Jeanette Whitaker
@jen1whitaker.bsky.social
Biogeochemist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Interests: climate change and the soil beneath our feet. Views are my own.
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Our Planet. Decoded.
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
Introducing UKCEH. Our Planet. Decoded.
YouTube video by UKCEH
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October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our Planet. Decoded.
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
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⌛HURRY! Deadline tomorrow to register your session proposal for this year's National Environment Monitoring Conference!
More details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nati...
@britishecologicalsociety.org @ukeof.bsky.social
More details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nati...
@britishecologicalsociety.org @ukeof.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
⌛HURRY! Deadline tomorrow to register your session proposal for this year's National Environment Monitoring Conference!
More details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nati...
@britishecologicalsociety.org @ukeof.bsky.social
More details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nati...
@britishecologicalsociety.org @ukeof.bsky.social
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#IPBES12 is coming to Manchester.
UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison, IPBES #NexusAssessment co-chair, said: "...an exciting opportunity for local researchers, policymakers and stakeholders to witness the collaborative process that turns science into actionable global policies for nature and people."
UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison, IPBES #NexusAssessment co-chair, said: "...an exciting opportunity for local researchers, policymakers and stakeholders to witness the collaborative process that turns science into actionable global policies for nature and people."
BREAKING
We are pleased to announce that the venue for #IPBES12 will be Manchester, as announced yesterday by Minister Mary Creagh.
Thank you to the UK Government and the city of Manchester, we look forward to launching the #BizBiodiversity Report in the UK in 2026! 🌍🧪
@ukri.org
We are pleased to announce that the venue for #IPBES12 will be Manchester, as announced yesterday by Minister Mary Creagh.
Thank you to the UK Government and the city of Manchester, we look forward to launching the #BizBiodiversity Report in the UK in 2026! 🌍🧪
@ukri.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#IPBES12 is coming to Manchester.
UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison, IPBES #NexusAssessment co-chair, said: "...an exciting opportunity for local researchers, policymakers and stakeholders to witness the collaborative process that turns science into actionable global policies for nature and people."
UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison, IPBES #NexusAssessment co-chair, said: "...an exciting opportunity for local researchers, policymakers and stakeholders to witness the collaborative process that turns science into actionable global policies for nature and people."
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It's #ShowYourStripes day &, inspired by @edhawkins.org, here are climate stripes for surface water temperatures in 4 lake basins in the English Lake District
These plots, by @ellie-mackay.bsky.social, clearly show long-term warming of these iconic lakes.
#lakes #ClimateChange @ukceh.bsky.social
These plots, by @ellie-mackay.bsky.social, clearly show long-term warming of these iconic lakes.
#lakes #ClimateChange @ukceh.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It's #ShowYourStripes day &, inspired by @edhawkins.org, here are climate stripes for surface water temperatures in 4 lake basins in the English Lake District
These plots, by @ellie-mackay.bsky.social, clearly show long-term warming of these iconic lakes.
#lakes #ClimateChange @ukceh.bsky.social
These plots, by @ellie-mackay.bsky.social, clearly show long-term warming of these iconic lakes.
#lakes #ClimateChange @ukceh.bsky.social
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✨ONLINE FIRST!✨ How does @soilbiodiversity influence @ecosystemfunction ?🌱🍄🪱
Lillane Ruess & colleague tell us here! Please repost!!
@christianristok.bsky.social @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
Lillane Ruess & colleague tell us here! Please repost!!
@christianristok.bsky.social @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
June 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
✨ONLINE FIRST!✨ How does @soilbiodiversity influence @ecosystemfunction ?🌱🍄🪱
Lillane Ruess & colleague tell us here! Please repost!!
@christianristok.bsky.social @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
Lillane Ruess & colleague tell us here! Please repost!!
@christianristok.bsky.social @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...
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A new Consensus Statement led by @greening.bsky.social and @noahfierer.bsky.social in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies
❗A must-read for anyone working in this field
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies
❗A must-read for anyone working in this field
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies - Nature Microbiology
In this Consensus Statement, the authors outline strategies for processing, analysing and interpreting low-biomass microbiome samples, and provide recommendations to minimize contaminants.
www.nature.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A new Consensus Statement led by @greening.bsky.social and @noahfierer.bsky.social in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies
❗A must-read for anyone working in this field
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies
❗A must-read for anyone working in this field
#microsky 🧪🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Finally!! 👏
Hello Bluesky! EGU is pleased to be able to activate our account here, and share all the exciting news about the upcoming General Assembly: #EGU25, our #OpenAccess publications and more! Several of our Divisions will be making the move over from Twitter/X too, so keep an eye out for your favourites!
March 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Finally!! 👏
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
While not all new soil carbon persists, 'sequestered', in the soil, there are ways to confidently measure durable new carbon fractions and increase confidence in measurements of soil carbon as a climate solution, when measured correctly. #soil #science #carbon
While not all new soil carbon persists, 'sequestered', in the soil, there are ways to confidently measure durable new carbon fractions and increase confidence in measurements of soil carbon as a climate solution, when measured correctly. #soil #science #carbon
Decadal persistence of grassland soil organic matter derived from litter and pyrogenic inputs - Nature Geoscience
Plant litter-derived mineral-associated organic matter that formed in the first year and pyrogenic organic inputs both persist on a decadal scale in grassland soil via distinct mechanisms, according t...
www.nature.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
While not all new soil carbon persists, 'sequestered', in the soil, there are ways to confidently measure durable new carbon fractions and increase confidence in measurements of soil carbon as a climate solution, when measured correctly. #soil #science #carbon
While not all new soil carbon persists, 'sequestered', in the soil, there are ways to confidently measure durable new carbon fractions and increase confidence in measurements of soil carbon as a climate solution, when measured correctly. #soil #science #carbon
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We are looking for two postdocs for a synthesis project focused on soil carbon dynamics and warming experiments. If you are excited about applying ML and process-based models to synthesize mechanisms of temperature sensitivity of soil respiration, please apply!
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February 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We are looking for two postdocs for a synthesis project focused on soil carbon dynamics and warming experiments. If you are excited about applying ML and process-based models to synthesize mechanisms of temperature sensitivity of soil respiration, please apply!
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Generating ideas for research questions in ecology & environmental science
My single most updated post has just been updated again...
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My single most updated post has just been updated again...
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Generating ideas for research questions in ecology & environmental science
Making new links across different dimensions of ecology and beyond
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February 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Generating ideas for research questions in ecology & environmental science
My single most updated post has just been updated again...
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My single most updated post has just been updated again...
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On #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience let me remind you that we are NOWHERE NEAR parity. A few examples.
1. Women are credited less in science than men.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1. Women are credited less in science than men.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Women are credited less in science than men - Nature
The difference between the number of men and women listed as authors on scientific papers and inventors on patents is at least partly attributable to unacknowledged contributions by women scientists.
www.nature.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience let me remind you that we are NOWHERE NEAR parity. A few examples.
1. Women are credited less in science than men.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1. Women are credited less in science than men.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New @egubg.bsky.social session on #mycorrhizae 🍄🟫🍄and #forests 🌳🌲 awaiting your abstracts @anthomycota.bsky.social @eva-demullier.bsky.social
EGU25-Call for Abstracts: Mycorrhizal Fungi in Forest Ecosystems
• All types of mycorrhizal fungi and biomes - from global studies to petri dish experiments
👉 Submit before 15 Jan. 2025, 13:00 CET: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
#EGU25 #EGUBG
• All types of mycorrhizal fungi and biomes - from global studies to petri dish experiments
👉 Submit before 15 Jan. 2025, 13:00 CET: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
#EGU25 #EGUBG
January 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New @egubg.bsky.social session on #mycorrhizae 🍄🟫🍄and #forests 🌳🌲 awaiting your abstracts @anthomycota.bsky.social @eva-demullier.bsky.social
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What will the future of the warming stripes be?
2024 could be the start of a stabilisation of global temperatures, or it might appear to be a cool year.
Which one of these stories becomes reality depends on our choices today, and every day until then.
We are likely to regret not acting sooner.
2024 could be the start of a stabilisation of global temperatures, or it might appear to be a cool year.
Which one of these stories becomes reality depends on our choices today, and every day until then.
We are likely to regret not acting sooner.
January 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What will the future of the warming stripes be?
2024 could be the start of a stabilisation of global temperatures, or it might appear to be a cool year.
Which one of these stories becomes reality depends on our choices today, and every day until then.
We are likely to regret not acting sooner.
2024 could be the start of a stabilisation of global temperatures, or it might appear to be a cool year.
Which one of these stories becomes reality depends on our choices today, and every day until then.
We are likely to regret not acting sooner.
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Soils host up to 60% of living species🤩
Do you know that @ec.europa.eu Joint Research Centre’s soil team has generated the 1st-ever assessment of soil life in Europe? 🍄🪱🇪🇺
Microbes 🦠🍄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Animals🐛🐜 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@thegsbi.bsky.social
Do you know that @ec.europa.eu Joint Research Centre’s soil team has generated the 1st-ever assessment of soil life in Europe? 🍄🪱🇪🇺
Microbes 🦠🍄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Animals🐛🐜 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@thegsbi.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Soils host up to 60% of living species🤩
Do you know that @ec.europa.eu Joint Research Centre’s soil team has generated the 1st-ever assessment of soil life in Europe? 🍄🪱🇪🇺
Microbes 🦠🍄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Animals🐛🐜 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@thegsbi.bsky.social
Do you know that @ec.europa.eu Joint Research Centre’s soil team has generated the 1st-ever assessment of soil life in Europe? 🍄🪱🇪🇺
Microbes 🦠🍄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Animals🐛🐜 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@thegsbi.bsky.social
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Desperate Associate Editor clutching at straws here after 30+ failed attempts to secure enough reviews… is anyone out there keen to review an ag-focussed MS about long-term fertilisation effects on soil microbiology & C sequestration? Please DM me if so!
December 11, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Desperate Associate Editor clutching at straws here after 30+ failed attempts to secure enough reviews… is anyone out there keen to review an ag-focussed MS about long-term fertilisation effects on soil microbiology & C sequestration? Please DM me if so!
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Do you study soil microbes and their response to climate change? Consider presenting your research at #EGU25 at our session SSS4.5, which is in its 5th year.
I hope to see you in Vienna!
I hope to see you in Vienna!
Are you interested in soils, microbes and biogeochemistry?
Join us at #EGU25 for session SSS4.5 ‚Soil microbial responses to climate change‘.
With
@loutsi.bsky.social @albertocanarini.bsky.social and Albert Brangarí we are thrilled to have
@ashish-malik.bsky.social as solicited keynote speaker!
Join us at #EGU25 for session SSS4.5 ‚Soil microbial responses to climate change‘.
With
@loutsi.bsky.social @albertocanarini.bsky.social and Albert Brangarí we are thrilled to have
@ashish-malik.bsky.social as solicited keynote speaker!
December 10, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Do you study soil microbes and their response to climate change? Consider presenting your research at #EGU25 at our session SSS4.5, which is in its 5th year.
I hope to see you in Vienna!
I hope to see you in Vienna!
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Catch up with our November newsletter! Top stories include:
🌍 Our new five-year science strategy
🌿 England hedgerow survey
🔬 Breaking down #microplastics
🐛 Reflections on the recent hashtag#biodiversity COP16
Plus more news, blog posts and training courses: https://buff.ly/3B3fDlN
🌍 Our new five-year science strategy
🌿 England hedgerow survey
🔬 Breaking down #microplastics
🐛 Reflections on the recent hashtag#biodiversity COP16
Plus more news, blog posts and training courses: https://buff.ly/3B3fDlN
November 29, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Catch up with our November newsletter! Top stories include:
🌍 Our new five-year science strategy
🌿 England hedgerow survey
🔬 Breaking down #microplastics
🐛 Reflections on the recent hashtag#biodiversity COP16
Plus more news, blog posts and training courses: https://buff.ly/3B3fDlN
🌍 Our new five-year science strategy
🌿 England hedgerow survey
🔬 Breaking down #microplastics
🐛 Reflections on the recent hashtag#biodiversity COP16
Plus more news, blog posts and training courses: https://buff.ly/3B3fDlN
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First global estimate of soil carbon stocks in tidal marshes!
Tidal marshes 1.4 billion tons store of carbon-more than previously estimated, highlighting their crucial role in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tidal marshes 1.4 billion tons store of carbon-more than previously estimated, highlighting their crucial role in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Soil carbon in the world’s tidal marshes - Nature Communications
A new study shows the total global SOC stock of 1 m in the world’s tidal marshes to be 1.44 Pg C. On average, SOC in tidal marshes’ 0–30 cm and 30–100 cm soil layers are estimated at 83.1 Mg C ha−1 an...
www.nature.com
November 30, 2024 at 5:49 PM
First global estimate of soil carbon stocks in tidal marshes!
Tidal marshes 1.4 billion tons store of carbon-more than previously estimated, highlighting their crucial role in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tidal marshes 1.4 billion tons store of carbon-more than previously estimated, highlighting their crucial role in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This coming week I will give a seminar on "Effects of multiple concurrent global change drivers on soils and ecosystems" at the BAM in Berlin.
5.12.24 at 15:00 Berlin time; you can watch it online under this link:
bam-bund.webex.com/bam-bund/j.p...
More Info; www.bam.de/Content/DE/V...
5.12.24 at 15:00 Berlin time; you can watch it online under this link:
bam-bund.webex.com/bam-bund/j.p...
More Info; www.bam.de/Content/DE/V...
November 30, 2024 at 7:26 AM
This coming week I will give a seminar on "Effects of multiple concurrent global change drivers on soils and ecosystems" at the BAM in Berlin.
5.12.24 at 15:00 Berlin time; you can watch it online under this link:
bam-bund.webex.com/bam-bund/j.p...
More Info; www.bam.de/Content/DE/V...
5.12.24 at 15:00 Berlin time; you can watch it online under this link:
bam-bund.webex.com/bam-bund/j.p...
More Info; www.bam.de/Content/DE/V...
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Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Starter packs
BIOLOGY General Science community https://go.bsky.app/HVYAMEA Research Institutions in Life Sciences https://go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ LGBTQIA+ in STEM https://go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf LGBTQIA+ in STEM 2 h...
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November 26, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars - a new type of star.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️
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November 28, 2024 at 12:59 PM
#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars - a new type of star.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️
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I attended this conference in 2018 in Helsinki and it was such an enjoyable meeting. Great talks and a sociable size. Might have to plan a trip!
ITS OPEN NOW, Ecology of Soil Microorganisms 2025 Summer promotion: Short nights of Northern midsummer enable lots of science! #esm2025
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November 27, 2024 at 11:26 AM
I attended this conference in 2018 in Helsinki and it was such an enjoyable meeting. Great talks and a sociable size. Might have to plan a trip!
Thanks Ashish 😍
Nicely timed as I'm just new to Bluesky and finding all my friends - hello everyone, hope you like this paper from our team @ukceh.bsky.social
Nicely timed as I'm just new to Bluesky and finding all my friends - hello everyone, hope you like this paper from our team @ukceh.bsky.social
Paper of the week: Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation
Led by Dafydd Elias and the team of Jeanette Whitaker at CEH Lancaster.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Led by Dafydd Elias and the team of Jeanette Whitaker at CEH Lancaster.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation - Nature Communications
This study challenges the hypothesis that high-quality plant litters form stable, mineral-associated soil organic carbon most efficiently, providing evidence that litter-microbial interactions and soi...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Thanks Ashish 😍
Nicely timed as I'm just new to Bluesky and finding all my friends - hello everyone, hope you like this paper from our team @ukceh.bsky.social
Nicely timed as I'm just new to Bluesky and finding all my friends - hello everyone, hope you like this paper from our team @ukceh.bsky.social
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Do you have a favourite climate mitigation strategy?
The reality is that it will very likely also have trade-offs. Understanding trade-offs of different climate mitigation options is essential for effective implementation, or implementing them at all.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The reality is that it will very likely also have trade-offs. Understanding trade-offs of different climate mitigation options is essential for effective implementation, or implementing them at all.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 26, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Do you have a favourite climate mitigation strategy?
The reality is that it will very likely also have trade-offs. Understanding trade-offs of different climate mitigation options is essential for effective implementation, or implementing them at all.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The reality is that it will very likely also have trade-offs. Understanding trade-offs of different climate mitigation options is essential for effective implementation, or implementing them at all.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on?
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
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#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
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#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
November 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on?
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
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#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
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#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub