Podcast: AfricArXiv and TCC Africa Partnership for African Research Visibility
In October 2021, AfricArXiv, the African Open Access Portal, announced a partnership with the Training Centre in Communication TCC Africa […]
Scientific Writing, ESL and Storytelling – A conversation with Maureen Archer
Maureen Archer is President of the training and consulting firm Professional English Inc. and helps professionals (incl. researchers) improve their English skills and confidence for career advancement. With Jo, she talks about the career path that led her to her current profession, common challenges and obstacles with the English language as perceived by non-native English speakers, as well as some of the key skills researchers should have in communicating their ideas, thoughts, and results.
The war in Ukraine and Russian perspectives – A conversation with Tatyana Deryugina
Tatyana Deryugina talks with Jo Havemann about the ongoing war in Ukraine, her outreach to Russian scholars to encourage them to oppose the war and take feasible action, as well as some of the responses she received.
Statement of the ReMO COST Action on solidarity with Ukraine
The ReMO COST Action stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We add our voices to the joint declaration of Eurodoc and the Marie Curie Alumni Association and strongly condemn the Russian Federation’s acts of violence and aggression against the people of Ukraine. We also concur with the COST Association’s call for international efforts to help ensure the safety of Ukrainian researchers and innovators.
Support research and cultural professionals in Russia
Let us support the opposition in Russia by maintaining ties with Russian colleagues in Research and Cultural professional contexts and intl collaboration.
Please read the Engl Translation of Elena Stein’s post: …
Support for Ukrainian researchers
The website #ScienceForUkraine serves as a platform to support Ukrainian researchers with accommodation, research hosting, and funding. How you can
An open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists against the war with Ukraine
We, Russian scientists and scientific journalists, declare a strong protest against the hostilities launched by the armed forces of our country on the territory of Ukraine. This fatal step leads to huge human losses and undermines the foundations of the established system of international security. The responsibility for unleashing a new war in Europe lies entirely with Russia.
Open Hardware Makers – A conversation with Julieta Arancio, Alex Kutschera, and André Maia Chagas
Julieta Arancio, Alex Kutschera and André Maia Chagas share details about their mentorship program for Open Hardware projects.
Aristotle: By ‘life’ we mean …
“By ‘life’ we mean a thing that can nourish itself and grow and decay.”
– Aristotle
Publication strategy and open science
Rethink your publishing strategy. Instead of making it all about numbers and prestige (High Impact factor and Journal, find answers to the questions of Why, What, When, and How to make your research results available and based on that decide Where to publish.