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Sorbonne Université @sorbonne-universite.fr · 22d

📣 Sorbonne Université quitte le classement international des universités du Times Higher Education !

🎓 Plus qu'une démarche symbolique, ce retrait s’inscrit dans une stratégie plus vaste visant à promouvoir la #scienceouverte et à repenser la manière dont la recherche est évaluée.

Sorbonne Université décide de quitter le classement international des universités du Times Higher Education (THE World University Rankings)

Sorbonne Université annonce son retrait du classement des universités proposé par le Times Higher Education à partir de 2026. Cette décision s'inscrit dans une démarche plus large de promotion de la science ouverte et de réforme de l'évaluation de la recherche, conformément aux engagements pris par l'université dans le cadre de l'Accord COARA et de la Déclaration de Barcelone. Sorbonne Université privilégie ainsi les bases de données ouvertes et transparentes pour évaluer ses performances académiques.

www.sorbonne-universite.fr

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · 21d

Citing openness and validity issues, Sorbonne University in France decides to no longer supply data to the THE-ranking and thus get delisted. This is 4th major European university to take this step, after Utrecht, Zürich and Lorraine. #universityrankings www.sorbonne-universite.fr/en/news/sorb...

News | Sorbonne Université| Sorbonne université

www.sorbonne-universite.fr

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · 21d

@osfair.bsky.social anyone knows what is today's livestream link?

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · 28d

Utrecht University Library will not renew their Web of Science license. Access to this database with closed, proprietary data ends in 2026. www.uu.nl/en/news/acce.... Step by step we foster a science system with open metadata. We committed to that by signing the @barcelonadori.bsky.social

Access to Web of Science will end on 1 January 2026

The University Library has decided not to renew its licence for access to the Web of Science citation database (including Journal Citation Reports). This means that, as of 1 January 2026, UU staff, UMC Utrecht staff and UU students will no longer have access to Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports.

Why are we discontinuing Web of Science, including the Journal Citation Reports?

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Warren Pearce @warrenpearce.bsky.social · Jul 4

After two really enjoyable days at #Metascience2025, I wrote about how one 🌶️ moment encapsulated the controversy over metascience's issues 📑, inclusivity 🤗and future public value 🔮 #STS #AcademicSky

All feedback welcome on here, or by email 😀

warrenpearce.pika.page/posts/what-i...

What *is* metascience? Issues, inclusion and future public value - Warren's blog: Publics, politics, science and technology

This week, the biennial Metascience Conference came to London’s “Knowledge Quarter” with around 800 participants from a wide range of roles, including researchers, librarians, research funders, publis...

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Bart Penders 🟥 @penders.bsky.social · Jul 4

We need to take care, collectively, not to allow a few dominant actors to impose social, political and economic conditions in which this process of meaning-making is captured for their benefit. 2/2

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thanks for the report on what was a troubling moment. For me the lesson was that the Metascience ‘discourse coalition’ absolutely has to question/critique the shifting power dynamics as more private organisations enter the open science space. And associated questions of trust. 1/2

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · Jul 7

Yes, evaluators (and funders) deserve a place here. But real estate is scarce ;-)

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · Jul 7

Was not there, but seems to be an important issue that will undoubtedly recur. I also cannot not mention that the moderator who silenced the discussion is from an institution that has frequently received students scholarships and collaborations on AI courses from Google Deepmind.

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · Jul 7

For publication metadata nerds: viz of the generation of various metadata and their flow through the scholarly publishing system. The link goes to the online version that is fully animated, and has additional versions. Wonder if you think this is useful. docs.google.com/presentation...

(Animated) visualisation of generation and flows 9 types of (meta) data (full text, abstract, license,affiliations, funding, references, PR status, deposits, retractions) across 9 'actors' in the system (manuscript. publishers, crossref, search engine (e.g. crossref), search engine(e.g. openalex), ORCID, CRIS, repository, (search engine, e.g. openaire)

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · Jun 5

Science, researchers and research communities increasingly need to be resilient to threats and actual incursions relating to budget, academic freedom, safety in the public arena, science databases and infrastructures and more. We created this framework to inspire communities in their resilience.

A visualization of resilience strategies connecting prevention to potential threats, protection to actual threats, resistance to encounters/attacks, withstanding to incursions and repair to destruction. For the prevention strategy we suggest mutual interest and agreements/contracts. For protection we suggest (double) walls and sovereignty/control. For resistance we suggest action/fighting back and in/external solidarity. For withstanding we suggest elasticity and redundancy. For repair we suggest jugaad (=hindi for 'make do') and resources. The are generic strategies that need to be customised to specific contexts and threats.

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · May 26

Even aside from needing to reduce our environmental footprint by fewer, closer and more online conferences, the US has always been a very unwelcome destination for most people, currently allowing visa-free travel for only 46 countries' passport holders: www.passportindex.org/byWelcomingR...

Welcoming Countries Rank 2025 | Passport Index 2025

Discover which countries are the most and least welcoming. How many passports does your country accept visa-free? Is that considered very welcoming? Find out here!

www.passportindex.org

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · May 26

It pains me to say this, but if you are not a US citizen, you should not attend scientific conferences in the US, visit US institutions, or otherwise travel to our country.

Right now it's not worth the risk.

Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.

Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · May 25

'Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears'

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears

Some meetings have been put on hold in response to foreign researchers’ travel concerns.

www.nature.com

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · May 24

1. It's Fustilarian Friday and today's drop is the "Restoring Gold Standard Science" executive order.

My read is that this is designed to (1) protect far-fringe figures such as the antvaxxers now heading our health agencies, and (2) kneecap efforts to use scientific evidence in regulatory policy.

Restoring Gold Standard Science

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

www.whitehouse.gov

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 24

🚨Hiding under 6 sections of science sounding rhetoric is an edict to appoint officers at each agency that will be responsible for detecting research that isn't "Gold Standard Science" as defined by the White House🚨

Stay tuned for rapid response action!

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Restoring Gold Standard Science

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · May 23

Here the Administration lays the groundwork for weaponization of scientific principles to justify rollback of science-based policy actions. This isn't just hypothetical, its what the first-term Trump Administration and members of Congress have done for years. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Congress's attacks on science-based rules

Proposed laws based on false premises could undermine science for the public interest

www.science.org

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · May 23

The Trump administration just dropped an executive order, "Restoring Gold Standard Science" and there's lots to unpack. This EO reveals more about how the Administration will approach scientific integrity and science in regulatory contexts. Some initial thoughts. 🧵
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Restoring Gold Standard Science

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

www.whitehouse.gov

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 23

I explain why this is a form of gaslighting saying that before science wasn’t a gold standard but now it will be with RFK Jr’s system of pseudoscience

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Journal of Catastrophe Risk & Resilience @journalcrr.bsky.social · Feb 14

Science doesn't disappear - but when misinformation spreads and evidence is buried, the risks only grow.

#JCRR is the first #DiamondOpenAccess journal dedicated to #CatastropheResearch. A platform for experts to share knowledge without political or corporate interference: https://journalofcrr.com/

Oliver Wing, Editor in Chief: "Climate denial. Data distortion. Politically motivated disinformation. In a world where bad actors manipulate facts for profit and power, controlling access to knowledge is a dangerous game. When research on disasters, climate risks, and resilience is locked behind paywalls, we don't just limit access - we enable falsehoods to flourish." "Diamond open access, as championed by the Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience, isn't just about free articles, it's about defending science. It ensures that peer-reviewed, evidence-based research remains in the hands of scientists, policymakers, and the public, not buried behind corporate interests or subscription fees." "The fight against misinformation starts with radical transparency. If we want a world where decisions are based on facts - not agendas - we must break down the barriers to knowledge. The cost of inaction? A future dictated by those who shout the loudest, not those who know the most."

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Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · May 20

Last in a series on using ecological network analysis & resilience science to understand & build community well-being. Here I review the adaptive cycle model of community dynamics & what it tells us about where we are & how to navigate the challenges ahead.

deepweave.substack.com/p/adapt-resi...

Adapting Resilience Science to Community Well-Being, Part 3

Resilience as the ability to navigate the full community lifecycle

deepweave.substack.com

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Pablo de Castro @pcastromartin.bsky.social · May 14

"if you're a fan of #PIDs, or indeed of dinosaurs, you will be interested to know the #PIDfest2026 will be held by @SURF at the #Naturalis in Leiden in Oct 2026" - Eileen Wagemaekers at @euroCRIS #MM2025Leuven
www.pidfest.org

Home

PIDfest 2026 Save the date!

www.pidfest.org

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · May 13

A more concise entry on @opensciencenl.bsky.social to our (with @jeroenbosman.bsky.social) longer blog post on @upstreamblog.bsky.social post of this morning:

www.openscience.nl/en/cases/the...

#openscience #resilience

The resilience of open science in times of crisis | Open Science NL

www.openscience.nl

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · May 13

Science is under attack. In this post "The resilience of open science in times of crisis" @jeroenbosman.bsky.social and I detail events around 5 types of threats, and we propose a resilience model to safeguard scientific communities and open infrastructures.

upstream.force11.org/the-resilien...

The resilience of open science in times of crisis

The increasingly hostile attitude of the new U.S. government towards science and academia leaves many of us deeply concerned— if not outright alarmed. In an effort to better understand the unfolding s...

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · Oct 6

try this: threadreaderapp.com/thread/17084...

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Jeroen Bosman @jeroenbosman.bsky.social · Oct 5

I provide (much) more context on Utrecht University leaving the THE university ranking in my longish thread here: bsky.app/profile/jero...