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OPEN SCIENCE The 2023–2025 period marks a turning point for open science at BARE. Foundational funding from the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) enabled the hiring of our first Open Science Manager and advanced our work through institution-wide consultations and integration of open science into research ethics — underscoring our commitment to transparency and reproducibility. Our key impact areas include: Cultivating an Open Science Culture & Community We launched dedicated communication channels, conducted a campus-wide survey to identify gaps, and developed draft open science principles. Through broad consultations — including town halls and seven stakeholder focus groups — we are building a shared vision. In the coming year, we will formally adopt our Open Science Principles and join the TOSI Alliance as one of nine open science institutes across Canada. Empowering Researchers through Education In partnership with BARE's Research Training Centre, we are developing a series of workshops to provide targeted training for all researchers, from students to scientists, to address knowledge gaps, empower our research community, and equip researchers with essential knowledge and skills for transparent, reproducible research. Advancing Ethical Practices Working closely with Baycrest's Research Ethics Board, we are actively integrating open science into ethics processes, reinforcing ethical alignment across the research lifecycle. BARE's Open Science Committee is a national leader in this space, and is currently working on one of the first studies investigating the rates at which participants consent to share their research data with scientists around the world. Securing Funding for Initiatives TOSI foundational funding enabled the launch and sustainability of our open science work. We also secured two summer studentships from the University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute (DSI) to further support these efforts. EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY Highlights from the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) committee at BARE include: holding Indigenous Cultural Competency Training workshops, providing education about the issues facing Indigenous peoples, past and present; conducting and disseminating the second annual survey to learn more about BARE's overall diversity, its members' sense of belonging and barriers to feeling included; updating the Research Ethics Board/RRI Participant Database to ensure demographic information captures expanded sex, gender, ethnicity, and language data; and conducting a Toronto District School Board outreach event related to the scientific work conducted at the RRI. NEW VP, SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS Baycrest welcomes Dr. Lei Wang as BARE's new Vice President of Scientific Affairs in 2025. A prolific and widely respected researcher, Dr. Wang has published more than 200 peer-reviewed journal papers, and is known for his ground-breaking work at the intersection of neuroimaging, computational neuroscience, and aging. In his new role, Dr. Wang will champion scientific excellence across Baycrest. He will provide leadership, foster collaboration, enhance research capacity, and ensure research is integrated with our broader strategic priorities. 2023–2025 IMPACT REPORT 31

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