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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Aug 28

We are hiring 4 Postdoctoral Researchers!

We are looking for 4 candidates in fields of:

Sustainable Technologies
Animal Science and Food Processing
Crop Science and Agroforestry
Economics and Development

Application deadline: 14 September 2025

📄 Full details:
lnkd.in/eXfZR57h

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨 Hot off the press: the 2025 #OSIRIS Newsletter (Vol. 07–08) is here!

➡️Get a deep dive into our latest work on #reproducibility, from inspiring stories to strategic updates and upcoming events.

Now live as a flipbook & PDF: buff.ly/wUdSPX6

OSIRIS

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Jul 4

@ingestegeman.bsky.social @floriannaudet.bsky.social @veerlevde.bsky.social @mariskaleeflang.bsky.social @ndevito1.bsky.social

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Jul 4

Check out more here:

osiris4r.eu

OSIRIS

OSIRIS OPEN SCIENCE TO INCREASE REPRODUCIBILITY IN SCIENCE Objectives and ambitions To understand the underlying drivers and effective interventions that increase reproducibility at funding, ...

osiris4r.eu

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Jul 4

💡 Wrapping up a full & fruitful #OSIRIS General Assembly!
➡️ Excited to turn today’s ideas into tomorrow’s impact.
#OpenScience #Reproducibility #TrustInScience

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Jul 3

@mariskaleeflang.bsky.social @ingestegeman.bsky.social @floriannaudet.bsky.social @ndevito1.bsky.social @veerlevde.bsky.social and more!

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨Out now! #OSIRIS Ten Tales of #Reproducibility🚨
🔬These tales bring you real-world stories of how researchers, journals, funders & institutions are making reproducible science a reality!

👉Dive into the interactive flipbook: buff.ly/YsSsG2C

#TrustInScience #OpenScience

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Feb 13

Excited to see my 2024 research highlights come together! Here's a snapshot of my work with Springer Nature last year. #SNAuthors #YiR2024

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Feb 6

Check out the Predatory list for 2025

predatoryjournals.org/news/f/preda...

Done by @predatoryjournals.org

Predatory Journals List 2025

We keep the list updated as much as we can. New journals and publishers are added monthly. This is currently the largest and most up-to-date list available online and offline.

predatoryjournals.org

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Jan 12

Honored and humbled to step into the role of Dean at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences!

Grateful for the trust and excited to serve alongside talented colleagues and students, advancing knowledge and innovation in sustainable agriculture.

Leading Excellence in Tropical AgriSciences

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · Jan 2

We're thrilled to announce the creation of the Retraction Watch Sleuth in Residence Program.

Introducing the Retraction Watch Sleuth in Residence Program

We’re thrilled to announce the creation of the Retraction Watch Sleuth in Residence Program, an opportunity for a sleuth to spend a year working with us. Too often, sleuths work for free, often at …

retractionwatch.com

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Dec 27

Full report: academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...

academic-freedom-index.net

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Dec 27

Czech Republic being the most academic free country in the world.

That might not be as surprising. But what is suprising how badly are the anglophone democracies doing… (none in top 10%, UK in top40% and USA only in top50%)

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Dec 25

Check this out!

Florian Naudet @floriannaudet.bsky.social · Dec 25

Meta-🧵 (🧵 made of 🧵) on our last paper in @plosbiology.org with @constantvinatier.bsky.social, @ingestegeman.bsky.social, @hynekczu.bsky.social, L. Caquelin, @veerlevde.bsky.social & M. Kozula about meta-research. Please repost if you find it meta-enough or just in case you like Xmas spirit.

Public engagement with research reproducibility

Public engagement with reproducibility is crucial for fostering trust in science. This Community Page describes how, by using relatable analogies and hands-on activities, participants explored the cha...

journals.plos.org

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Florian Naudet @floriannaudet.bsky.social · Dec 25

Meta-🧵 (🧵 made of 🧵) on our last paper in @plosbiology.org with @constantvinatier.bsky.social, @ingestegeman.bsky.social, @hynekczu.bsky.social, L. Caquelin, @veerlevde.bsky.social & M. Kozula about meta-research. Please repost if you find it meta-enough or just in case you like Xmas spirit.

Public engagement with research reproducibility

Public engagement with reproducibility is crucial for fostering trust in science. This Community Page describes how, by using relatable analogies and hands-on activities, participants explored the cha...

journals.plos.org

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Dec 23

Check out the thread about our latest paper published in @plosbiology.org about Public engagement with research reproducibility!

Florian Naudet @floriannaudet.bsky.social · Dec 23

Happy festive season, new 🧵 about our recent @plosbiology.org paper "Public engagement with research reproducibility". This time, how we manage to engage the public and to communicate (spoiler, it goes well beyond @bsky.app). Please repost if you like this 🧵.

Public engagement with research reproducibility

Public engagement with reproducibility is crucial for fostering trust in science. This Community Page describes how, by using relatable analogies and hands-on activities, participants explored the cha...

journals.plos.org

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Florian Naudet @floriannaudet.bsky.social · Dec 23

Happy festive season, new 🧵 about our recent @plosbiology.org paper "Public engagement with research reproducibility". This time, how we manage to engage the public and to communicate (spoiler, it goes well beyond @bsky.app). Please repost if you like this 🧵.

Public engagement with research reproducibility

Public engagement with reproducibility is crucial for fostering trust in science. This Community Page describes how, by using relatable analogies and hands-on activities, participants explored the cha...

journals.plos.org

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Science Magazine @science.org · Dec 11

The Indian government has announced a giant deal with multiple publishers that will allow an estimated 18 million students, faculty, and researchers free access to nearly 13,000 journals through a single portal. scim.ag/49vrG8c

India takes out giant nationwide subscription to 13,000 journals

Deal allows scholars to read paywalled articles for free and will cover open-access fees

scim.ag

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Dec 7

New #publication alert! 📢

📚Together with Antoine Bercy we published a scoping review to provide an overview of the #AnaerobicDigestion process, calling for #OpenScience and better data systems!

🌐buff.ly/409cKdn ;

doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík 🌴 @hynekczu.bsky.social · Dec 4

“Academic life in one picture:

You start the day with ambitious plans to tackle your to-do list, only to end up buried in a pile of papers and equations, powered solely by caffeine and hope.

‘I’ll organize everything… right after this coffee.’

Relatable, isn’t it?”

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