Newsletter • Week 50/2025
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Science Communication
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 ❤️✨💫🎓🔬📚
Responsible Use of AI for Researchers
In a world where scientific progress holds the key to solving humanity’s most pressing challenges, Henri Max Deda, co-founder of scienceOS.ai, shares his journey from molecular biologist to science communicator and entrepreneur. Speaking with Jo Havemann, Deda reflects on how his diverse background and a pivotal lecture on the “Network Effect” inspired him to co-create a platform that empowers researchers to collaborate and innovate more effectively.
Helicopter research and its effects on project sustainability – A conversation with Nicholas Out
[To see all podcast episodes go to access2perspectives.org/conversations/] Nicholas Outa is a PhD student at Maseno University, Kenya. Currently, he
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
Best Practice and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review
AfricArXiv, Eider Africa, TCC Africa, and PREreview are joining forces to bring together scientists from across Africa and scientists engaged in African-related research for a series of 3 virtual discussions and collaborative peer review.
Launch of Translate Science
Translate Science is interested in the translation of scholarly literature. Translate Science is an open volunteer group interested in improving the translation of scientific literature. The group has come together to support work on tools, services and advocate for translating science.
A podcast: Making African Science Visible
The AfricArXiv team contributed to the third episode of Code for Thought, a podcast on ‘software, engineering, research and anything in between’ created by Peter Schmidt of the Society of Research Software Engineering.
Interview with Nicholas Outa of Maseno University, Kenya
Nicholas Outa, from Maseno University, Kenya, is an aquatic researcher working towards filling research gaps in Freshwater Aquatic Systems, Fish Ecology and Aquaculture.
Interview with Rania Mohamed of University of Khartoum, Sudan
Dr. Rania Baleela, from University of Khartoum, Sudan, is a pathogen molecular biologist working towards developing infectious diseases control strategies. This interview explores Dr. Baleela’s research work, experience and her efforts in educating her community in dealing with poisonous and venomous organisms.