Since 2000, BOSC has covered all aspects of open source bioinformatics and open science. BOSC 2025, the 26th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference, took place July 21-22, 2025 in Liverpool, UK (as part of ISMB/ECCB 2025) . Read our BOSC 2025 report on F1000Research! BOSC 2025 included two days of keynote talks, talks from submitted abstracts, a panel discussion, and posters.
PKP held a software development news update via webinar on Monday, December 16th, 2024. The recording is now available. This post also contains software release information and public roadmap. PKP Development Associate Director, Alec Smecher, and UX / UI Designer, Devika Goel, share updates with user communities on PKP software developments.
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This World Bank report ‘The Cost of Inaction: Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries’ presents new analysis of climate change impacts on health systems and outcomes in the regions that are bearing the brunt of these impacts.
In 2024, ROR processed over 8000 curation requests, handled 14 million monthly requests to the ROR API, saw the number of downloads of the ROR dataset triple, and was a finalist for the ALPSP Innovation in Publishing Award: read on for more highlights from a banner year.
On December 17, 2024, I delivered a workshop on “Scientific Publishing: Quality Control, Review, and Impact Measurement” at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences . The event gave participants a comprehensive overview of key aspects shaping scientific publishing today. Below, I summarize the central points discussed during the workshop. Why Publish?
Aktuell verabschieden wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen immer häufiger Open Science Policies. Aber wie lässt sich der Policy-Prozess gestalten, welche Akteure sollten einbezogen werden und wie verhalten sich Open Science Policies zu anderen Policies im Bereich offener Wissenschaft?
The Map Is Not the Territory Artificial intelligence has often been described as a new frontier—a vast, uncharted space promising unparalleled opportunity but fraught with hidden risks. Recently, the inaugural convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes (INASI) in San Francisco laid down a global compass for navigating this terrain.
3. Veranstaltung in der Reihe „Quo vadis offene Wissenschaft in Berlin und Brandenburg“ am 18. DEZEMBER 2024 Termin: 18. Dezember, 15:00–16:30 Uhr Ort: Online via Webex Veranstaltende: TH Wildau Es handelt sich bei dieser Veranstaltung um die dritte in der Reihe Quo vadis offene Wissenschaft in Berlin und Brandenburg 2024/25.
We are pleased to announce the election of Jamie Wittenberg as DataCite’s new Board President, effective January 1, 2025. Jamie currently serves as Assistant Dean for Research & Innovation Strategies at the University of Colorado Boulder in the USA. She brings a wealth of experience and leadership to this role, having been an active member of the DataCite Board for several years.
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