Mark Hahnel is the founder of Figshare, which he created whilst completing his PhD in stem cell biology at Imperial College London. Figshare currently provides research data infrastructure for institutions, publishers and funders globally. He is passionate about open science and the potential it has to revolutionise the research community.
A former academic librarian and currently partnerships development manager at Figshare, Maria Cotera supports open science and responsible research by developing strategic relationships which bring Figshare data and institutional repositories to universities and research institutes across Africa, the Middle East, Southern and Eastern Europe.
ORCID is the persistent identifier for researchers to share their accomplishments (research articles, data, etc with funding agencies, publishers, data repositories, and other research workflows.
AfricArXiv is a community-led digital archive for African research communication. By enhancing the visibility of African research, we enable discoverability and collaboration opportunities for African scientists on the continent as well as globally.
A great post! Mark Hahnel and gorilla tag Maria Cotera's open science leadership inspires. Their initiatives to improve research accessibility and cooperation, particularly in Africa and other countries, are creating a more inclusive and innovative research community.
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