Open Science Blog

In this article, Ana Ranitovic, Chief of Open Science at the University of Groningen, delves into the strategy developed by the UG for engaging the research community as driver of the transition to Open Research Information. She discusses some of the challenges they have faced and the steps they are taking in order to move from commitment to action.

October's open access article in the spotlight examines how university researchers develop a hybrid identity that combines academic and entrepreneurial roles, finding that both the perception of a university’s entrepreneurship strategy and its society-industry orientation significantly influence this identity, with the latter moderating the effect of the former.

This month's publication in the spotlight reviews three potential driving interventions to discern their impact on road safety when implemented specifically for drivers with ADHD.

The book is edited by Alain Dekker, Irene IJpma and Martha Martens. In this interview, editor and author Alain Dekker (UG/UMCG) describes his motivation and experience with publishing an open access book. 

The Network promotes reproducibility and transparency in all scholarly disciplines a.o. through training activities and by sharing best practices and supporting meta-scientific research.

Researchers who join ‘Collective Action in Science Diamond’ promise to publish (at least) one diamond open access article in the coming five years. 

What is the source of commonalities among languages in the world? In this article, Alexander Martin (Faculty of Arts) and co-authors explore this question by making a comparison between word-order preference of speakers of Kîîtharaka and English.

Can love affect knowledge and knowledge affect love? John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor-Mill, Max and Marianne Weber, and Bertrand and Dora Russell had a definite vocation: they wanted to change the world.

How can you publish a book - and even a whole series - open access? What are challenges and what support is available? We talked with the two editors of an academic book series in film studies.

You probably have seen them around the city: little free libraries. Authors Anouk Schippers and Adriaan Soetevent (Faculty of Economics and Business) did research on them and found that there is surprisingly limited free riding among its users.