Happy to announce the third edition of our (online) course Scientometrics Using Open Data, together with Nees Jan van Eck from CWTS | Leiden University and CⓐmeronNeylon from COKI Project Oct 29 - Nov 1 2024 9am-1 pm CEST More info and registration: cwts.nl/education/cwts…

Open access and the REF - Dorothy Bishop, Martin Paul Eve and I respond to Oxford’s cries of ‘excess’ on the Higher Education Policy Institute blog, arguing that OA is a benefit worth paying for and that unis can be more proactive in constraining costs: hepi.ac.uk/2024/06/20/ope…

The first #ErkennenWaarderen culture barometer shows broad support among academics for the programme's ambitions. More than half now expect to be able to make decisions that better match their preferences, talents and life stage. Want to know more? à recognitionrewards.nl/2024/06/20/res… 1/3

📣 Our #PeoplesClimateVote 2024 results are live! The world’s largest standalone public opinion survey on #ClimateChange. The results are clear. People want more #ClimateAction, and they want it now. Explore a world of views on the climate crisis: go.undp.org/Z9h

Some personal notes on the REF OA mandate for books eve.gd/2024/06/21/a-f…

92% of all Ukrainians voted for independence from Russia - but oh no, no, - that was merely "EU expansionism" according to Farage 51.9% of UK voters voted for Brexit (and many of us most affected couldn't) and that's of course the "iron will of the British people"

Open Science needs open infrastructure. Last week ⁦Open Science NL⁩ launched its flagship call for #openscience infrastructure. Developing it has been truly a collaborative effort with the entire team.💪🏼 We look forward to the proposals! Info: 👉🏽 openscience.nl/en/news/125-mi…

❔ How can we envision the future of university rankings? Last week, our Board of Directors and Task Force Benchmark convened in Stockholm to discuss the future of commercial rankings and explore alternatives. Read our report ⤵️cesaer.org/news/reimagini…

How best to assess #research to increase quality & impact? A new report analysing practices from 30 EU projects sets recommendations in the fields of: - Ethics - #OpenScience - Diversity & inclusion - Cultural change Discover more➡️ europa.eu/!FgXTx8 #ERA

Transformative Journals: analysis from the 2023 reports cOAlition S "though there are some success stories highlighted in this report, [..] the TJ data shows that the transition to full [...] OA for many of the TJ publishers is still a long way away" coalition-s.org/blog/transform…

As Utrecht University, we choose to no longer use X. This account is therefore no longer active. An explanation: uu.nl/en/news/utrech…

Ooh! An open access book on quantitative methods in research evaluation by Mike Thelwall - what's not to like? arxiv.org/pdf/2407.00135

Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps | Jan Rosenow #CBarchive Read here: buff.ly/3RTPPOo

8.7.2024 will be one of the most shameful days in the history of the free world. russia bombed a cancer hospital for kids in the middle of europe because the world allowed it to

Please help if you can. This is the children’s hospital that Russia struck today. ohmatdytfund.org/en/donate

We are looking for people with experience in bibliometric analyses to participate in a Delphi study to develop a reporting guideline for bibliometric analysis, the Guidance List for the repOrting of Bibliometric AnaLyses (GLOBAL). 1/4

.University Library shared its Open Access Faculty Toolkit, intended as guidance for our faculties and departments (re)considering their (open) publication strategy. zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/ze…

A closer look at the global university ranking reveals a mismatch with the needs of Pakistani higher education. They perpetuate a narrow view of what constitutes excellence in higher education. GC University Lahore PHEC HED_Punjab_Official HEC Pakistan tribune.com.pk/story/2479464/…

This is my final X post. There's simply way too much facism here. I remain active on Mastodon. akademienl.social/@jeroenbosman

According to X’s AI Grok, the top story on Twitter right now is that Elon Musk’s actions are being “widely condemned as an act of election interference” for suspending #WhiteDudesForHarris after raising $4 million for Kamala Harris