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"It’s the rattle of a person going on and professorially on, quite as if the substance of a discipline, or its intellectual trajectory, or even just the nourishing joy of sustained and serious study, mattered at all to the person he was talking to, or to the majestic institution he represents."
“A writer at the Times contacted me to talk. He said he was less interested in Mamdani himself than he was in the Africana Studies part…” On why maybe you shouldn’t talk to the New York Times about Zohran Mamdani.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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What advancements are shaping the future of #OpenScience in the UAE?

On Day 2 of FORM 2025, join us in-person & online for the panel "Open Science Advancements in the UAE," a session highlighting initiatives & educational resources driving Open Science forward

🔗Register now: shorturl.at/qGzJU
September 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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📢The programme for the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research is now live!

With 26 sessions, delivered by 88 speakers from 60 institutions in 27 countries, this will be a truly engaging & high impact event

The event will take place on 20-23 October📆

🔗Learn more: shorturl.at/NIoZo

#OpenScience #MENA
Announcing the Programme for the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research - Forum for Open Research in MENA
The programme for the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research is now available! With 26 sessions, delivered by 88 speakers from 60 institutions in 27 countries,
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August 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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In this snippet, @belhamel.bsky.social expands on some of the factors that reinforce Western dominance:
July 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Join us at the 4th Annual Forum for #OpenResearch in MENA!

The 2025 theme, Becoming Open: Capacity Building & Community Collaboration in the Arab World, reflects our commitment to inclusive research through shared knowledge, infrastructure, & action

🔗Register now: shorturl.at/mSQIQ

#OpenScience
July 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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📣The 4th Annual Forum for Open Research in MENA is still calling for papers!

🎯Theme: Becoming Open: Building Capacities & Communities in the Arab World

📆20-23 Oct 2025
⏰Deadline: 1 Jun 2025
🔗Submit here: shorturl.at/GI67F

A thread on the 4 pillars🧵

#OpenScience #CFP #ScholComm
May 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Not every experiment is a breakthrough.
Some are bricks in the foundation.

Let’s stop pretending “novelty” is the only thing worth publishing.

Read the post by @lealoburoglu.bsky.social, and subscribe if you like what you read.

#AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience 🧪
The cult of novelty
I know you are conditioned to think that what you are researching has to be novel.  But let’s think about it for a second.  Is the importance of novelty and the constant push for it in publications ...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM