It’s been a few weeks since I wrote a recap about what I’m reading. It’s been difficult watching helplessly as the institutions and financial infrastructure underpinning my profession are being systematically and irreversibly dismantled, with brilliant scientists I know personally having their careers destroyed and lives upturned.

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Effektive Strategien für wissenschaftliche Publikationen: Einblicke aus meinem Workshop für die DGI Wie wählen Wissenschaftler*innen die besten Publikationsstrategien? Wie misst man Qualität in der Wissenschaft? Und welche Fallstricke lauern beim Publizieren?

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The Man Who Would Kill Wolf Pups: CounterPunch SEO Guide Preserving nature’s balance is critical, yet human interference continues to tip the scales. This clash often brings to light deeply unsettling actions by individuals who consider eliminating wildlife as a solution. At the forefront of such actions is the controversial figure known for targeting wolf pups.

🔗Context setting rOpenSci organizes monthly co-working hours on a variety of topics.But the constant is the quality of the discussion that ensues and the renewed energy that comes from it. The November coworking session welcomed Stefanie Butland from Openscapes as a co-host.She shared Openscapes’ approach of “Forking as a worldview”.Forks in the open-source software world refer to copies of an existing open-source project that add their own

What is uv I’ve recently started using uv to manage Python projects and packages: many projects at work and the one active package I have on pypi.org (habanero). I don’t really know enough about all the various Python tools similar to uv to give an informed opinion. Rather, this is purely reflections on using uv. uv’s tagline is: uv docs and source code. Reflections Fast It’s super fast.

„Ich möchte gerne irgendwo in einer öffentlichen Institution arbeiten, damit die nicht denken, dass alle, die ein Kopftuch tragen, nur Kinderwagen schieben oder Kinder haben können. Sondern wir zahlen genauso Steuern, wir arbeiten genauso wie alle anderen.“ Perspektive einer geflüchteten Mutter Factsheet #3 | 2025 Beim Arbeitsmarkzugang von Geflüchteten zeigen sich deutliche Unterschiede zwischen Frauen […]

Factsheet #1 | 2025 Die eigene Wohnung ist ein zentraler Rückzugsort für alle Menschen. Wie und wo gewohnt wird, hat daher auch erheblichen Einfluss auf das Wohlbefinden von Geflüchteten, etwa durch die soziale Einbindung in die Nachbarschaft. Gleichzeitig ist das Thema Wohnen eine der größten praktischen und gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen für Kommunen. Wohnungsknappheit ist nicht nur […]

The transition towards open research practices has been a longstanding priority for Dutch academics. Over the last decade, the bottom-up support for open research practices has been accompanied by consolidated, national-level support. This country-level initiative has resulted in the 2017 National Plan for Open Science (NPOS) and the 2022 Open Science in 2030 in the Netherlands.