Successful campaign: OSF preprint hosting & maintenance
We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the AfricArXiv hosting and maintenance on the Open Science Framework (OSF).
Open Science Pie
The Open Science Pie visualizes eight (8) important pieces of Open Science that can easily be implemented by any researcher to foster transparent, reproducible, and efficient research practices.
AfricArXiv, Announcements, Open Access, Perspectives (blog)
Job opportunity: Frontend developer for a Funding Observatory
As a frontend developer or tech-savvy person with experience in the same, you are cordially invited to contribute to finalizing
Join us at the Chatbot Africa & Conversational AI Summit
The Chatbot Africa & Conversational AI Summit is a virtual conference and exhibition for industry practitioners, adopters of Conversational AI, Chatbots, speech or voice technology, UX design, NLP & Virtual Assistant.
An introduction to #OpenScience embedded into the larger Open movement
Our team member Rima Maria Rahal was invited by Rebecca Johnson and Rachel Taylor from Glasgow ReproducibiliTea, watch here the
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.
Open Science (Definition)
Open Science is a concept promoting transparency, reproducibility, equity, and fairness in knowledge acquisition and dissemination for ecologically sustainable livelihood of a global society in accordance with Good Scientific Practice (GSP) by utilizing digital tools and services.
ScienceOpen and the University of South Africa Press launch the preprint server UnisaRxiv
Our partner repository ScienceOpen has cooperated with the University of South Africa (UNISA) Press to create the preprint server UnisaRxiv.
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.