Open Science Blog

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) employs random selection in grant decisions. Dr. Marco Bieri from the SNSF explains the rationale behind this and reflects on the experiences so far.

The newly established MSc programme in Voice Technology at Campus Fryslân is not only unique because of its cutting-edge and interdisciplinary approach of speech technologies, but also because it integrates open science practices in its curriculum.

An ORCID iD is a persistent identifier designed especially for researchers. Maintaining and using an ORCID iD will not only help you to receive recognition for your work, you also contribute to creating an open and robust research infrastructure. 

The article in the spotlight for this month is dedicated to public reactions to organizational digressions. It was written by Peer Stiegert and co-authors, who are all affiliated to the Faculty of Economics and Business. 

In this months' open access article in the spotlight, authors Eveline van Leeuwen (Wageningen University) and Viktor Venhorst (Faculty of Spatial Sciences, UG) investigate whether Dutch households prefer to move up or down the urban hierarchy during an economic crisis.

UG and UMCG authors unfortunately sometimes fall prey to predatory publishing behaviour. In this post, we outline four cases - anonymously - in the hope that this will help others avoid similar circumstances in the future.

As EURO 2020 has just kicked off, we place the spotlight on the article 'How Soccer Scouts identify Talented Players,' which was written by various UG authors from the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Faculty of Medical Sciences.

In a workshop during this year's Grants Week, participants learned about the new open access publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE) and the commitment of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to open science.

This month we place the spotlight on the article "Data-driven measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-10 in South America". Authors Taís Fernanda Blauth and Oskar Gstrein are both affiliated to the Data Research Centre at Campus Fryslân.

The article for the month of April 2021 is titled "The human corpse as aesthetic-therapeutic". It was written by Brenda Mathijssen, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Culture and Religion at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies.