GeoCoLab

学科的基础决定了知识的创造方式，由谁创造，为什么而创造，并决定了谁被允许创造知识。地球科学作为一种学术追求诞生于殖民主义，允许西方知识和科学家主导这一学科。这在许多方面都有体现。在全球北部，从事地球科学研究的人缺乏多样性，被边缘化的研究人员难以获得高质量的指导、资金、网络和机会。他们更有可能被阻止职业发展和发展，最终离开他们的地球科学职业生涯。。然而，全球北方主导着地球科学知识的生产。地球科学的出版物，无论研究基于哪个国家，主要由全球北方的科学家撰写，来自全球北方的男性被授予不成比例的学会荣誉和奖章。最终的结果是，地球科学研究是由全球人口中的一小部分人(美国、英国和欧洲的白人、顺性别、异性恋、健全男性)创建的。地球科学研究对于解决社会的重大挑战至关重要。这些全球性挑战需要全球性的解决方案。许多地球科学研究依赖于资金来获取分析设施，以创建最基本的数据集。在2021年NERC数字冲刺期间，我们调查了(在英国和全球)获取这些设施以及创建和发布分析地球科学研究方面的不平等。对全球地球化学研究数据库(PetDB)的分析发现，美国、英国和欧洲产生了最大的研究产出，但主要是基于其他国家的样本。在这项研究中，只有不到30%的研究涉及当地研究人员。我们的结论是，降落伞科学是在火成岩地球化学中观察到的，并导致了该领域已发表的研究中的不平等。在这个项目中，我们将把这种分析扩展到所有全球地球化学数据库。我们推断，这是更广泛的分析地学领域的一个问题。一项针对地学研究人员的在线调查发现，分析设施存在“准入缺口”。我们发现，一些群体优先获得分析设施和相关资金，那些在英国具有少数族裔身份的人和来自全球南方的人更有可能被排除在使用分析设施之外。“分析设施准入差距”对英国和全球南部的少数族裔研究人员都造成了不成比例的影响，并继续对影响地球科学多样性的研究的成功和保留产生负面影响。在这个项目中，我们将扩大我们的在线调查的覆盖范围，包括更大的国际样本量。我们为这个EDI问题提出的数字技术解决方案是一个在线协作研究平台，旨在通过弥合分析地球科学研究中已确定的“访问差距”来减少地球科学研究中的不平等。GeoCoLab“撮合”服务不足的地球科学研究人员(例如，没有资金的ECR；少数族裔研究人员；来自全球南方的研究人员)，他们需要获得分析服务，与同意提供一定数量公益服务的合作实验室设施。我们将与项目合作伙伴英国地质调查局共同开发这一平台。我们将与英国的分析机构合作，使这些机构能够实现自己的EDI战略目标，并开启新的全球合作。GeoCoLab将导致对目前服务不足的研究人员提供更好的支持，更公平的做法，在以分析为基础的地球科学出版物中增加少数群体和全球南方研究人员的代表性，从而更好地保留和承认历史上被排除在外的群体。关键词：分析地球科学；在线协作平台，开放科学，公平伙伴关系，软件开发，分析设施，

The foundations of a discipline shape the way in which knowledge is created, by whom, for what, and dictate who is allowed to generate knowledge. Geoscience as an academic pursuit was born from colonialism, allowing for Western knowledge and scientists to dominate the discipline. This manifests in a number ways. In the Global North, there is a lack of diversity in those who pursue geoscience research, and marginalised researchers struggle to access quality mentorship, funding, networks and opportunities. They are more likely to be prevented from career progression and development and ultimately, leave their geoscience careers. . However, the Global North dominates geoscience knowledge production. Geoscience publications regardless of the country in which the study is based, are mainly authored by scientists in the Global North and men from the Global North are disproportionately awarded Society honours and medals. The end result being that geoscience research is created by and for a small subset of the global population (white, cisgender, straight, able-bodied men in the USA, UK and Europe).Geoscience research is essential to solving society's grand challenges. These global challenges require global solutions. Much geoscience research relies on funding to access analytical facilities to create the most fundamental datasets. During the 2021 NERC Digital Sprint we investigated inequities (in the UK and globally) in access to these facilities and the creation of and publication of analytical geoscience research.An analysis of a global database of geochemical research (PetDB) found that the USA, UK and Europe produced the largest research output, but predominantly on samples from other countries. Less than 30% of this research involved local researchers. We conclude that parachute science is observed in igneous geochemistry and leads to inequities in published research in this field. In this project we will expand this analysis to all global geochemical databases. We infer that this is an issue in the broader field of analytical geoscience.An online survey of geoscience researchers identified an 'access gap' to analytical facilities. We reveal that some groups have preferential access to analytical facilities and associated funding and that those with minority identities in the UK and those from the Global South are more likely to be excluded from access to analytical facilities. The 'analytical facilities access gap' disproportionately affects both minority researchers in the UK and those in the Global South, and it goes on to negatively affect success and retention in research impacting diversity in geoscience. In this project we will expand the reach of our online survey to include a larger, international sample size.Our proposed digital technology solution to this EDI problem is an online collaborative research platform that aims to reduce inequities in geoscience research by closing the identified 'access gap' in analytical geoscience research. GeoCoLab 'match-makes' underserved Geoscience researchers (e.g. unfunded ECRs; minority researchers; those from the Global South) who need access to analytical services, with Collaborating Laboratory facilities who have agreed to offer a quota of pro-bono services. We will develop this platform with project partner the British Geological Survey. We will partner with UK analytical facilities, enabling those facilities to meet their own EDI strategic aims and opening new global collaborations. GeoCoLab will lead to better support for currently underserved researchers, more equitable practises, greater representation of minority and Global South researchers in analytically-based geoscience publications, thus leading to better retention and recognition of historically excluded groups.Keywords: analytical geoscience; Online collaborative platforms, open science, equitable partnerships, software development, analytical facilities,