Open Science Blog

The Open Science Programme supports the UG community in making this transition to being open. We talked to Casper Albers, Dean of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences (BSS) and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Open Science Programme since 2024.

In this interview, Dr. Sebastian Lequime, assistant professor at the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), tells us about his work on viral evolution and FAIR data practices, the development of the open-source tool detectEVE, and his perspective as Data Editor for the Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

The article in the spotlight for 2025 is titled 'Intramolecular feedback regulation of the LRRK2 Roc G domain by a LRRK2 kinase-dependent mechanism' and provides research insights into the Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2), a crucial protein in Parkinson's disease (PD) research.

This month's publication addresses blockchain technology. It critically examines the shortcomings while acknowledging the continued relevance of foundational technologies like Merkle trees and digital signatures. The research emphasizes the need to prioritize real-world requirements over blind adoption, especially when public funds are involved.

In 2024, the UG Open Science Blog continued to provide insights into open research and scholarly communication, publishing 18 articles and interviews that spanned diverse academic landscapes. Join us as we revisit the articles that captured the most attention this year.

In this article, Ana Ranitovic, Chief of Open Science at the University of Groningen, delves into the strategy developed by the UG for engaging the research community as driver of the transition to Open Research Information. She discusses some of the challenges they have faced and the steps they are taking in order to move from commitment to action.

October's open access article in the spotlight examines how university researchers develop a hybrid identity that combines academic and entrepreneurial roles, finding that both the perception of a university’s entrepreneurship strategy and its society-industry orientation significantly influence this identity, with the latter moderating the effect of the former.

This month's publication in the spotlight reviews three potential driving interventions to discern their impact on road safety when implemented specifically for drivers with ADHD.

The book is edited by Alain Dekker, Irene IJpma and Martha Martens. In this interview, editor and author Alain Dekker (UG/UMCG) describes his motivation and experience with publishing an open access book. 

The Network promotes reproducibility and transparency in all scholarly disciplines a.o. through training activities and by sharing best practices and supporting meta-scientific research.