, Sopot,
• Prof. Wiesław Laskowski, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Gdańsk.

We cordially invite you to participate!