‘DataverseNL makes research data FAIR’ - an interview with UG data stewards Christina Elsenga, Tiemen Folkers and Ron Groote Wolthaar
Date: | 13 November 2021 |
Author: | Leon ter Schure |
Researchers are increasingly asked to share their research data openly with the world. The UG's Digital Competence Centre facilitates this by managing data repository DataverseNL. Three data stewards from the DCC tell us more about this service.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (October) - 'Q-Force: Quantum Mechanically Augmented Molecular Force Fields'
Date: | 25 October 2021 |
Author: | Open Access Team |
This months' publication in the spotlight presents an open-source toolkit named Q-Force, which is applicable for atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. All co-authors work at the UG's Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (September) - 'The Role of Source Reliability in Belief Polarisation'
Date: | 20 September 2021 |
Author: | Open Access Team |
This month's publication is dedicated to an analysis of the phenomenon of belief polarisation, which occurs when the same evidence causes a divergence of opinion between two individuals. It was co-authored by Leah Henderson, who works at the Faculty of Philosophy.
Starting an open access journal: Insights from Camilla Sutherland, editor-in-chief of 'Mistral'
Date: | 15 September 2021 |
Author: | Babette Knauer |
Mistral is a new open access peer-reviewed journal developed from scratch with the University of Groningen Press. Interview with the editor-in-chief Camilla Sutherland.
Using lotteries to allocate research funding: Perspectives from Switzerland
Date: | 09 September 2021 |
Author: | Giulia Trentacosti |
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) employs random selection in grant decisions. Dr. Marco Bieri from the SNSF explains the rationale behind this and reflects on the experiences so far.
Open science practices in different disciplines (1) - An interview with Prof. Peter de Jonge and Prof. Casper Albers, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Date: | 09 September 2021 |
Author: | Vera Heininga |
The University of Groningen sees open science as one of its priorities of the next five years. But what exactly is the status of open science at the different UG Faculties? In this edition: the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences.
Open by Design: Campus Fryslân's new MSc Voice Technology
Date: | 08 September 2021 |
Author: | Giulia Trentacosti |
The newly established MSc programme in Voice Technology at Campus Fryslân is not only unique because of its cutting-edge and interdisciplinary approach of speech technologies, but also because it integrates open science practices in its curriculum.
ORCID, a persistent identifier for researchers
Date: | 27 August 2021 |
Author: | Leon ter Schure |
An ORCID iD is a persistent identifier designed especially for researchers. Maintaining and using an ORCID iD will not only help you to receive recognition for your work, you also contribute to creating an open and robust research infrastructure.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (August) - 'The stereotype rub-off effect - Organizational stereotypes modulate behavioural expectations, expectancy violation and punishment after transgressions'
Date: | 09 August 2021 |
Author: | Open Access Team |
The article in the spotlight for this month is dedicated to public reactions to organizational digressions. It was written by Peer Stiegert and co-authors, who are all affiliated to the Faculty of Economics and Business.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (July) - 'Do households prefer to move up or down the urban hierarchy during an economic crisis?'
Date: | 02 July 2021 |
Author: | Open Access Team |
In this months' open access article in the spotlight, authors Eveline van Leeuwen (Wageningen University) and Viktor Venhorst (Faculty of Spatial Sciences, UG) investigate whether Dutch households prefer to move up or down the urban hierarchy during an economic crisis.