Final few days for this 1st round of consultation by cOAlition S. Do you think academic publishing needs to change? If so how? If not tell us you're happy. Please take 10 minutes to share your views.

The salary for postdoctoral scientists is £36k. Science is global - if the UK is going to be 'the best country for science in the world', we need to be able to recruit the best scientists. Now, we might not be able to - only British scientists can apply.

New feature on bioRxiv: "Request a review". Authors can signal to groups like PREreview that they'd like to get community feedback on a paper. Another example of what decoupling dissemination enables (key point: it's not bioRxiv doing the reviewing). connect.biorxiv.org/news/2023/12/0…

Super excited to see this first release of the Open Data Citation Corpus - combining DOI & accession number data citations in the same dataset. Details of a webinar on this release in thread below. Congrats to DataCite (inactive Mar 2025) & CZI Science on this important milestone in the project.

After 8+ incredible years at ASAPbio , I am beginning a new chapter as Open Science Program Director at Astera Institute later this month. So, we're looking for new leadership: please share this posting with people passionate about open science! asapbio.org/job-posting-ex…

As part of the consultation on our “Towards #ResponsiblePublishing” proposal, we're asking researchers worldwide to share their views on the scholarly publishing ecosystem and help us improve it. Survey open till 22 April: ➡️bit.ly/TRPResearcherS… 🙏 #OpenAccess #OpenResearch

Data standards may not be the hot new topic but we'd be pretty stuck without them 🫣 One thing that stayed with me is that "you have to strike a balance between what is possible and what is practical" - something I bet many people relate to.

I am very excited to see the Gates Foundation 2025 #OpenAccess policy refresh be publicly announced. This is an important step in truly changing research dissemination. I'm grateful for everyone who has helped shape this. gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles…

Enhancing the efficiency of #preprint peer review: Review Commons Review Commons and Development Development and Journal of Cell Science J Cell Science by The Company of Biologists launch pilot. Blog article by Katherine Brown: reviewcommons.org/blog/developme… embo.org/features/enhan…

New piece from me on the new Gates OA policy: Fuel for Plan U, will other funders mandate preprints, and does this mean hard choices for NIH/PubMed? blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

Join us for #SciCommConnect, a free event hosted by The Company of Biologists' community sites, the Node, preLights & FocalPlane, focusing on all things science communication. 🗓️ 10 June 2024 For more information & registration form, visit the link below⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/news/register-…

We are excited to launch our new JCS-FocalPlane Microscopy Training Grants. Early-career researchers in cell biology can apply for grants of up to £1,000 to support their attendance at microscopy courses. focalplane.biologists.com/2024/05/01/jcs…

“If we shouldn’t use Impact Factors, what should we use instead?” Today, DORA is releasing new guidance on research indicators, including Journal Impact Factor, citations, h-index, altmetrics, and more. 🧵1/3 bit.ly/DORAindicators

Demis -- I think AlphaFold3 is really exciting. As Reviewer #3, I got great results from the server. I tried hard to get nature to urge you to release the code but was unsuccessful. I did not get it for re-review so I don't know if you responded. So why no code? Google DeepMind

🚨We are hiring an Assistant Librarian to support Wellcome Sanger Institute library services and the delivery of our Open Science Roadmap sanger.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellcome… The Library team sits within our Strategy, Partnerships & Innovation department - a fantastic group of people!

📢 #postdoc role available! 📢 Application deadline is 🌟16th July 2024🌟 Please get in touch if you're interested! kcl.ac.uk/jobs/087846-re…

🚨New analysis from The Royal Society UK visa costs for researchers: 🫣 21x higher than France (Talent passport for researchers) 😱34x higher than Germany (Scientific visa) 😬Have increased by 126% since 2019 while other countries have made theirs cheaper royalsociety.org/news-resources…

We are delighted to announce that Professor Edith Heard has been appointed as our new director and chief executive! Edith, who is currently director-general at @EMBL, will succeed Paul Nurse in leading the Crick from the summer of 2025. 🔗 crick.ac.uk/news/2024-07-0…

Attn: UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 would like feedback on its Principles for #OpenScience Monitoring. Send comments to [email protected]. before Nov. 30. Click here to review the draft principles: docs.google.com/document/d/1ee…

Good to see ukbiobank issuing a robust statement addressing these concerns openly. A bit concerning to learn that the Guardian may not have shared all the information that could have helped with ukbiobank’s investigation.