🙏 A big thank you to our contributing authors: Matías Alcántara, Mariángela Nápoli, Judith Naidorf, @rodrigocostas.bsky.social & @ismaelrafols.bsky.social

💸 Our latest blog post describes how the research project “Tracking Research Funding Flows in the Global South” by @clacso.bsky.social, @cwts.nl & Siris Academic aims to make visible & analyze ways in which international science funding circulates. 👇 Read it now on Leiden Madtrics

‪@rouhiroo.bsky.social‬: Indeed, monitoring and/or assessing in ways more sensitive to context and to the social contributions of research requires more time and expertise... so it is more resource intensive. But the (hidden) costs of science NOT addressing societal issues... aren't they gigantic?

@ismaelrafols.bsky.social we're seeing a change in how we understand #OPenScience to move beyond just access to outputs. It has to be about open CONNECTIONS leading to new outcomes. Monitoring outputs is important but narratives around connections/processes will be vital. #OSMonitoring2025

Discussion re: #PathOS findings #OSMonitoring2025: Q: What kinds of "impacts" are relevant? Something that helps develop a better tool to sell vs. something that saves lives in clinical work...which is more important? Ismael Rafols asking: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmemb...

When moderators shut down discussion -- even if it's 🌶️ -- they should be conscious of their positionally v. ?-er. When a posh, white British member of the establishment shuts down a POC -- it's a bad look. You care about equity? Walk the walk. Very disappointed #metascience2025 #metascience25

Great news: At #Metascience2025 @wellcometrust.bsky.social just announced its signature of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information! Wellcome CEO John-Arne Røttingen made the important argument that open research information offers crucial evidence to support metascience. @cwts.nl

#OpenScience lobbyists, skeptics and everything in between: consider coming to Munich in May 2026 (gorgeous time to visit..) to discuss the future of Open Research! FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪

Leandro Rodriguez Medina will discuss the challenges of "Epistemic decentralization" in our weekly @cwts.nl seminar. Friday 27th June, 15:00-16.15 CET. lnkd.in/dB-KQynU Leandro will build on his new book on "Decentralizing Knowledges. Essays on Distributed Agency", with Sandra Harding.

Per a què serveix llegir Rodoreda (o altres clàssics)? Per no haver de dir "sold out" per tot venut o entrades esgotades. O per no dir "retail" per (venda) al detall. L'abús de manlleus sol denotar poc hàbit lector, especialment en la pròpia llengua.

🌏 In our latest blogpost, @ismaelrafols.bsky.social and Fernanda Beigel discuss whether open science actually fulfils its expectations of leading to more equity and improving research's societal impact. 👇 Read it now on Leiden Madtrics

Opportunity to work with Tommaso Ciarli at UNU-MERIT on a very hot issue.

UNU-MERIT is hiring a Postdoc in AI Innovation Trajectories. Work within a multidisciplinary team to map and analyse AI innovation pathways using NLP—focusing on their societal impact, especially in sectors like agriculture. 🗓️ Apply by 13 April 2025 🔗 go.unu.edu/m93fc

Entrevista a Eduard Aibar, president de la Societat Catalana d'Estudis Socials de la Ciència (STS-CAT), constituïda recentment. www.uoc.edu/ca/news/2025...

@ismaelrafols.bsky.social writes in @isa-sociology.bsky.social that Open Science should be reframed to prioritise epistemic justice, as current access-focused implementations often exacerbate inequalities and fail to enhance societal impact. globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/articles/ret...

Tally just ticked past 1900 signatures. Please keep spreading the word about the letter & asking people to sign. It's important to make the Royal Society aware (at their meeting on 03 March) just how much the scientific community wants them to speak up for their values. forms.gle/SfsDemyS8QhP...

While folks argue about which wealthy country is going to benefit most from the global LLM race... @ismaelrafols.bsky.social makes a case for making marginalised research topics visible, and the need for a multiple-perspective science observatory katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #metasciece

Neix l'Associació Catalana d'Estudis de la Ciència i la Tecnologia (STS-CAT) @stscat.bsky.social 🎈🎈🎈 Si esteu interessats/des en les relacions entre ciència, societat, política, tecnologia i més... Us esperem a la jornada de presentació!!! (més info 🧵)

Is making research freely available enough to call it "Open Science"? 🤔 A study by @ismaelrafols.bsky.social explores how current efforts often increase inequality & have unclear societal impact. 📖 Read the full paper here > doi.org/10.31235/osf... #OpenScience #Equality

💥New: Case studies are vital to monitoring the development of open science ✍️Louise Bezuidenhout, Paola Castaño, @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social, @ismaelrafols.bsky.social & Andrea Vargiu #AcademicSky #OpenScience