"I learned that any difficult problem can be solved by great effort." Remembering Osamu Shimomura, born #OTD in 1928, who dedicated his life to studying the bioluminescence of the luminous jellyfish Aequorea, and discovered green fluorescent protein, GFP.

When you're a woman, your considered 'selfish' for not having kids and prioritizing your career. You're also criticized if you have kids and have a career. This stems from outdated stereotypes that women belong at home and men in public life. huffpost.com/entry/child-fr…

“Understanding how the candidate behaved in the past will help you assess whether they’ll be civil when they come work for you. Ask their references for specific behavioral examples of the candidates’ characteristics.”

Leadership is Love #readingforpleasure

**LAST CALL** REGISTER NOW - LIS Bibliometrics Conference 2024 This one-day event is being held at the University of Brighton on  12th September 2024 and is open to everyone. Register here: lisbibliometrics.wordpress.com/c-2024-registr…

5 years since the two photos. Looking a different direction ❤️

Kamala Harris to CNN’s Dana Bash: The true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up, not who you beat down.

Peer review for academic jobs and grants continues to be shaped by metrics, especially if your reviewer is highly ranked #ResearchAssessment wp.me/p4m9em-bjG

LOL. Meet the faculty and meet the staff at Stanford Medicine Great slide from Mattias Nielsen at SInnoPSis conference.

Gender should not dictate who gets to access the internet! Shockingly, 90% of girls and young women in low-income countries are offline, compared to 78% of boys and young men. Link to report: buff.ly/4g94lMt

In response to some misunderstandings about CoARA’s position on the role of metrics, we’ve written a clarification. We hope this will pave the way for the whole community to work together to define how qual & quant methods can be combined to form robust assessments.

Dr. Giovanni Abramo, scientometrician and President of #ISSI, discusses his views and critically analyzes CoARA. A response blog post from CoARA is forthcoming. thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/2024/09/04/the…

This goes straight to my next week presentation on Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation in Practice at LIS-Bibliometrics Conference 😎 lisbibliometrics.wordpress.com/c-2024/

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Just a reminder: The LIS Bibliometrics conference 2024 is only a week away! The venue: Huxley Building at the University of Brighton, we picked a gorgeous place for the conference ❤️ University of Brighton Still time to register 👏🏻 lisbibliometrics.wordpress.com/c-2024-program/

UKRI chief executive admits workloads ‘impacting staff’. UKRI staff have raised concerns about bullying, overwork and burnout to senior management, according to notes from internal webinars obtained by Research Professional News. Free to read: researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Thank-you Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes for inviting me to talk about #PaperMills in biomedical research at the upcoming LIS Bibliometrics Conference 2024 at University of Brighton The organisers have put together a great programme...there's still time to register! 👇🏼

Yep! It is the most influential biography of Marie Curie ever, a prewar praise by a daughter who was never destined to become a scientist herself, unlike the other daughter; leading to Hollywood interest and celebrity status in the US when she (mother) died... Look - letters...