It was a great honor and pleasure to watch all excellent entries and of course a difficult task to discuss and agree on the winners. Please make sure to explore all entries yourself as well to learn about the outstanding research and scicomm skills the students put their time and effort towards ❤️✨💫🎓🔬📚
Discussing the ethical and integrity-related aspects of Open Science at this BEACON webinar was a great pleasure. The event was organised by Africa Bioethics Network’s marvellous Mercury Shitindo and Umazi Munyikah. I was equally honored to be able to co-present with Professor Walter Jaoko from the University of Nairobi.
Sergio Santamarina works as a librarian at a public university in Argentina, and has a focus on open science practices and challenges in Latin America. Together with Jo, he explores issues around open access publishing requirements, the cost barriers for obtaining Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) in Latin American universities, and the importance of decentralized networks and persistent identifiers in research.
Hülya Afat and Jo Havemann explored the intersection of politics, education, and sustainability, offering valuable insights into how collaboration and community-building can drive positive change.
In this episode, Tom Mosterd – co-founder of Sylla, talks about his journey in the open-access movement and the vision
Beth Bayley is the Open Science Manager at Karger Publishers, a health sciences publisher based in Switzerland. She co-leads Karger’s
Dr Friederike Rohde is a sustainability researcher with a background in science and technology studies. She is committed to the
This year, we are glad to offer a range of courses specifically designed for researchers and professionals in globally inclusive academic environments.
AfricArXiv, a free digital archive for African research, has played a pivotal role in advancing open science on the continent. Established in 2018 and hosted by UbuntuNet Alliance since 2023, the platform is being tailored towards meeting the needs of African researchers, leveraging the Alliance’s extensive network.
🗞️🌶️: 🔓 🎓 Find and/or contribute to a curated list of useful resources that can enhance a university library website,
