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Chris Hartgerink

Chris Hartgerink

Upstream reflections

Upstream reflections

Recently, I left the Upstream editorial team as a result of changing priorities. I figured it would be a good idea to reflect before I forget. During my tenure at Upstream, I helped realize the following posts: 1. Language Diversity in Scholarly Publishing 2. The Environmental Impact of Research Infrastructures:

Some professional updates

Some professional updates

What will change in my professional life?

Applying as a parliamentary candidate

Applying as a parliamentary candidate

I explain a bit about why I applied to be a parliamentary candidate for the list of New Social Contract in the upcoming elections on November 22nd, 2023.

Finally leaving Twitter

Finally leaving Twitter

Leaving Twitter Today marks the thirty day period of my Twitter deactivation, which means my account is now slated for deletion. Taking this step is reminiscent of when I deleted my Facebook account over a decade ago. It again feels like a bigger thing than it practically is - I

Ideas come cheap

Ideas come cheap

Ideas often seem great, but what is an idea if it is never executed upon with its full potential?

When the implicit becomes explicit

When the implicit becomes explicit

What would it do to you, if you knew how few vacation days your boss takes?

Remarks on barriers to Open Science for ECRs

Remarks on barriers to Open Science for ECRs

Yesterday was the first of four listening sessions by the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy. These are specifically geared towards Early-Career Researchers (ECRs), which I guess I technically would still be had I stayed in academia. I had the opportunity to briefly participate and share