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In this week's episode, we talk about #NoElsevier, worker's rights, and the Declaration of Research Assessment.

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University of Liverpool redundancies

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OJ28MT78MCMNkUtFXkLw3xROUxK7Mfr8yN8b-E2KDUg/edit

DORA signatories

https://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/taylor-francis-signs-up-to-principles-outlined-in-dora-supporting-balanced-and-fair-research-assessment/

https://axial.acs.org/2021/02/18/acs-publications-signs-dora/

https://www.elsevier.com/connect/advancing-responsible-research-assessment

Stanford Center for Open and Reproducible Science

https://www.stanforddaily.com/2021/03/01/an-army-of-open-science-evangelists-professors-launch-center-for-open-and-reproducible-science/

The Lens funding

https://about.lens.org/news/gates-foundation-funds-the-lens/

Internet shutdowns and slowdowns

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/3/mapping-internet-shutdowns-around-the-world

Open practices in biomedical literature

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001107

MIT Direct2Open

https://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/mit-press-launches-direct-open

Virtual meetings poll

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00513-1

British subscription cancellations

https://www.ft.com/content/9525bbfc-87b7-44d8-bb58-fdc4eef19b11

https://gowers.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/time-for-elsexit/

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2009/06/elsevier_offered_gift_cards_fo.html

https://svpow.com/2021/03/03/elsevier-charge-37-95-for-access-to-an-unformatted-manuscript-with-intrusive-watermarking-and-the-illustrations-removed/

https://universonline.nl/nieuws/2016/04/28/vsnu-failed-itself-in-meagre-deal-with-elsevier/

https://dailybruin.com/2020/02/27/ucs-termination-of-elsevier-contract-has-had-limited-negative-impact