Open Science 2.0 – When Access Is No Longer Enough
A few days ago, I came across an article in The Scholarly Kitchen that made me pause. Written by Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Maria Machado, and Gareth...
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Come to Your Senses – a new Maastricht University Press open access book
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of "Come to Your Senses - A Senses-based Learning Guide," a publication we proudly released in...
Scholarly Publishing's Hidden Diversity: How Exclusive Databases Like WoS Sustain the Oligopoly
How do exclusive databases like Web of Science sustain the oligopoly of academic publishers? A closer look at hidden diversity in scholarly publishing—and why it...
A Collective Step Forward: The Bologna Meeting on Open Research Information
“Discover how the Bologna Meeting on Open Research Information is shaping the future of scholarly communication, open access, and academic transparency. Learn about the global...
Why We Need AI Standards in Scholarly Publishing: Reflections on the NISO Workshop
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a novelty in scholarly publishing. It's embedded in everything from peer review to plagiarism detection and now, increasingly, in...
Redefining Economics: Beyond Shareholder Value
"We need to talk differently about economics" ("We moeten anders over economie praten"🔒)—that's the call from Matthias Olthaar in his recent NRC opinion piece. It's...
Cheap coffee? That was then
This morning, I read an article in FD by Maureen Blankestijn and Julia Cornelissen: ‘Net zo exclusief als champagne’: de tijd van goedkope koffie is...
What Isaac Asimov Reveals About Living with AI — Reflections on Cal Newport’s New Yorker Essay
Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics have always fascinated me, not just as clever science fiction but as a lens for thinking about our uneasy...
Fostering AI Adoption and Literacy: Lessons for Organisations and Individuals
AI is everywhere- or so it seems. Over the past two years, the topic has dominated conference agendas, whitepapers, and webinars across the scholarly and...
The Resilience of Open Science in Times of Crisis: A Wake-Up Call for the Research Community
In a world increasingly marked by political volatility and targeted attacks on science, the concept of resilience in open science has never been more relevant....
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