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Alex Brandsen
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Interoperability project lead at TDCC-SSH, with a background in computational archaeology and machine learning. Builder of agnessearch.nl
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🦄 SPOTLIGHT ON #datastewards with Hannah DeLacey @unileiden.bsky.social
tdcc.nl/spotlight-on...

"I want [...] more recognition and more pathways for career advancement for data stewards and other research support professionals."

Visit the series’ page: tdcc.nl/category/spo...
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Missed the Data Steward Interest Group (DSIG) meeting? Slides and notes via lnkd.in/effWJdRX

Read about @rdaeurope.bsky.social Global Open Research Commons (GORC) & Mapping the Landscape of Digital Research Tools (MaLDReTH).

BioHackathon, DeiC, interoperability, Infra4NTROs, Ontologies4Chem
Next online #DataStewards Interest Group (DSIG) meeting ▶️ Nov 10, 14:45–16.30 CET

Agenda & Registration ▶️ tdcc.nl/dsig/dsig-me..., on @researchdataall.bsky.social Global Open Research Commons (GORC) and Mapping the Landscape of Digital Research Tools (MaLDReTH).

Connect with peers & exchange news!
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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And one more Spotlight on Data Stewards, featuring Bella Anna Binoy from UMCG.

"Our community (research data professionals) is missing standardisation."

tdcc.nl/spotlight-on...

Full series via tdcc.nl/dsig/spotlig...
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Morgen gaan we stemmen, samen krijgen we #bij1 groots terug de Kamer in ✊

Doe eerlijk. Stem woensdag 29 oktober lijst 18, BIJ1.
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Tofik in Jacobin! Lees het hele artikel op https://jacobin.nl/bij1-lijsttrekker-tofik-dibi-we-willen-bepalend-zijn-in-het-debat-in-de-kamer.

We zitten officieel in de laatste eindsprint. Samen krijgen we BIJ1 groots terug de Kamer in.

Doe eerlijk. Stem #bij1.
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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One week left to register for the ODISSEI Conference (4 November, Utrecht)! Visit DANS at the ODISSEI Marketplace to explore the ODISSEI Portal, or join parallel sessions on FAIR data discovery hosted by Ricarda Braukmann & Jetze Touber. Check out more of the programme and register: edu.nl/9tgbk
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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And of course, check out the ARCfieldLAB website at arcfieldlab.nl!
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Next online #DataStewards Interest Group (DSIG) meeting ▶️ Nov 10, 14:45–16.30 CET

Agenda & Registration ▶️ tdcc.nl/dsig/dsig-me..., on @researchdataall.bsky.social Global Open Research Commons (GORC) and Mapping the Landscape of Digital Research Tools (MaLDReTH).

Connect with peers & exchange news!
October 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Just a few days left! 😃 The call for papers and posters closes on October 26th 📆 We’re excited to receive your contributions for Session 13: “If I Had a Hammer, I’d 3D-Scan It: Computational Approaches for the Analysis of Tool Artifacts.”
October 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but you can't self-love your way out of systemic discrimination.
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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🌟 We have extended the application deadline to 02.11.25 🌟

To find out more about this role visit jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/coll...
Join us in shaping the future of digital heritage preservation! We are advertising a fantastic new role: Collections Development Manager!

👉 To find out more visit buff.ly/PmxuqEo
📣 The deadline for applications is 14.10.25
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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EU dreigt woorden als 'burger' en 'worst' voor plantaardig eten te verbieden.

Onlogisch: niemand wordt misleid.

Dit beschermt niet de consument, maar de vleeslobby. Tegen deze verwarrende ban? Teken de petitie!

#EU #voedsel #VegaVlees
Stop the EU’s Ban on “Meaty” Words for Plant-Based Foods
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October 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Column (12/9, ontsnapt aan de betaalmuur): wat als we dingen die nodig zijn voor een goed leven (zoals een huis, gezond eten, zorg, onderwijs, vervoer) gratis en onvoorwaardelijk beschikbaar stellen aan iedereen?

Volgens onderzoekers kan het, voor minder geld dan we uitgeven aan fossiele subsidies.
September 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Our Deposit Manual has been updated to support at every stage - from preparing and securely depositing your data to maintaining them. With more focus on FAIR, domain-specific guidance, and advice on choosing access rights, the guide reflects common challenges in data deposit. Read more: edu.nl/bxptn
September 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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“Vlak voor de verkiezingen laten we politici zien: Nederland is klaar met passiviteit en medeplichtigheid! Waar de regering wegkijkt, trekken wij samen opnieuw de grens”, aldus de organisatoren van deze derde Rode Lijn-actie op 5 oktober in Amsterdam. www.doorbraak.eu/5-oktober-am...
5 oktober, Amsterdam: derde Rode Lijn-demonstratie tegen de genocide op de Palestijnen | Doorbraak.eu
Ondanks de massale Rode Lijn-demonstraties van 18 mei en 15 juni weigert de extreem-rechtse regering nog steeds om op te treden tegen de Israëlische genocide in Gaza. “Vlak voor de verkiezingen laten ...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Klompenfascist Van der Plas wil motie van neonazi's van FVD mede-ondertekenen om mensen die tegen fascisme zijn als terrorist te bestempelen.
BBB is de beweging die alle Kamerleden een week in een boerengoelag wilde opsluiten en wie ministers bedreigt erelid maakt.

www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
September 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'll be attending, and co-organising the session "Exploring Interoperability Objectives and Opportunities with the TDCCs"

Please say hi if you see me, and join the session if you're into interoperability!
Open Science Festival 2025: a day of workshops, panels and posters on FAIR data, research software, publishing models, pedagogy, patient involvement, and building resilient, inclusive Open Science communities. Full schedule: edu.nl/munxd
September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Troonrede vol loze woorden. Kabinet saboteert klimaat en natuur, dient agro-industrie, voert zondebokpolitiek en neemt woord genocide niet eens in de mond.

Mensen voelen aan alle kanten onrust. We hebben kabinet nodig dat grote problemen aanpakt, werkt aan gezonde toekomst en opstaat tegen genocide
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Students protesting police violence from the university boat during Pride were blocked by fellow passengers. The riot resulted in the resignation of the chair of the university’s LGBT+ network. ‘Silencing students goes against everything I teach.’

www.mareonline.nl/en/news/stud...
Student protest at Pride despite ban: ‘The university is guilty of pinkwashing’
Students protesting police violence from the university boat during Pride were blocked by fellow passengers. The riot resulted in the resignation of the chair of the university’s LGBT+ network. ‘Silen...
www.mareonline.nl
September 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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The deadline has been extended to October 15 for your CAA2025 papers! Since the proceedings will go through our free and transparent process, do not forget that you *must* share data and scripts if you have some.
Everything is explained here: 2025.caaconference.org/proceedings/
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Proceedings – CAA 2025
2025.caaconference.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Studenten die tijdens Pride vanaf de universiteitsboot protesteerden tegen politiegeweld zijn gehinderd door andere opvarenden. Na de rel is de voorzitter van het universitaire lgbt+-netwerk opgestapt. ‘Studenten de mond snoeren gaat tegen alles in wat ik doceer.’

www.mareonline.nl/nieuws/toch-...
Toch studentenprotest op Pride ondanks verbod: ‘De universiteit doet aan pinkwashing’
Studenten die tijdens de Pride vanaf de universiteitsboot protesteerden tegen politiegeweld zijn tegengehouden door andere opvarenden. Als gevolg van de rel is de voorzitter van het universitaire lgbt...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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BTC Call for Action - EAA

EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.

Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Archaeologists Against Apartheid urgent call for action! We are not anonymous. We are members of both the EAA&global archaeological community and more committed than ever to holding our representative organisations to account and anti-democratic influences.

aaaeaastatementseptember3rd.tiiny.site
September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The President of @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social , Professor Eszter Banffy, has lost credibility and should resign.
Not only did she play an instrumental role in the reversal of the board's vote to cut institutional ties w 🇮🇱... 1/
Archaeologists Against Apartheid urgent call for action! We are not anonymous. We are members of both the EAA&global archaeological community and more committed than ever to holding our representative organisations to account and anti-democratic influences.

aaaeaastatementseptember3rd.tiiny.site
September 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM