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Sridhar Gutam is a Senior Plant Physiologist at ICAR, the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research , and also the Convenor at Open Access India . His main areas of interest are Plant Physiology, Plant Phenology and Plant Phenotyping as well as Open Access, Open Data, Free and Open Source Software. Personal profiles ORCID iD:  0000-0001-5376-1565 Personal Website: sgutam.wordpress.com Twitte...

Stephanie Gauttier is an Assistant Professor at the Grenoble School of Management (GEM) doing research at the intersection of information systems, human-computer interaction, and ethics. She is the Vice-Chair of the COST Action CA 19117 Researcher Mental Health Observatory and is active in initiatives related to supporting researchers’ mental health. For the Marie Curie Alumni Association, Stephan...

In today's episode, Jo talks with Abigail Dean about her personal experience from working in the conservation and environmental research field to citizen science projects to web design and social media. Abigail shares her insights about the importance of being able to communicate research and science in a digestible way to the general public that doesn't have a science background. Personal profile...

Sarah Nyakeri is a Kenyan Scientist, Informal science communicator, hiker, and host of The Vulnerable Scientist Podcast. She is currently doing her MSc fellowship at the International Livestock Research Institute where she is looking for new vaccine candidates for Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. Personality profiles Website: Sarah Nyanchera Nyakeri Twitter: @TheSarahNyakeri Linkedin: Sarah Nyak...

Lambert Heller is a librarian with many years of experience. He works at the Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology TIB, a non University research organization in Hannover, Germany. Personal profiles ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0232-7085 Website:  biblionik.org/lambert-heller-2/ Twitter:  @lambo Linkedin: /in/wikify/ More details at access2perspectives.org/2022/05/a-conversation-w...

Dr. Mimi Zhou is a conversion copywriter who works with coaches and service providers to unleash the full impact of their words. Clients love that she can swiftly see the missing pieces in their messaging and copy and impeccably fill them in to bring their vision to life. By nailing their messaging and copy, Mimi supports her clients in leveraging their revenue in less time. Mimi's path to becomin...

Listen to Dasapta Erwin Irawan and Jo Havemann talk about using preprint publishing to creatively conduct wider dissemination to reach scholars as well as non-scholars. You will hear about the story of establishing a preprint server in Indonesia, not only to run the infrastructure but also to cultivate freedom in the academic ecosystem. Personal profiles: ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1526-0863  ...

Donny Winston is a web systems engineer who is on a mission to rid the world of narrative-centric science. He is the owner and principal of Polyneme LLC, a cofounder of FAIR Points, the host of Machine-Centric Science, and writes an email newsletter on FAIRification for research directors and data stewards. Topics we discuss in this episode: Expectation management for machine reading / what are th...

Mark Hahnel is the CEO and founder of Figshare , which he created whilst completing his PhD in stem cell biology at Imperial College London . Figshare currently provides research data infrastructure for institutions, publishers and funders globally. He is passionate about open science and the potential it has to revolutionize the research community. For the last eight years, Mark has been leading...

Nithaya Chetty is Professor in Theoretical and computational physics and Dean at the Faculty of Science at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a recent commentary in University World News, Nithaya expressed his concern about the war in Ukraine and emphasized on the need for scientific diplomacy and cooperation.  Website: wits.ac.za/about-wits/office-of-the-vice-chancell...

Christian stares at goats to better understand how they perceive their physical and social environment. His main research interests focus on animal cognition (in particular farm animals), applied ethology, and animal welfare. He is engaged in activities to increase the accessibility and dissemination of research via Open Science and SciComm. In our conversation, Christian tells us why he chose goa...

Rike Bucher is the founder of Coachissima. In your coaching for personal professionalization YourWildNature, you will discover your natural creativity and your magic language. She worked in advertising agencies for 15 years and has been a freelance coach for 17 years. Rike invented the Co-Creation-Code© and sees the real power of transformation in the sensitive connection of people. More details a...

Nicholas Outa is a PhD student at Maseno University, Kenya. Currently, he is researching 'The Potential of Freshwater Integrated multi-trophic Aquaculture (FIMTA) in Lake Victoria' to help reduce the negative environmental impacts of Cage aquaculture in the lake. He is a Trainer in Scientific Writing and Publishing at TCC Africa , which trains and mentors students and early career research...

Nadja Neumann tells us about her journey from molecular biologist to research advisor and podcast host. With a PhD in Molecular Biology and a strong commitment to scholarly communication and open science, Nadja is keen to find ways to bridge the gap between the research community and other stakeholders to create an open, equitable, and efficient exchange of knowledge. Currently living her pas...

Maureen Archer is President of the training and consulting firm Professional English Inc. and helps professionals (incl. researchers) improve their English skills and confidence for career advancement. With Jo, she talks about the career path that led her to her current profession, common challenges and obstacles with the English language as perceived by non-native English speakers, as well as som...

Tatyana Deryugina talks with Jo Havemann about the ongoing war in Ukraine, her outreach to Russian scholars to encourage them to oppose the war and take feasible action, as well as some of the responses she received. Tatyana's website: deryugina.com Twitter: @TDeryugina LinkedIn: tatyana-deryugina-01079911/ Blog posts that were mentioned:  A view from Russian academia Along with several other...

Jo Havemann talked with Julieta Arancio, Alex Kutschera, and André Maia Chagas about their mentorship program for Open Hardware projects. Hear their answers to questions such as: What is Open Hardware? How is Open Hardware used and applied in a research context? What other applications exist for open hardware and who is the mentoring program designed for? How did the program evolve to its current...

Wangari talks about her experience as a professional in mental health, her work at Eider Africa, and the importance of community values for holistic well-being. Read more at https://access2perspectives.pubpub.org/pub/a-conversation-with-wangari-joyce-ngugi-/ Personal Profiles ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7093-2896 Website: wangari.africa Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joyce-wangari-a9105a1a8/ Feature at TCC Afr...

At Access 2 Perspectives, we are a community of scholars and entrepreneurs that support each other and are working towards a positive and purposeful impact. Learn more at https://access2perspectives.pubpub.org/ Laure shares steps in her career including her contributions to ORCID as founding executive director that led her towards building the Mighty Red Barn consultancy. We explore the purpose an...

Join us for conversations around Open Science, Research Integrity, Project Management, Scholarly Reading, Writing and Publishing as well as Career Development and gain new perspectives on each of the topics covered by our team and guests. Read more on our website at access2perspectives.org/conversations . Host : Dr Jo Havemann , ORCID iD 0000-0002-6157-1494 Editing : Ebuka Ezeike Music : Alex Lust...