Université Côte d'Azur doctoral student wins Open Science Thesis Award

Prestigious recognition in the humanities and social sciences

Dayle David, a doctoral student at the Laboratoire d'anthropologie et de psychologie cliniques, cognitives et sociales (LAPCOS), was honored in the Humanities and Social Sciences (SHS) category, alongside two other winners: Aurore Turbiau (Sorbonne University) and Marcin Trzmielewski (Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier 3). The award recognizes the excellence of his research and his commitment to open science.
Category: Human and Social Sciences (SHS)
Thesis field : Psychology
Thesis title: Anthropomorphism as a strategy for compensating for a lack of control? The case of social robots and consequences for their acceptability
Details: Open science practices were integrated into the research work. The thesis gave rise to an exhibition of experimental data on Open Science Framework. A reflection on Fair data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).

A prize that promotes open science

The Open Science Thesis Award was created to reward theses that incorporate the principles of open science, an approach designed to make research more accessible, transparent and reproducible. For its first edition, the prize received some 400 applications. This demonstrates the growing interest of young researchers in open dissemination and access to scientific data.
The prize was presented by Marin Dacos, national coordinator of open science at MESR, and Sylvie Pommier, president of the jury. In addition to the award, each winner received a grant to support their research.

Université Côte d'Azur's commitment to open science

By rewarding a doctoral student from our University, this prize underlines the quality of doctoral supervision and Université Côte d'Azur's commitment to open science and innovation in research practices.

Open Science at Université Côte d'Azur