Michael Willis

Helping to solve publishing challenges for researchers. Special interest in South Africa. Views expressed = my own; retweets ≠ endorsements

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Grateful to @EditorialOrigin for the opportunity to contribute a few thoughts on how journals, editors and publishers can support authors based in what's often termed the 'Global South' https://t.co/OQzna4G8tt

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

How does #genAI help academics use their time differently? 'We found scant evidence of generative AI being used to decelerate and exploit the ‘gift of time’ for, among other things, higher order thinking and intellectual growth'

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Survey of >400 UK academics exploring their perception and use of #genAI in academic activities. See also authors' summary at https://t.co/3jc7iZFsms #phdchat #AcademicTwitter
https://t.co/vsox1ZVUzv

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

Telling the world about your research!

A thought-provoking Webinar coming up soon w/ #HUMA Director @divinefuh, Prof. @marinajoubert @CREST_SU & Researcher Bianca Davis @IntlYoungerChem

Tuesday, Jan 30th hosted by @WileyGlobal

Register to join: https://t.co/hoK36MsKSk

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

If you're an early career researcher in South Africa/ Namibia/Botswana, don't miss our @wileyinresearch webinar on 30 Jan, 'Telling the world about your research', with three amazing experts on #scholcomm #scicomm @divinefuh @marinajoubert @bee_the_chemist. DM me for more info!

[Wiley in research @wileyinresearch]

Ensuring research integrity is fundamental to our mission.

That’s why we’re proud to champion United2Act. This new initiative connects publishers, funders, research institutes and other stakeholders to take action and fight fraud.

Find out more: https://t.co/bZIHEmNHUl

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

United2Act Consensus Statement released today, outlining 5 key areas of action against impact of #papermills on academic research & publishing #integrity. Brings together research bodies, universities, publishers & others, supported by @C0PE @STMAssoc https://t.co/HylY0yZHB9

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Kids are never too young to learn about the world of publishing! (other careers are available)

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Reflections by my colleague @DWFlanagan on how #genAI will transform scholarly publishing https://t.co/IVKEO6IeWg

[AfricArXiv @AfricArxiv]

Come and be a part of our first webinar session in 2024!

We will discuss the topic, 'Building gateways to open science in Africa' and @thescientistgh from @africanrepro will be our guest speaker.

January 18, 2024
2pm WAT – 3pm CAT – 4pm EAT

Register:
https://t.co/9G5YfjPpx6

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

An African proverb I learned today: 'When an old person dies, a library burns to the ground'

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

The BMJ Christmas edition - always a highlight of this time of the year

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

A new #DoctorWho episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates in the subsequent year across the UK, finds new #ChristmasBMJ study

#DrWho @Richard_D_Riley
https://t.co/6tfxbivjso

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Nice infographic about how to tackle the challenges of #infodemiology, information and misinformation (thanks @Kirstin_Krauss for drawing my attention to this) https://t.co/65zsqpNo5w

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Interested in #engineering? @TfL recently published its 'Engineering Icons Tube Map', celebrating a few hundred famous and/or not so famous - but highly influential - engineers. Check it out at https://t.co/ieyQ8YLsrh

[Per Pippin Aspaas @AspaasPer]

Il était une fois ...
The dream of machine translation as formulated 74,5 years ago. Author of "Scientific Babel", Michael Gordin discusses the pre-history of Deep Learning and AI in science during the 2nd Helsinki Initiative Webinar on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication

[Mark Stephens @MarksLarks]

The Christmas book tree sponsored by Hatchards books at St. Pancras Station.

The little booths at the bottom have speakers that read you a story while you wait for your train.

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

New @CochraneLibrary systematic review on peer reviewer training: no clear evidence that it improves quality of #peerreview, but limitations to evidence and how to measure 'quality' https://t.co/BA3z7iz7Vb

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

@Stagecoach_Ox Seems that the 2/2A link should be https://t.co/ZpBSwlOnXl

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Draft recommended practice from @NISOInfo for handling comms about retractions/removals/expressions of concern is open for feedback at https://t.co/6OGni80JLv. My @wileyinresearch colleague Joyce Griffin has written about it at https://t.co/70oB33R1UJ #publishingethics

[Michael Willis @mwillispub]

Tackling structural inequities in research publishing needs to be a collaborative and collective endeavour: at @wileyinresearch we wrote a White Paper explaining why and how this might be achieved #openaccess #globalsouth https://t.co/D45IYAK2Z2