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Open access publication in the spotlight: June 2022

Open access publication in the Spotlight (June) - 'The View from Below: How the Neoliberal Academy Is Shaping Contemporary Political Theory'

Date:20 June 2022
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.
©UG, photo: Peter van der Sijde

Open science practices in different disciplines (4) - An interview with Prof Panos Merkouris and Prof Lorenzo Squintani, Faculty of Law

Date:16 June 2022
Author:Giulia Trentacosti and Marjan van Ittersum
The University of Groningen sees open science as one of its priorities of the next five years. But what exactly is the status of open science at the different UG Faculties? The fourth edition in this series is dedicated to the Faculty of Law.
Open access publication in the spotlight: May 2022

Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (May) - 'The Theory, Practice, and Interpretation of Customary International Law'

Date:24 May 2022
Author:Open Access Team
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.
Dr Chris May

Moving to open education: Perspectives from Chris May

Date:17 May 2022
Author:Mira Buist-Zhuk and Martijn Blikmans
Chris May redesigned his first-year Biopsychology course using open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy. Students of this course are the co-creators of their own educational material, which is shared openly with the world.
Dr Marlon de Jong

Making research data 'as open as possible and as closed as necessary' - an interview with Marlon de Jong, Privacy and Data Protection Specialist (UG DCC) 

Date:13 May 2022
Author:Leon ter Schure
Marlon de Jong advises UG researchers on how to practice open science while protecting the privacy of research participants. We asked her to tell us more about her role and the most important challenges of dealing with privacy-sensitive research data.
Open access publication in the spotlight: April 2022

Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (April) - 'Emergence of splits and collective turns in pigeon flocks under predation'

Date:25 April 2022
Author:Open Access Team
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.
Open access book “Working with LGBTQIA+ youth in the child welfare system”, eds. Mónica López López et al.

Publishing an open access book - Insights from Mónica López López, editor and author

Date:15 April 2022
Author:Babette Knauer
We interviewed editor Mónica López López (Faculty of BSS) about her recent book “Working with LGBTQIA+ youth in the child welfare system” and why she decided to publish this open access with the University of Groningen Press (UGP).
©UG, photo: Merel Weijer

Open science practices in different disciplines (3) - An interview with Prof Robert Lensink and Dr Marijke Leliveld, Faculty of Economics and Business

Date:31 March 2022
Author:Vera Heininga & Marjan van Ittersum
The University of Groningen sees open science as one of its priorities of the next five years. But what exactly is the status of open science at the different UG Faculties? The third edition in this series is dedicated to the Faculty of Economics and Business.
Open access publication in the spotlight: March 2022

Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (March) - 'Is a Mummy a Person or a Property: The Classification and Choice of Law of Cultural Objects in Private International Law'

Date:21 March 2022
Author:Open Access Team
This month's article presents an analysis of the Buddha Mummy Statue case by UG author Zhen Chen, in which Chinese village committees sued a Dutch collector for the return of a stolen golden statue that contains a mummified Buddha. This brought up the question: is a mummy a person or a property, or in fact neither? 
Open access publication in the spotlight: February 2022

Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (February) - 'Speech Prosody: The Musical, Magical Quality of Speech'

Date:21 February 2022
Author:Open Access Team
This month's publication is dedicated to the phenomenon of speech prosody, which is the variation in how we use our voices when we speak. Special about this article is that it was published in Frontiers for Young Minds, which is a journal tailored to a young audience.