Prof Sheri Molnar from Western University calls for better tools for non-specialists to understand local risk from earthquakes at CGU Halifax @iclrcanada.bsky.social

The importance of ice thickness records: lessons from New Brunswick at the CGU meeting in Halifax

Prof Nandita Basu at CGU meeting in Halifax argues for recognising challenges to policy making when remediation takes time

@cgu-ugc.bsky.social meeting in Halifax with session on EDI: “community” vs “citizen” science and defining expertise @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com

A welcome network perspective on lack of access to data. "Modeling the impact of research data unavailability on science." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157726000465 "We analyzed how the loss of access to research resources propagates through interconnected bodies of […]

What drives scientists to collaborate with partners outside the university? lessons from Spain www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Research skills that are non-negotiable for automated solutions: some suggestions

Looking forward to seeing this new reference source in June www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1... @lswatuk.bsky.social @eswein.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social

The importance of context: in research: www.digitalscholarshipleiden.nl/articles/sha...

Fixing "... a system where institutional rankings and relentless funding pressures drive researchers toward haste and overstatement"

Data-driven decisions in a fast-and-loose world | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Effective integration of science into policy and regulation requires regulatory frameworks that encourage data harmonization, new options for validation, and accessibility: lessons from Europe

"... building socially robust knowledge through extended communities may offer the best hope for restoring trust and navigating complexity" link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... @raj96766.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

"... digital preservation in politically volatile times must be grounded in care, accountability, and long-term infrastructural thinking, rather than reactive interventions alone"

Missed this great article when it came out: what to do with an established convenient explanation even when it is known to be inaccurate by scientists and practitioners -- the 'sponge analogy' for wetlands onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @peatofmind.bsky.social

As use of AI reduces direct use of scientific publications, "abstracts, keywords, funding information, and contributor roles ... are signals that determine how research surfaces. Poor or inconsistent metadata ... risks rendering the research invisible". scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/06/z...

Nature conservation a strategic interaction with evolving systems: science-policy interface in Stackelberg evolutionary games for designing conservation policy that works with, rather than against, evolution ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... @tudelft.nl @arcsaef.bsky.social

Elevating status of non-traditional research outputs such as data, code, policy reports, and public outreach so they are valued contributions in research assessment, and council.science/blog/publish... @sciencecouncil.bsky.social

❓How can you make computational research more reusable❓ 👉May 8, 8:30-10:15 Short course: "Supporting the understanding/reuse of #reproducible analysis workflows". 👉May 8, 16:15–18:00 Poster: From Data Rocks to #FAIR Peaks ( #NFDI4Earth ) 52north.org/events/egu-g... #EGU26 @egu.eu

Public Interest Corpus White Paper: how to fairly manage book content for AI repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:rn... @dancohen.org @mellon.org

A Primer for Engaged Research: embedding stakeholder perspectives across the research lifecycle from agenda setting, funding, and research design through to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation from @wellcometrust.bsky.social cms.wellcome.org/sites/defaul...

Interested in 34 statements to make diverse expectations & perceptions of #transdisciplinaryresearch collaborations tangible & thus negotiable? Find out more in the great 2023 i2Insights contribution by Verena Radinger-Peer, Katharina Gugerell and Marianne Penker at i2insights.org/2023/01/17/e...

What factors enable or hinder the creation of positive effects from transdiscplinary research in protected areas? Lessons from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves link.springer.com/article/10.1... @bokuvienna.bsky.social

'Information power' approach guides qualitative sample size by emphasizing quality and relevance of data over number of participants, allowing smaller samples when participants provide rich, targeted information: arguments from Scandinavia journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Observing how organizational data is reused: "Data spaces provide standard data governance controls for organizations seeking machine-readable and actionable licensing terms, while generating a digital data sharing trail for provenance and audits." scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/17/g...

Two new journals aimed at sharing multi- and transdisciplinary research about the interaction of natural and human environments: info.cdnsciencepub.com/fpp?utm_sour... www.cabidigitallibrary.org/do/10.5555/n... @cdnsciencepub.com

Scientists want to communicate uncertainty but often perceive this as too complex for the public, unwanted in the mediatised environment, and potentially dangerous in politicised discourses www.nature.com/articles/s41... @clmron.bsky.social @jlegelhofer.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social

New analysis of REF2014 and REF2021 case studies by Wang Zuorong et al shows how libraries, museums and archives enable research to generate impact in different ways.

How to achieve societally relevant research results: lessons from Scandinavia metaror.org/article/trac... @alexh.bsky.social

Fascinating short history, including how "Isaac Newton’s famous Waste Book is a rare example of a physical continuity between the two cultures of notetaking: humanist and scientific." www.asimov.press/p/lab-notebo...

How do scientific researchers interpret 'research impact'? academic.oup.com/spp/advance-...

It has long been recognized that research information does not always translate directly into #policy. In a new blog post @dalhousie.bsky.social graduate students B. Backman, I. Logan, and E. Sewell discuss different types of #knowledge #mobilization to help bridge the gap eiui.ca/bridging-the...

"Researchers need incentives to invest the time required to properly curate, document, and share their data" makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...

In this new post, Make Data Count Advisory Group Member Scott Edmunds @scedmunds.bsky.social shares his thoughts on the need for more quantitative and better evidence on the use and reach of open data to make the case for the outcomes and benefits of Open Science. makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...

✳️ For those who missed Steve's #CommunityConversations 🌎💬 webinar, the recording is now available to watch on demand ✳️ ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhAg... @sebiology.bsky.social @sjcfishy.bsky.social

Do altmetrics point to research impact? a call for a shift in conceptualization and application from a citation lens to process-based indicators riunet.upv.es/server/api/c... @overton.io @altmetric.com

Field research co-design between scientific researchers and social actors contributes strongly to actionable knowledge: evidence from @ec.europa.eu projects www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Working on a new dataset related to Earth governance? The @esg-journal.bsky.social is launching a new manuscript type, called “Dataset Insights”. Submit yours. More information here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @esgproject.bsky.social @isaess.bsky.social

We need public funding and public options to replace Big Tech corporations that threaten democracy and society. Stop Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos, and Page/Brin calling the shots + profiting by exploiting our data. But how? This is an excellent read, very carefully written + thought through.👇

In Praise of the Dandelion 🧪🌿🌎🐡 open.substack.com/pub/alwaysso...

Changes to transform biodiversity measurement, applicable across disciplines and domains: 1) Capitalize on the ability of novel technology to integrate data sources 2) agree to standard methods for data collection; www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Working with hard-to-share data? The Beyond Personal Data project has developed three new guides offering practical guidance for (early-career) researchers in the SSH to help them navigate ethical, legal and practical challenges when sharing sensitive data. Find the guides here: edu.nl/anrgc

In transdisciplinary research, funding requirements and institutional contexts often reinforce incremental rather than transformative approaches www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @nriach.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de @latrobe.edu.au @icleioceania.bsky.social

Guidance from Native Women's Association of Canada for how to approach data in ways that centre community, relationships and accountability 🇨🇦 nwac-afac.ca/assets-docum... @yourcier.bsky.social @iwrising.bsky.social @indigenousja.bsky.social @indigeditors.bsky.social @fnigc.bsky.social @bcfnjc.com

From @ec.europa.eu: a framework using 16 indicators of knowledge transfer and academia-industry collaboration, and that capture other value creation pathways, such as research in standardisation, policy-making, and citizen engagement op.europa.eu/en/publicati...

It’s never too late to start a long-term dataset #itsnevertoolatetostartalongtermdataset

Research results find their way into application through many different channels. GreyNet International greynet.org has been working to raise awareness of the contributions grey literature makes to research and society since 1992. @tobyabgreen.bsky.social @overton.io

Pleased to have been part of the effort to create the Typology of Data Uses developed by the FORCE11 Data Usage Typologies Working Group. can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...