It’s been said that Americans are unusual in tending to ask “Where do you work?” as an initial question upon introduction to a new acquaintance, indicating a perhaps unhealthy preoccupation with work as identity.

This month’s news includes: Research software community news, including international policy pathways for supporting research software Funding opportunities, including UKRI Metascience research grants round 2 Schmidt Sciences’ support for ReSA: Shaping a community vision for research software engineering in the age of Generative AI OECD’s second workshop on Access to research software: Opportunities and challenges (6 March 2026) 2026

Zum Wohle aller? Open Access in Bewegung von Daniel Beucke und Julian Schima Open Access ist weit mehr als ein Publikationsmodell - das zeigte die Veranstaltung „Open Access in Bewegung: Perspektiven, Praxis, Positionen“ an der UB Göttingen. Beiträge zu Leitlinien, gelebter Praxis und Infrastruktur machten deutlich, wie die Wissenschaft Openness, Verantwortung und Autonomie gemeinsam neu aushandeln muss.

Analysen zu Flucht richten oft den Blick auf erwerbsfähige Geflüchtete, z.B. Frauen mit Kindern. Weit weniger bekannt ist die Situation von (älteren) Ankommenden mit besonderen Gesundheitsbedarfen, etwa mit chronischen Erkrankungen, Behinderungen oder psycho-sozialen Unterstützungsbedarfen.

How can we use the new physics of digital connections to save lives? What is the future of hybrid engagement? The ultimate test of any digital architecture is whether it can deliver results in the real world.

The Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) celebrated its 3rd anniversary in December 2025. Since the launch of the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment (ARRA) in July 2022, over 800 organisations worldwide have signed the agreement, committing to enact changes in how they assess research and researchers. This makes CoARA arguably the foremost initiative that is seeking to inspire and coordinate change in this important area.

On 18 September 2025, we first announced our new Certificate peer learning programme for gender in emergencies. The first course, a primer on the topic, then launched on 6 October. As of 21 January 2026, the gender community of The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) now reaches 6,592 practitioners.

Registration is officially open for the Canada Student Journal Forum (SJF) 2026, happening February 17 – 19. This national gathering brings together student journal teams, authors, faculty mentors, and academic leaders from across the country. Registration for this virtual event is free.

There are many challenges associated with the curation, publication, acquisition, and usage of semantic mappings. This post examines their philosophical, technical, and practical implications, highlights existing solutions, and describes opportunities for next steps for the community of curators, semantic engineers, software developers, and data scientists who make and use semantic mappings.

Accelerationists vs. catastrophists in the decade defining convergence

Wie steht es um Diamond Open Access in den Bundesländern? In der ersten SeDOA-Online-Veranstaltung berichteten vier Landesinitiativen über ihre Aktivitäten, Herausforderungen und ihre Wünsche an SeDOA. Die Veranstaltung eröffnete Möglichkeiten für länderübergreifende Vernetzung, Austausch und Synergien.