Newsletter • Week 44/2025
This edition features a recap of our 2023 and 2024 Open Science workshops in Uganda and Tanzania, as we prepare […]
Open Science
Newsletter • Week 43/2025
This week, we share how preprints and open scholarship are transforming African research, plus what to expect at UbuntuNet Connect
Announcement of the *Visualise Your Thesis* Winners 2025
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 ❤️✨💫🎓🔬📚
Newsletter • Week 42/2025
Special Feature: AI in Peer Review Conference Context:At the 2025 Open Science Conference in Hamburg, A2P presented an interactive session
Research Integrity & Open Science for African Scholars
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.
Identifiers and Inequality: Reassessing PIDs Through a Global Equity Lens
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.
Academic Integrity, Freedom of Speech & Community Action
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.
Institutional access to open and affordable educational resources – A conversation with Tom Mosterd
In this episode, Tom Mosterd – co-founder of Sylla, talks about his journey in the open-access movement and the vision
Exploring Open Access Models as a Scholarly Publisher – A conversation with Beth Bayley about her role as Open Science manager at Karger Publishers
Beth Bayley is the Open Science Manager at Karger Publishers, a health sciences publisher based in Switzerland. She co-leads Karger’s
AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series: A Year in Review
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.