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October 12, 2023 News

OPUS Survey on Rewards for Open Science 2023

The OPUS project is working to reform the assessment of researchers towards a more fair and inclusive research assessment system which also incentivises and rewards Open Science. The main aim of Open Science is to make research outputs more accessible and especially the open sharing of methodologies, publications, data, software, and educational materials. This survey is targeted at researchers and is looking for diverse examples of possible rewards for researchers who practise Open Science. The results of the survey will feed into the work in

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October 12, 2023 News

Commission Policy Support Facility on Brain Drain

EC Policy Support Facility article on brain drain addresses the factors and challenges of permanent emigration or outflow of highly skilled professionals which includes researchers, in Europe. The quality of education and limited access to research facilities is mentioned as one of the push factors of emigration, in addition to economic crises, poor governance and bad working conditions. Eastern and southern European countries are the most affected by the brain drain, particularly Romania that faces a shortage of researchers with lowest proportion in EU27, notes

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October 12, 2023 News

Conference “Research, Transition, Sustainability: The Women in Science”

Rome, 12 October – CNR, Aula Marconi Time: 9.30 The event starts from the activities of the GETA (Gender and Talents) Observatory active at the CNR in the various fields that consider scientific, economic and environmental development in society in gender terms. The Conference is linked to the publication of the Fourth GETA Report In search of lost time: from inclusion to empowerment in which the gender gap is analyzed at the CNR and in other research bodies, highlighting common points and differences. Among other

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October 6, 2023 News

Letter from W20 Italian Delegation for support for Expo 2030 in Rome – promotion of Human Rights and Gender Equality

The International Consortium of Research Staff Associations endorses the Letter from W20 Italian Delegation for support for Expo 2030 in Rome – promotion of Human Rights and Gender Equality. This Letter represents an appeal regarding Rome’s candidacy as the venue for Expo 2030: an event that takes on extraordinary relevance, in particular in the context of the UN agenda for 2030 and the promotion of human rights and gender equality. Rome Expo 2030 is a great opportunity to build “a transcultural garden where all cultures

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