Björn Brembs

@brembs
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"Nearly 25 years on from the original attempt to codify [#openaccess] it hasn’t achieved what it set out to do."

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/04/01/why-we-wont-be-funding-open-access-publishing-any-more/

Why we won’t be funding open access publishing any more - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News

The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work…

Cancer Research UK - Cancer News

Interesting take by Cancer Research UK:

"We need efficient scholarly communications to spread scientific ideas via a fair economic model. We currently don’t have that. The #openaccess movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work…"

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/04/01/why-we-wont-be-funding-open-access-publishing-any-more/

"Ceasing to fund open access in the way we currently do will save us £5.2m of donors’ money over the next three years."

Why we won’t be funding open access publishing any more - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News

The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work…

Cancer Research UK - Cancer News

They're not wrong:

"Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has announced it will cease funding #openaccess (#OA) publishing costs, arguing that the current model is failing to deliver a fair and efficient system for disseminating research."

https://www.researchinformation.info/news/cancer-research-uk-to-stop-funding-open-access-publishing/

I wonder if the ORE announcement may have anything to do with that decision?

https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/new-era-open-research-europe-2026-03-26_en

Are there any similar efforts going on in the UK?

Cancer Research UK to stop funding open access publishing - Research Information

Charity argues that the current model is failing to deliver a fair and efficient system for disseminating research

Research Information

#Instagram und #YouTube machen süchtig.
Das hat ein #US-Gericht in Los Angeles festgestellt.
‼️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/suchtpotenzial-social-media-prozess-100.html

Wir haben Anfang Februar die Hochschulen aufgefordert, #Mastodon in der #socialmedia-Arbeit höher zu priorisieren
▶️ https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/116045528037601788
Denn die Medien des #Fediverse sind frei von abhängig-machenden #Algorithmen und #DarkPattern.
Dort sollten die #Hochschulen vor allem aktiv sein, nicht zuletzt um ihre #Studierenden und #Mitarbeitenden zu schützen. Schließlich haben die #Hochschulen für beide Gruppen eine #Fürsorgepflicht.

Mehr als 20 #Digital-Organisationen haben den Brief an die Hochschulen unterzeichnet. Sie vertreten 100.000e von Bürger:innen. Was sagt die #Hochschulrektorenkonferenz @HRK_aktuell eigentlich dazu?

#Recht #Gesetz #Sucht #Smartphone #Bildung #WissKomm #USA

US-Gericht macht Google und Meta wegen Social-Media-Sucht haftbar

Eine junge Frau in den USA wirft Meta und Google vor, dass deren Plattformen süchtig machen. Nun hat ihr ein US-Gericht Recht gegeben - und einen Millionenbetrag zugesprochen. Folgen nun weitere Klagen?

tagesschau.de

Die Petition für einen Antrag beim Bundesverfassungsgericht gegen Björn Höcke auf Grundrechtsverwirkung sowie Aberkennung der Wählbarkeit und der Fähigkeit zur Bekleidung öffentlicher Ämter nach Art. 18 GG wurde an alle Landesparlamente gestellt.

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_18.html

Derzeit kann sie (unabhängig vom eigenen Wohnort in DE) in Niedersachsen mitgezeichnet werden:

https://www.navo.niedersachsen.de/navo2/portal/nipetition/0/publicviewpetition?id=186

Bitte mitzeichnen und boosten!

#petition
#noafd
#höcke
#gegenrechts

Art 18 GG - Einzelnorm

*Lach- und Sachgeschichten!*
Heute mit den Fragen: Wann kommt die Maus ins #Fediverse Hat sie schon beim DiDay mitgemacht? Und werden #Plushtodon und der Elefant beste Freunde? 🐘

Die Maus vom #WDR ist bekannt dafür, auch komplexe Themen einfach und kindgerecht darstellen zu können. Schon 2001 hat die Maus "das Internet" erklärt (➡️ Link). 2026 wäre vielleicht ein guter Zeitpunkt, zu erläutern, was im Netz schief läuft und welche Probleme #SocialMedia für #Kinder mit sich bringt.

Liebe Maus, am 05. April ist der nächste #DiDay. Sprich doch mal mit @hyperjinx, der kennt sich hier schon ein bisschen aus und kann dir bestimmt zeigen, wie man einen Account anlegt. Du hast schon so viele Generationen begleitet, es freuen sich bestimmt ganz viele Menschen, wenn du Teil von #Mastodon & Co wirst! Zudem standest du schon immer für Neugierde, und dafür, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen. Das versuchen wir hier auch ❤️

https://www.wdrmaus.de/filme/sachgeschichten/internet.php5

#UnplugBigTech #DUTgemacht

RE: https://wisskomm.social/@dfg_public/116295197090505474

@brembs this is great news! The German Research Council now also has a press statement for this: https://openbiblio.social/@dfg_public@wisskomm.social/116295198134626010

Heute bei den #ScienceBusters in #Dresden. Und was muss ich sehen? Nur Big Tech! Und sogar noch X! 👎

@astrodicticum Was is'n da los? Wo ist das Fediverse?

Congratulations to #CERN for hosting #OpenResearchEurope (ORE) and to ORE on backing from 16 national funders and research organizations. PKP is proud to be the developers of the #OpenInfrastructure #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) that ORE will be based on.

Learn more about CERN and ORE: https://home.cern/news/news/cern/cern-host-europes-flagship-open-access-publishing-platform

CERN to host Europe’s flagship open access publishing platform

In an important step for open science, CERN has been selected to host a new phase of Open Research Europe (ORE), an initiative supported by the European Commission and a new funding consortium of European national funding agencies and research organisations. Aligned with the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access (2022)[1], the initiative is a community-led alternative to traditional academic publishing. When the new ORE platform is launched later this year, authorship eligibility will be expanded to include researchers affiliated with institutions in the countries that participate in the consortium. Publishing will remain completely free for both European Commission-funded researchers and authors from participating countries. The aim is to promote equity, diversity and transparency in scholarly communication while maintaining high standards of quality and integrity. The ORE funding consortium currently comprises members from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland[2]. The European Commission participates as a permanent observer in the governance body and provides dedicated financial support. CERN will provide the technical and operational infrastructure for the platform, built on the open source software Open Journal Systems (OJS), while governance and editorial oversight will remain the responsibility of the ORE consortium. ORE follows the innovative publish–review–curate model, which promotes rigour and transparency in the publishing of research. Articles are first checked for integrity and compliance, then published and peer-reviewed openly. Peer-review reports are made public, and articles that successfully pass review are curated into subject-specific collections. This approach combines quality assurance with openness, while also enabling post-publication review. Launched by the European Commission in 2021 to provide beneficiaries of EU research programmes with a no-fee open access publishing platform[3], ORE was designed to make publicly funded research more transparent, accessible and sustainable through an innovative publishing model. In the five years since its launch, the platform has seen steady growth and uptake across the research community, with more than 1,200 articles published and over 6,300 authors from more than 3,000 institutions worldwide taking part. CERN’s role in operating ORE builds on its long-standing experience in developing and maintaining open science infrastructures and community-governed services for the global research community. By hosting ORE, CERN will provide a neutral, reliable and sustainable environment, drawing on expertise gained through flagship open science initiatives such as Zenodo, Invenio and SCOAP3. “For CERN, hosting Open Research Europe is a natural extension of our commitment to an open, community-led scientific infrastructure,” said Mar Capeáns, CERN Director for Site Operations. “The platform supports the rapid sharing of research, while reinforcing Europe’s ability to shape the future of scholarly communication.” “Open Research Europe is a strong example of a shared commitment to fostering the free flow of knowledge across the European Research Area and beyond”, stated Marc Lemaître, Director-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission. “By ensuring open access to high-quality research, ORE facilitates the circulation of the latest research findings and amplifies public trust in science. Today, as European research funders and research organisations join forces to support ORE, we open a new chapter, one that strengthens open access scholarly publishing and improves research practices across Europe”. Beyond the technical infrastructure, the initiative is expected to deepen collaboration between CERN, the European Commission, national representatives and research organisations. Working in partnership with the OPERAS Research Infrastructure, outreach and engagement activities will be expanded across Europe to attract eligible authors to the platform. ORE is expected to support a growing number of research outputs each year, making publicly funded science more accessible and transparent while setting a benchmark for equitable publishing initiatives in Europe and beyond. More information on the future platform at: https://ore.eu    [1] https://scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ [2] Austrian Science Fund (FWF), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), French National Research Agency (ANR), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), Dutch Research Council (NWO), Research Council of Norway (RCN), Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal (FCT), Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS), Swedish research funders (Forte, Formas and the Swedish Research Council), Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [3] Current platform (operational till fall 2026):  https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu  

CERN

#NoKings

And in fact numerous universities in #Europe have started on #Mastodon
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/hochschulen-ACH
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/hochschulen-NL
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/
which we can also recommend for #universities in the #USA.

Many of them also left the platform #X,
which has helped a lot to bring the political discourse back to facts instead of being full of hatress and bullying.
#Autocrats have no arguments that’s why they rely on „social“ media out of control.
#Democracy prefers the #fediverse
Come on and join #Unis4Mastodon

Hints for newcomers from @Bibliothecaris: https://www.rug.nl/library/news-events/social-media/mastodon-quick-guide-for-researchers-2025.pdf