Bernard Rentier @bernardrentier@qoto.org
- Virology
- Open Access
- Open Science
- Freedom of expression
Virologiste, ancien Recteur ULiège 
(2005-2014)
Virologist, Rector Emeritus ULiège (2005-2014) Défenseur de l’accès libre aux publications scientifiques, de la Science ouverte et de la liberté d’expression des chercheurs dans leur domaine de compétence. Advocate for Open Access, Open Science and freedom of expression for researchers in their field of expertise.
Joined Nov 2022
Neandertal, Covid et nous…
https://bernardrentier.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/neandertal-covid-19-et-nous/
Getting there at last. Slowly.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/6-major-academic-publishers-face-antitrust-lawsuit/727106/
This reflection on the moral determinants of health is well worth the time to read it.
« No scientific doubt exists that, mostly, circumstances outside health care nurture or impair health. Except for a few clinical preventive services, most hospitals and physician offices are repair shops, trying to correct the damage of causes collectively denoted “social determinants of health” [that have] an enormous power compared with the power of health care to counteract them. »
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2767353
Here are some interesting experiences from higher education and research institutions that have broken away from the big scientific publishing houses and feel very comfortable doing so... https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-knowledge-base/unbundling-profiles/mit-libraries/
The research information landscape requires fundamental change.
All universities, all public research centres, all publicly funded researchers should co-sign THE BARCELONA DECLARATION ON OPEN RESEARCH INFORMATION.
https://barcelona-declaration.org/
Transparency of open scientific information is in everyone's interest.
How universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment https://wonkhe.com/blogs/rank-hypocrisy-how-universities-betray-their-promises-on-responsible-research-assessment/
The WG on Reforming Academic Career Assessment https://coara.eu/app/uploads/2023/10/WG-Overview_Reforming-Academic-Career-Assessment.pdf, taking into account the full range of work by academics in research, teaching and learning, innovation, management/leadership and service to society, is conducting a survey https://eua.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1AqJbzEiBWPPWMS, to be filled out by people with an overarching view of academic career assessment procedures and practices for academic staff.
The quantification of Open Scholarship - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374255378_The_quantification_of_Open_Scholarship_-_a_mapping_review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378663854_Open_Science_and_the_impact_of_Open_Access_Open_Data_and_FAIR_publishing_principles_on_data-driven_academic_research_Towards_ever_more_transparent_accessible_and_reproducible_academic_output - It would make sense for such an article to be open access... 🫣
Open Science and the impact of Open Access, Open Data, and FAIR publishing principles on data-driven academic research: Towards ever more transparent, accessible, and reproducible academic output ? https://content.iospress.com/articles/statistical-journal-of-the-iaos/sji240021
L'Unesco a eu la grande idée de donner accès gratuitement à la bibliothèque numérique mondiale sur Internet.
Un beau cadeau à toute l'humanité !
https://www.wdl.org/fr Il rassemble des cartes, des textes, des photos, des enregistrements et des films de tous les temps et explique les joyaux et les reliques culturelles de toutes les bibliothèques de la planète, disponible en sept langues.
The Revatis team is convinced that the concept of "Open Science" in the field of "Cell-Gene Therapy" can generate balanced financial returns.
• #cellandgenetherapy #stemcells #exosomes #regenerativemedicine #openscience #revatis #biotechnology #osteoarthritis #equinecare • https://www.linkedin.com/posts/didier-serteyn-98577b19_cellandgenetherapy-stemcells-exosomes-activity-7146379811584712704-yt_S?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Supporting diamond open access journals.
Interest and feasibility of direct funding mechanisms.
https://tidsskrift.dk/njlis/article/view/140344
A Collection of Diamond/Platinum Open-Access Medical Journals indexed on PubMed
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/ng2xu
KU Leuven Libraries and Google form a partnership to digitise more than 70,000 books https://x.com/rickypo/status/1727233564914438627?s=12&t=iFPniH6HtKXuv1UMxKdOuw
- Virology
- Open Access
- Open Science
- Freedom of expression
Virologiste, ancien Recteur ULiège (2005-2014) Virologist, Rector Emeritus ULiège (2005-2014) Défenseur de l’accès libre aux publications scientifiques, de la Science ouverte et de la liberté d’expression des chercheurs dans leur domaine de compétence. Advocate for Open Access, Open Science and freedom of expression for researchers in their field of expertise.
Joined Nov 2022
