Kathrin Otte
@kathrinaotte.bsky.social
Junior Professor for population genomics at University Hamburg https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/forschung/populationsgenomik.html. Daphnia, Evolution and Data Science.
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Interesting investigation into a dodgy Elsevier journal -- with the additional nugget that the CEO of Elsevier's parent company made more than €15 million in total compensation last year.
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...
english.elpais.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Interesting investigation into a dodgy Elsevier journal -- with the additional nugget that the CEO of Elsevier's parent company made more than €15 million in total compensation last year.
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
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German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
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October 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here's the link to the system, try it! qedscience.com
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#Drosophila rules! Help us spread the word @drosospain.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @fly-jedi.bsky.social @flybase.bsky.social @alliancegenome.bsky.social
We are in Bluesky and we are happy to share our two last consortium publications: the DrosEU expanded DEST dataset and a Continent-wide study of phenotypic differentiation among European #Drosophila melanogaster populations (1/7)
October 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I imported 46 friends from Twitter to Bluesky
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January 1, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I imported 46 friends from Twitter to Bluesky