KEEPER turns 10! 🥳 For a decade, Keeper has been the MPG’s secure platform for storing and archiving research data 🔐 Swipe through the highlights of our journey: from early development to testing and launch in 2016. Plus, reflections from the developers behind Keeper. 👉️ https://keeper.mpdl.mpg.de/

Happy 78th, Max Planck Society! 🎉 Since 26 Feb 1948, MPG has pushed the frontiers of curiosity‑driven science. As part of this community, we’re proud to power research with the tools and tech that help discoveries happen. Here’s to the next breakthroughs 🚀🔬✨

@maxit.mpg.de (MPDL) has entered into a three-year AIP Fusion agreement with AIP Publishing. 👏 The agreement supports open access publishing and unlimited reading across AIP Publishing journals for Max Planck Society researchers. #OpenAccess 🔗 https://aippub.org/4aGBuyJ

🐝 Buzzing with excitement! Our team is getting ready to welcome bees to the terrace 🏢🌿 From building frames to prepping the hive, it’s all hands on deck for our new buzzing residents 🍯 #MaxIT #MPG #BuzzingCommunity #SustainableWorkplace #BeeLove #TeamWork #HoneyIncoming 🍯🐝🌸

Thank you Paula Iturralde @paumau39.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @mpdl.mpg.de. Read Paula’s paper: bit.ly/4b2WKPq See if your institution's participating and you can publish free #OA bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Check out KEEPER 7.0 🚀 A fresh look + smarter collab for the Max Planck Society! Open KEEPER, sign up, and find out more about the new design and the technical changes: https://keeper.mpdl.mpg.de Questions? [email protected]

New year, new us! 🎉 Meet Max Planck Information & Technology and our IT Executive Director, Oliver Zeiler. Discover our range of services: 🔎 Info provision 📊 Data analysis 🧠 Research data & publishing 🧩 Software licensing 🖥️ Admin IT systems 🔐 IT security 🤖 AI support 📚 Open Access management

Season's Greetings from the MPDL! #MPDL #MPG #FestiveSeason #HappyHolidays #Christmas #MerryChristmas

🔦 Spotlight on exciting datasets every Friday ➡️ #FriData! Just in time for Christmas, we present a dataset on conifers from 2024. It goes deep into the needles 😉 "Conifer transcriptome assemblies, namely from Abies alba, Abies balsamea and Abies koreana" https://doi.org/10.17617/3.TN2XNM

Are you already using the MPG Single Sign-On available on Minerva Messenger? 🔐✨ Use your MPG credentials: no extra accounts, no forgotten passwords. Faster, safer access for smoother MPG collab 🚀 👉️ https://www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/about-us/news/1026-minerva-messenger-sso.html

🔦 Spotlight on exciting datasets every Friday ➡️ #FriData! How can we bring a little structure to infinity? Today's dataset deals with stars. More specifically, with "stellar specific intensity spectra, disk-integrated flux spectra, and model atmospheres" (2022) https://doi.org/10.17617/3.NJ56TR

🔎 Your new research sidekick is here with: eBooks Bot (Beta) Find MPG eBooks without leaving Minerva Messenger. Open a DM with @eBooks Bot (Beta), ask, and get results: fast! ⚡ Search smarter, not harder in 683166 eBooks! Try it: https://minervamessenger.mpdl.mpg.de/mpg/messages/@ebooks_bot

🚀 Exciting News! MPDL's DeSci Connect partners with Cerebrum DAO 🤝 🔧 Look forward to: - Joint workshops & exchanges - Enhanced DeSci infrastructure - Transparent research at MPG - Innovative collaboration, funding & governance Stay tuned! 🌐✨ https://bit.ly/4pEM5yx

🔦 Spotlight on exciting datasets every Friday ➡️ FriData! In keeping with Black Friday, today's #FriData is about the color black in the broadest sense. We present: a dataset on the black redstart from 2021! 🐦 Find it here 🔍: https://doi.org/10.17617/3.5E

We’re excited to unveil our innovative, tech-powered sharing station: The MPDL Magic Box ✨ Here's how it works: An item is placed inside by one of our team members. Then, via Minerva Messenger, a visual notification paired with a short poem is sent to inform colleagues. First come, first served! 🌍

MPDL joins @aialliance.bsky.social ✨ We’re bringing bloxberg​ to the global AI Alliance. Together, we’re building the foundation for verifiable and transparent AI where scientific data and models can be trusted 🤝 👀 www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/about-us/...

🔦 Spotlight on exciting datasets every Friday ➡️ #FriData! We present a dataset published on the Open Research Data Repository Edmond. Today it's "Photomanipulation of minimal synthetic cells" (2023) and the stored data consists of videos. Find them here 🔍: https://doi.org/10.17617/3.CWOZQO#FriData

Put a label on it! 🌏 Edmond, the Open Research Data Repository of the Max Planck Society, has been awarded the NFDI4Earth Label! The MPDL team is happy about this recognition, which highlights Edmond's commitment to openness and transparency 💫 ➡️ Edmond's datasets: https://edmond.mpg.de/

We're proud to announce that @mpdl.mpg.de and BioOne announced the signing of a three-year agreement to bring the BioOne Complete aggregation to 84 Max Planck Society Institutes. This agreement includes the full term of our Subscribe to Open (#S2O) pilot. bio-one.co/49vszzD #SubscribetoOpen

Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) Joins the #AI Alliance www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/about-us/... #libraries @mpdl.mpg.de @aialliance.bsky.social

From Oct 28–30, the 7th FDM-Workshop united ~100 researchers, librarians, and data stewards to exchange insights on digital research infrastructure, data management, and new tools. Co-hosted with the @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social​ 🧠 The verdict? Let’s run this event more often 😉🙌

🦍🫏🐣 What rights do animals have in a globalized world? This question is explored in our #FridayFind paper "Global Animal Law in the Making: An Introduction" from 2025. ➡️ https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0011-FE71-0#FridayFind 💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍

Open Science Days 2025 — that’s a wrap! 🎬 Theme: “Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization” 📅 Two days in Berlin at Harnack House (Nov 10–11), hybrid with a livestream! Thanks to everyone who joined on site and online 🙏

🌍✨ Open Science Days 2025 are live! ✨🌍 Theme: “Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization.” When: Today and tomorrow Where: Online 🫵Click on the second images for details on tomorrow’s talks. Full speaker lineup and topics: https://osip.mpdl.mpg.de/open-science-days/

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 🪙 Travel back in time to 19th-century New Zealand. What were the living conditions like for goldminers back then? Get exciting insights in our #FridayFind from the year 2023: ➡️ https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000D-9258-B#FridayFind

🌍✨ Open Science Days 2025 ✨🌍 🔍 This year’s theme: “Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization. 🗓️ Nov 10–11, 2025 💻 online (you can still register!) Discover the speakers and their talks, explore the full program, and register now: https://osip.mpdl.mpg.de/open-science-days/

💎 #FridayFind 🧬🔍 We all know that a banana is yellow even if we are only shown a black-and-white image 🍌 Studies show that our perception of a banana is influenced by our knowledge of its typical color. What happens in the brain? ➡️ https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-001A-128E-0#FridayFind

Last month, our Software Licensing Team gained invaluable insights at the IT4Science Days 2025 in Bremen. We delved into AI, sustainable software, and the evolving tech landscape 💥Connecting with fellow IT pros across Germany was a highlight. Thank you, MPI for Marine Microbiology, for hosting! 🙏💚

Earlier this month, we traveled to Göttingen for the event "FAIR in Action: Integrating Open Source RDM-Tools Effectively" 🚀 Key insights centered on open source RDM strategies and collaboration💡 Our team presented on the progress of MAUS - Machine Automated Support for Software Management Plans 🎤

🌍 Open Science Days 2025 ✨ This year’s event revolves around "Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization." 🗓️ Nov 10-11 at Harnack House in Berlin, with an online livestream available💡 🎟️ No fee for in-person attendees. 🔍 https://osip.mpdl.mpg.de/open-science-days

"Sir, it's not my fault - it's my genes!" 😃 Why genes are really partly to blame when math doesn't work out. This paper from 2020 is our #FridayFind: ➡️ https://pure.mpg.de/rest/items/item_3253538_7/component/file_3265996/content#FridayFind 💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍

🌍 From September 15-16, our MPG Open Science enthusiasts came together in Berlin to chat about all things Open Science 🚀 ✨ Our highlights? Amazing talks, a hands-on workshop, inspiring projects by OS Ambassadors, and a surprise evening activity with “The Pentomino Reproducibility Game”!

Science in a nutshell🔬: researchers from the Max Planck Society recently met for two days at the LeadNet Symposium 2025 in Berlin. #MPDL contributed with an AI workshop. Click here for a brief summary ↙️ https://www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/about-us/news/1070-leadnet-symposium-2025.html

🗼 In two experiments, scientists investigated whether body posture influences people's estimation of quantities. Published in 2011, this is our #FridayFind: 📰➡️ https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-5BD9-C#FridayFind 💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍

🌍 Open Science Days 2025 ✨ This year’s event revolves around "Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization." 🗓️ Nov 10-11 at Harnack House in Berlin, with an online livestream available💡 🎟️ No fee for in-person attendees. 🔍 https://osip.mpdl.mpg.de/open-science-days/

Since 2019, #bloxberg has symbolized scientific trust on the blockchain. With a renewed vision and the bloxberg Council, we aim to build open, verifiable, community-owned infrastructure for science and beyond ⛓️‍💥 👉 https://www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/about-us/news/1068-a-new-chapter-for-bloxberg.html#bloxberg

Take a stroll through MPG City with us! 🏙️ As a joint venture of the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Society, GWDG operates high-performance computers and manages the GÖNET network, seamlessly connecting research institutes to the world 🧠 MPG City 👉️ https://mpgcity.mpdl.mpg.de/

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 In 2016, researchers found out that cinema audiences' breath and skin emissions change with film scenes—suspense and comedy trigger distinct chemical signatures. 🎥 📰➡️ https://www.nature.com/articles/srep25464 #FridayFind

📚 Exciting News from the Max Planck Digital Library! 🌟 We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with @universitypress.cambridge.org on a significant open access books agreement⚡ #OpenAcess #MPG #MPDL #CambridgeUniversityPress

💬 Last week @larissaleiminger.bsky.social (from @mpdl.mpg.de) joined our @imprsconi.bsky.social PhD Retreat in Erfurt! ✏️ We learned how to start applying Open Science Practices across the research life cycle, without getting overwhelmed. 💚 A huge thanks to Larissa & everyone who participated.

🌍✨ Our Collections Team visited the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg! They conducted an FDM Onboarding Course for IMPRS doctoral candidates, collaborated in groups on creating Data Management Plans with RDMO, and gave an overview of MPDL services 🧠

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 Compelling insights into the personalities of dancers as compared to people who do not dance 💃🕺 You can find the paper from 2024 here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886924000631?via%3Dihub #FridayFind

Negotiating Open Access From the Global South (Recording & Transcript Now Available) oa2020.org/2025/07/25/m... @oa2020.org @mpdl.mpg.de #scholcomm #publishing #oa

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 Have you put off the unpleasant tasks at work for a few hours again? ⏰Well, well: Procrastination happens to the best of us. Check out the paper from 2024 here: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000F-EBB2-F #FridayFind

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 Imagine falling asleep 10.000 times a day 😮 Some penguins actually do that. Check out the paper on nesting chinstrap penguins from 2023 here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh0771 #FridayFind

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 What's the real benefit of carbon crediting? 🌍Scientists from the MPI for Innovation and Competition searched for an answer. Read the paper from 2024 here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53645-z #FridayFind

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 Meet the virtual burglars in this week's FridayFind: 🦹 "[...] An Open Access Virtual Reality Environment for Criminology Research" Check out the paper here: https://www.crimrxiv.com/pub/ylf7t2c6/release/1 #FridayFind

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 This week's find is about underwater robots in the shape of jellyfish 😲 Check out the futuristic underwater creatures here: https://is.mpg.de/news/quallenahnliche-roboter-konnten-eines-tages-die-weltmeere-saubern #FridayFind

🚀Exciting News for the MPG Community!🚀 The 7th FDM-Workshop 2025 program is online! 📅 When: October 28-30, 2025 📍 Where: @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social​ 🔗 More details: https://rdm.mpdl.mpg.de/mpdl-services/workshops/7-fdm-workshop-2025-forschungsdatenmanagement-in-der-max-planck-gesellschaft/

💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍 This week we are imagining a future scenario: a recyclable car 🚗 The authors call it a "Chemistries Moonshot". Check out the paper here: https://pure.mpg.de/pubman/faces/ViewItemFullPage.jsp?itemId=item_3656632 #FridayFind