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Tilo Mathes @tilomat.de · 14d

Thanks for this delightful kickoff which was great to start connecting with other participants. Looking forward to learning together with this amazing group of people!

The CSCCE @thecscce.bsky.social · 14d

Earlier today, we hosted a kick-off and networking event for the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program, a new initiative we’re developing to support scientific open source projects: birdaro.org

Birdaro – Supporting emerging leaders in open source

birdaro.org

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RSpace @researchspace.com · 21d

We're scheduling our next open source office hour on November 12th a bit later than usual to make it easier for people in different time zones to join. We're looking forward to seeing you there! As always, if you have topics to discuss or things to share with the community, reach out to us.

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FOSDEM @fosdem.bsky.social · 19d

FOSDEM 2026 - FOSDEM 2026: 31st January and 1st February

Brussels / 31 & 1 January 2026

fosdem.org

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RSpace @researchspace.com · 29d

RSpace 2.14 is out 💪

- Fieldmark integration has been updated, and we've released a 3-minute overview video of our RSpace/IGSN IDs/Fieldmark flow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxlr...

- DMPTool integration/sharing/accessibility fixes

Full changelog: documentation.researchspace.com/article/mx11...

FAIR End-to-End Sample Workflow with RSpace, Fieldmark, and IGSN IDs

YouTube video by Research Space (RSpace)

www.youtube.com

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Sep 5

We really enjoyed attending the Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI)! Our poster that features an end-to-end, FAIR sample workflow is now available on Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1706...

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Aug 14

Thanks to @galaxyproject.bsky.social Europe team for collaborating with us on this! 🙏

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Emma Ganley @emmaganley.bsky.social · Aug 14

We're hiring at protocols.io (@protocolsio.bsky.social) in NY or Jersey City - Associate Scientific Engagement Manager

See LinkedIn post for more info & feel free to message me: www.linkedin.com/posts/eganle...

Image of the job posting text as it appears on LinkedIn

🌟 We’re Hiring: Associate / Scientific Engagement Manager
📍 Location: New York or Jersey City (Hybrid)

I'm excited to share that we're looking for an Associate Scientific Engagement Manager to join the protocols.io team at Springer Nature

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to lead outreach and engagement efforts across the global research community—hosting webinars, collaborating with institutions, and supporting researchers in adopting protocols.io to improve reproducibility and accelerate discovery.

🔬 If you have a background in research, love science communication, and thrive in collaborative environments, we’d love to hear from you!

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PID4NFDI @pid4nfdi.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 Friendly reminder: PID4NFDI On-site workshop on PIDs for ELN and DMP tools

🗓️ When: September 22-23, 2025
📍 Where: Berlin

⚠️ Registration closes on Sept. 10, 2025! Spots are limited.

🔗 Register now: events.hifis.net/event/2908/

This is a unique opportunity for the community to come together.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Aug 12

1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."

It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.

I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.

RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

www.scrippsnews.com

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Aug 11

RSpace 2.13 is out! 🎉

- New integration with Galaxy for computational workflows 📊
- New About RSpace panel with essential info ℹ️
- Fieldmark Integration now supports linking of pre-registered IGSN IDs 🔗
- Improved template selection UI 🖨️

And more:
documentation.researchspace.com/article/mx11...

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Der Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · Jul 21

Heute Abend bei Maybrit Illner: "Tragen ARD und ZDF fahrlässig zum Aufstieg des Faschismus bei, indem sie ständig AfD-Politiker in Talkshows einladen?" – es diskutieren: Beatrix von Storch, Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel und Björn Höcke www.der-postillon.com/2024/02/talk...

Heute Abend bei Maybrit Illner: "Tragen ARD und ZDF fahrlässig zum Aufstieg des Faschismus bei, indem sie ständig AfD-Politiker in Talkshows einladen?" – es diskutieren: Beatrix von Storch, Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel und Björn Höcke

Berlin (dpo) - Immer wieder wird Kritik an der Gästeauswahl von Talkshows im Öffentlich-Rechtlichen Fernsehen laut – besonders die Frage, ob man recht

www.der-postillon.com

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Jennifer van Alstyne @jenvanalstyne.bsky.social · Jul 18

I've opened my calendar through September ✨

Interested in working with me on your personal academic website, research lab website, or online presence? #AcademicSky 🌱

I'm happy to chat with you about your project. Let's chat on your no pressure Zoom call 🔗 higheredpr.as.me/meet-with-je...

Jennifer van Alstyne, a latina woman, smiling

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Jul 15

RSpace fully migrated to TypeScript! ✨

We migrated RSpace from using FlowJS to TypeScript, making it easier for developers to contribute to an open-source research data platform like RSpace.

www.researchspace.com/blog/typescript-migration-complete

#ResearchDataManagement #OpenSource #TypeScript

Typescript Migration Complete!

RSpace successfully migrated their entire JavaScript codebase from FlowJS to TypeScript with little disruption to product development by running both type systems concurrently and using AI-assisted to...

www.researchspace.com

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Jul 14

RSpace 2.12 is out, with many new features, improvements and fixes! 🎉

- Search and import chemicals from PubChem into documents! 🔍
- Inventory CSV import supports linking of pre-created IGSN IDs 🔗
- Notification icon in the navbar 🔔

Full changelog:
documentation.researchspace.com/article/mx11...

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Jul 10

📝 Notes: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

🎯 Join us next time: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3b8e83...

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Tilo Mathes @tilomat.de · Jul 3

👋 Join our next open-source office hour to connect with the RSpace community and learn about recent updates and plans: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ba26cc...

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Todd A. Carpenter @9thprime.bsky.social · Jun 24

Sad news from the world of open publishing infrastructure
Knowledge Futures plans to sunset PubPub Legacy and other services

www.knowledgefutures.org/updates/2025...

Not Enough: Open Infrastructure Funding and the Future of Knowledge Futures

Knowledge Futures mission is to make information useful.

www.knowledgefutures.org

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Jun 23

✨ New: The RSpace Gallery is now accessible directly in Galaxy!

Say goodbye to manual uploads between your lab notebook and analysis workflows. Exchange data between RSpace and Galaxy with ease.

📖 www.researchspace.com/blog/rspace-...

#FAIR #ResearchData #Galaxy #RSpace

Bridging Experimental Documentation and Computational Analysis: RSpace & Galaxy

Together with the Galaxy Europe team at University of Freiburg we have integrated RSpace and Galaxy to eliminate manual data transfer between research documentation and computational analysis. Researc...

www.researchspace.com

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · Jun 3

Die DFG fördert Datenspeicher-Infrastruktur zur Stärkung der #NFDI: Die Ausschreibung im Programm #Forschungsgroßgeräte richtet sich an dt. Hochschulen, die sich an den Aufgaben eines/mehrerer NFDI-Konsortien beteiligen (wollen). Hintergrund und Details zur Antragstellung:
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...

Datenspeichersysteme zur Stärkung der NFDI

www.dfg.de

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Galaxy Project @galaxyproject.bsky.social · Jun 16

Keeping track of your analyses just got easier!
Galaxy now integrates with RSpace, allowing you to send datasets and histories directly to your electronic lab notebook. No more jumping between tools or losing track of results.
Learn more: galaxyproject.org/news/2025-06...

#ReproducibleResearch

RSpace is now integrated with Galaxy

Analyze data with Galaxy, keep it under control on RSpace

galaxyproject.org

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RSpace @researchspace.com · Jun 10

🆕 📹: DMPTool - RSpace - Dataverse
Automatically report your Dataverse deposits in your Data Management Plan, facilitated by RSpace:

🔗 www.researchspace.com/blog/dmptool...

@dataverseorg.bsky.social

@dmptool.bsky.social

#FAIR #ResearchDataManagement

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PID Network Deutschland @pidnetworkde.bsky.social · May 26

📣 PIDs for Software

This online seminar will explore how #PIDs can improve software documentation, citation, and preservation.

📅 30.06.2025
🕐 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
ℹ️ Info + registration: www.pid-network.de/en/news/even...

#FAIR #RDM #OpenScience #ResearchSoftware

Online seminar PIDs for Software

30. June 2025 | at 1 p.m.

www.pid-network.de

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DataCite @datacite.org · May 14

Build the future of open infrastructure! We're #hiring a Software Engineering Manager & one of the primary responsibilities will be to lead development for the Research Organization Registry. Join a global team building #open & trusted tools for #research. Apply now: datacite.org/job-opportun...

Job Opportunities - DataCite

Current Openings Software Engineering Manager Community Specialist Software Engineering Manager Manager: Software Engineering Manager About the Role We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering ...

datacite.org

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RSpace @researchspace.com · May 13

RSpace 2.10 is out:

- Improvements to our new open-source chemistry: it is now merged into the RSpace open-source project! Also, improved search performance 🧪
- Moving shared documents into shared Notebooks
- Clearer system settings

Full changelog:
documentation.researchspace.com/article/mx11...

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