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 2021Author: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.
Using lotteries to allocate research funding: Perspectives from Switzerland
Date:09 September 2021Author: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 by Design: Campus Fryslân's new MSc Voice Technology
Date:08 September 2021Author: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 2021Author: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 2021Author: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 2021Author: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.
UG/UMCG authors falling prey to fraudulent/predatory publishing practices
Date:21 June 2021Author:Giulia Trentacosti & Peter Braun
UG and UMCG authors unfortunately sometimes fall prey to predatory publishing behaviour. In this post, we outline four cases - anonymously - in the hope that this will help others avoid similar circumstances in the future.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (June) - 'How Soccer Scouts identify Talented Players'
Date:15 June 2021Author:Open Access Team
As EURO 2020 has just kicked off, we place the spotlight on the article 'How Soccer Scouts identify Talented Players,' which was written by various UG authors from the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Recap: Open Science Workshop during Grants Week
Date:28 May 2021Author:Open Access Team
In a workshop during this year's Grants Week, participants learned about the new open access publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE) and the commitment of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to open science.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (May) - 'Data-driven Measures to mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 in South America'
Date:26 May 2021Author:Open Access Team
This month we place the spotlight on the article "Data-driven measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-10 in South America". Authors Taís Fernanda Blauth and Oskar Gstrein are both affiliated to the Data Research Centre at Campus Fryslân.