
Alice Fleerackers
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Assistant prof @UvA_Amsterdam | VP of @PCSTnetwork | Studying journalism, #scholcomm & #scicomm | she/her
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💥New: Preprints at a crossroads - Are we compromising openness for credibility? ✍️Natascha Chtena @juancommander & Alice Fleerackers #OpenAccess #Preprints wp.me/p4m9em-dlM


👀ICYMI: Natascha Chtena @juancommander & Alice Fleerackers on the future of preprints. #ScholComm #GreenOA #PeerReview wp.me/p4m9em-dlM

When a nonscientist reads a news article about findings in a preprint, do they know what that means -- and whether they should believe the results? ScienceInsider News from Science science.org/content/articl…

Great summary of recent research on public perceptions of preprints, featuring a cool new paper by Alice Fleerackers. 📰 Goes beyond our earlier work by also using qualitative methods, revealing very interesting (and worrying) results. Insightful read!

Loved this nuanced take on our recent research exploring how audiences (mis)understand the word "preprint" when they see it mentioned in the news. TL;DR: They (mostly) don't. Check it out News from Science 👇

I have mostly been a social media ghost the last months, but I have exciting news to share: This week I started a new job as Assistant Professor of Journalism and Civic Engagement at UvA Amsterdam. If you live in the Netherlands, please say hi (of "hallo"?)

Preprints often make news. Many people don’t know what they are: The public needs context about unreviewed manuscripts, Alice Fleerackers et al survey suggests science.org/content/articl… via Jeffrey Brainard


So great to be featured in this The Open Notebook story by Alice Fleerackers about using open data in science stories... 📰📈there's open data about a lot of things, and it's a waste not use it! theopennotebook.com/2025/01/14/usi…

This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: 🔓Using Open Data to Sharpen Science Stories (Alice Fleerackers The Open Notebook) 📊Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025 (SciLine) Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-writ… #scicomm #science #opendata



Information on the Keynote Speakers and the outline programme for #PCST2025 is now online at abdn.ac.uk/events/confere… It's shaping up to be an exciting week PCSTNetwork


📢 Attn journalists in the Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) community! A research team at UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media is looking to speak with journalists who... 🔹 have reported on integrity issues in scientific research (e.g., fraud, plagiarism, retractions) 🔹..for a Canadian or

Some take homes from The Open University first Open Research Week webinar by Alice Fleerackers Alice Fleerackers. Join us for more webinars: research.open.ac.uk/events/open-re… #OUResearch

