Just when you thought you knew all about tiny creatures, tardigrades surprise with their superhero-like abilities to survive extreme conditions. What else can they do?
From essential collection tools to safety gear and storage solutions, discover the must-have equipment for your next scat survey. But what crucial item are you forgetting?
The Rogue Scholar infrastructure started migrating to InvenioRDM infrastructure a few weeks ago. This first phase of the migration will conclude on November 4 with the switch of the Rogue Scholar frontend (rogue-scholar.org) to InvenioRDM (to what is currently hosted at beta.rogue-scholar.org). InvenioRDM record For the most part and not by coincidence, InvenioRDM is a very good fit for Rogue Scholar.
We need new ways to tackle global health challenges that impact local communities. It is obvious that technology alone is not enough. We need human ingenuity, collaboration, and the ability to share across borders and boundaries. That is why I am excited about Teach to Reach. Imagine if we could tap into the collective intelligence of over 20,000 health professionals working on the front lines in low- and middle-income countries.
Teach to Reach stands as a unique nexus in the global health landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities for diverse stakeholders to engage, learn, and drive meaningful change. With over 60,000 participants from more than 90 countries, this platform, network, and community bring together a mix of frontline health workers, policymakers, and key decision-makers.
„Flexible und qualitätsgesicherte Forschungsberichterstattung nach dem Baukastenprinzip“ – unter dieser Überschrift hat die Kommission für Forschungsinformationen in Deutschland (KFiD) jüngst ihr erstes Grundsatzpapier veröffentlicht. Grundsätze haben meist etwas Basales, etwas Prägendes. Prägend ist das, was die KFiD mit dem KDSF 2.0 in dem Grundsatzpapier ankündigt, allemal!!
Kurze Videos, schnelle Schnitte, ein optimierter Algorithmus – TikTok gehört zu den beliebtesten Social-Media-Apps bei jungen Leuten. Auch das Urheberrecht spielt bei TikTok eine Rolle: Es betrifft nicht nur externe Inhalte in den eigenen Videos.
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People are obsessed with the short-term effects of Covid, prioritising them over the longer-term impacts. “It was just like a minor cold, really”, they say, perhaps not realising that even mild cases of Covid have been shown to cause lasting cognitive impairment. But I also take exception with this comparison to the common cold. Because, for me, a simple cold led to lifelong disability and severe chronic health problems.
October is here again and it is time to welcome our new cohort - Class 2025 - of the MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine. We met all 19 students of the current cohort last week on the 1st and 2nd of October as they went through the now customary laptop setup for the Open and Reproducible Science in R module.
Video: Dr Matt Boyd presents highlights of NZ’s vulnerability and resilience to nuclear war and other global catastrophes. You can download a PDF version of this presentation to access all links. Blog Summary/TLDR The CSER Conference On the 17–18th Sept 2024 I joined a diverse set of researchers and analysts converging on the University of … Continue reading "Lessons from the Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk 2024"