Open Science Blog

This month's article was written by various co-authors, including corresponding author Luis Valente (FSE). It emphasis that immediate conservation actions are needed on Madagaskar, in order to prevent an extinction wave with deep evolutionary impact.

Author Jaap Nieuwenhuis (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences) shares his thoughts on selecting a title for academic publications and his perspective on open access and open science in general.

This months’ article proposes improvements in the vetting processes of deployed apps in mobile app stores. It was written by Fadi Mohsen, Dimka Karastoyanova and George Azzopardi of the Bernoulli Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering.

This article was written by various UG researchers from the Faculties of Arts and Science and Engineering. We asked first and corresponding author Merita Dreshaj to tell us more about the publication and specifically about the role of legacy datasets in her field of study.

In this month’s article, Stephan Schleim (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences) argues that - contrary to what the search for biomarkers in psychiatry suggests - mental disorders are brain disorders in the sense of weak, but not strong biologism.

This month we highlight an article by Leonieke Bolderman (Faculty of Spatial Sciences). She analyzes how murals can become symbols of both heritage and divisive gentrification in the context of the contemporary media city.

This month's article in the spotlight examines how women scientists were portrayed in films in the context of fourth-wave feminism. It was written by various authors from the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

This month, Maeve McKeown reflects on her experiences with open access publishing and open science in general, the Recognition & Rewards programme, and how the neoliberal university impacted her as a researcher.

This month we put the spotlight on an edited volume which is dedicated to the topic of costumary international law (CIL). We interviewed co-editor Panos Merkouris, who works at the Faculty of Law.

This month’s publication is dedicated to a study of airborne flocks of homing pigeons attacked by a robotic falcon. It was written by various co-authors from the UG’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the universities of Exeter and London.