In his blog Green Tea and Velociraptors, Jon Tennant describes his approach to writing a peer review. […] I remember the first time I got a review request in the second year of my PhD. An Editor emails you out of the blue, and asks you to provide your expert commentary on research by your colleagues. EXPERT COMMENTARY. BUT … Read more
In his blog Green Tea and Velociraptors, Jon Tennant describes his approach to writing a peer review. […] I remember the first time I got a review request in the second year of my PhD. An Editor emails you out of the blue, and asks you to provide your expert commentary on research by your colleagues. EXPERT COMMENTARY. BUT … Read more
In his blog Green Tea and Velociraptors, Jon Tennant describes his approach to writing a peer review. […] I remember the first time I got a review request in the second year of my PhD. An Editor emails you out of the blue, and asks you to provide your expert commentary on research by your colleagues. EXPERT COMMENTARY. BUT … Read more
This podcast was originally published at PhD Career Stories. “Hello and welcome to today’s podcast on PhD Career Stories. My name is Johanna Havemann and I will tell you a bit about my path up until today. At this very moment, I am in Cape Town, South Africa and will also pass by Nairobi, … Read more
Have you set an agenda and goals, what you would like to achieve with your science-related Twitter account? What do your followers expect from you and – most importantly – who are you addressing? No matter if you are new to Twitter and just started your account, or have been roaming the Twitter orbit for a while and now want to … Read more
Our short answer is “YES”. Do you need arguments in favor of Open Access (OA) in Research? Here you go: More citations per article OA articles are available free of charge not only to scientists all around the globe, but also to journalists, policy makers, economists and the general public – who pays for large … Read more
Would you agree that the Digital Age and the Academic Internet are bringing the scientific world closer together? OpenCon is the annual gathering of #OpenAccess, #OpenEducation and #OpenData enthusiasts and gives rise to numerous satellite events across the globe each year, many of which were hosted across the African continent e.g. in Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, … Read more
People tend to have only one perspective. What makes this world interesting and worthwhile is to once in a while move out of your comfort zone and put yourself into the shoes of someone else. And then there is the danger of a single story. As much as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s stories relate to individual people, … Read more