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Daniel Hook

@dwh.bsky.social
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CEO @ Digital Science | Visiting Prof @ Washington University in St Louis | Physicist, Technologist, interested in building open research infrastructures

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 07/09/2026
It all starts with a ride in a Waymo and switches to: Is AI making research less collaborative? The "Waymo effect" is discussed by Daniel Hook, Chief Scientific Officer at Holtzbrinck, in his new article for Research Agenda. 🔗 bit.ly/3SUyys2 #ResearchCulture #AIinResearch
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The Waymo effect: how AI is quietly making research less collaborative – Research Agenda
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Have your found yourself preferring to create with your AI rather than your colleague? I was thinking about this recently and wrote a short essay, which is published today on the new Research Agenda platform from Wonkhe www.researchagenda.news/articles/the...
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 08/10/2025
Thread 🎉 Digital Science congratulates @dashunwang.bsky.social and his team on their development of Funding the Frontier - an innovative prototype that explores the future of analysis to enable better decisions in research, by allowing a user to visualize the impacts of funding. 1/10
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Funding the Frontier: Visualizing the Broad Impact of Science and Science Funding
Understanding the broad impact of science and science funding is critical to ensuring that science investments and policies align with societal needs. Existing research links science funding to the ou...
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 08/10/2025
You can read more about SRAD - and request access to it - in Kathryn’s recent post: ow.ly/gTQZ50X8nXa 9/10
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Introducing SRAD - Digital Science
Discover SRAD, Digital Science’s new program launched in July 2025, designed to streamline research analytics, offer real‑time data insights, and empower scientists to drive innovation across the open...
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 08/10/2025
We look forward to working further with Professor Wang @dashunwang.bsky.social and his team. 🙌 10/10
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 10/07/2025
📢 NEWS: China's #AI research dominance is undeniable. A new report from Digital Science CEO Dr Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social reveals China’s pre-eminence in AI research volume, citation attention & influence. 🇨🇳 #DeepSeek 🔗 See more: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/07... Data from @dimensions.ai
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Dr Suze Kundu @funsizesuze.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Off to #ChemUK to host The Big Debate, midday on Stage 2. I’ll be wringing all the best insights and expertise from a stellar panel of chemistry-related folks from across academia, publishing, funding and industry to ask what we need to do NOW to secure a future where the UK’s chem scene can thrive.
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O'Reilly @oreilly.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Our @timoreilly.bsky.social argues we’re not witnessing the end of #programming, but the beginning of something far bigger. He draws on past computing revolutions to explore how #AI is reshaping what it means to build software. Check it out on Hugo Bowne-Anderson's podcast: bit.ly/4iL8JSL
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High Signal by Delphina | Episode - The End of Programming As We Know It
Tim O’Reilly—founder of O’Reilly Media and one of the most influential voices in tech—argues we’re not witnessing the end of programming, but the beginning of something far bigger. He draws on past co...
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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 28/03/2025
Dennis C. Grube opens the first session sparking dialogue on whether wicked problems need wicked solutions. He’s joined by @lauradiazanadon.bsky.social, Shailaja Fennell & Gordon Harold. #BennettInst
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ORCID @orcid.org · 20/03/2025
We welcome Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo as the first ORCID member in Bolivia! 🇧🇴 They have joined our Regional Latin American and Caribbean consortium led by Consortia. ORCID is now being adopted at institutions in 62 countries around the world!
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Vincent Traag @vtraag.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I'm happy to say that after almost 5 years, our work on comparing peer review with metrics at the institutional level is now finally available from QSS at doi.org/10.1162/qss_.... Here's the previous thread on our preprint: social.cwts.nl/@vtraag/1101...
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Metrics and peer review agreement at the institutional level
Abstract. In recent decades, many countries have started funding academic institutions based on the evaluation of their scientific performance. Post-publication peer review is often used in this conte...
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 17/03/2025
🌟 Key takeaway 1: It's now easy to access #ORCiD data with Google BigQuery; we can enhance Dimensions data. 🙌 @orcid.org Find out more in this Research Musings post from @helenedraux.bsky.social & @sjcporter.bsky.social - available now on Substack. 🔗 researchmusings.substack.com/p/blooming-r...
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We are inclined to think of misinformation as a particularly modern phenomenon but it has been with us through the ages. Join us on Tues 25 Feb as we have a panel of experts guide you through the history of misinformation (online only - in person tix gone) www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
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The History of Misinformation
Delve into historical tales of distorted truths and alternative facts with renowned Academy Fellows – and find out how the past can help us to combat the challenges we face today.
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 17/02/2025
@digital-science.com's VP of Research Eval and everyone's collective fun uncle @jwastl.bsky.social spoke at @univie.ac.at about the future of AI in research: responsible use of AI, chatbots, and harnessing Skynet to take over earth. OK one of those isn't in the talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZeD...
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Exploring the Future of AI in Research: Insights from Jürgen Wastl | ub:talks December 2024
YouTube video by Universitätsbibliothek Wien
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 03/02/2025
Discover more about our Advisory Board members - a panel of six experienced leaders in their fields. 🤝👥 The Board is assisting Digital Science to improve engagement and alignment with the communities we support. 🔗 See our Board members' bios here: www.digital-science.com/management-a...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
If you're keen to understand whether (and if so, why and how) including Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences in UK industrial strategy and science matters, have a read of evidence-rich, hot-off-the-press 'Understanding the importance of SHAPE to the UK research ecosystem': arxiv.org/abs/2501.16701
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Understanding the importance of SHAPE to the UK research ecosystem
The UK has a long-established reputation for excellence in research across a broad range of fields, but in recent years, there has been greater emphasis on STEM investment and greater recognition of t...
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Athene Donald @athenedonald.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Attrition of women continues from academia, despite numbers in biological sciences starting healthy #womeinstem www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
This year's STI ENID Conference @stienid2025.bsky.social will be held at the @bristoluni.bsky.social from 3-5 September. The theme is "Reconciliation of research and measurement". The Call for submission is now open! www.stienid2025.org/submissions
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Submissions | STIENID2025 Bristol
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Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
It was an amazing and busy year in bringing Forensic Scientometrics to life. If you don’t read anything else, read the #FoSci Paris Declaration — the culmination of this year’s work. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) Paris Declaration
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 03/01/2025
Origami Black Hole xkcd.com/3033
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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
The current international financial architecture is a key reason that the UN SDGs are failing. 2025 must be the year when the rules of global finance are reformed. A landmark conference in Spain in June offers a chance to agree on how to do it #natureeditorial 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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2025 must be the year when the rules of global finance are reformed
The current international financial architecture is a key reason that the UN Sustainable Development Goals are failing. A landmark conference in Spain must make progress in reforming it.
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Always a great pleasure to work with @cmkeithw.bsky.social on talks like “The Digital Twin Paradox” where covered some of these topics recently!
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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
CALL for Nominations: 2025 Open Scholarship Awards - sponsored by the Canadian Social Knowledge Institute (c-ski.ca) and its partners! Nominations for the 2025 awards are due by January 17 2025 via forms.gle/NdeHTsfbv1Wm...
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Open Scholarship Awards 2025
We are pleased to announce the Open Scholarship Awards, sponsored by the Canadian Social Knowledge Institute (c-ski.ca) and its partners! Nominations for the 2025 awards are due by January 17th 2025.
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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
‘A truly remarkable breakthrough’: Google’s new quantum chip achieves accuracy milestone This nature news story describes the new work from Google Quantum AI and Collaborators just published in Nature 👇🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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‘A truly remarkable breakthrough’: Google’s new quantum chip achieves accuracy milestone
Error-correction feat shows quantum computers will get more accurate as they grow larger.
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Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe @lisalibrarian.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I never miss a chance to talk with Amy Brand of @mitpress.bsky.social! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/12/05/a...
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Access to Science & Scholarship: An Interview with Amy Brand of MIT Press - The Scholarly Kitchen
On September 20, 2024, MIT Press hosted a workshop, Access to Science & Scholarship:  An Evidence Base to Support the Future of Open Research Policy. I interviewed Amy Brand to discuss the goals and o...
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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Every government needs effective science advisers; not every scientist is a born adviser but schooling and practice can help to bridge the gap, as we argue in this week’s Nature’s editorial @natureportfolio.bsky.social 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Advising governments about science is essential but difficult. So train people to do it
A great scientist doesn’t necessarily make an effective science adviser — but schooling and practice can help to bridge the gap.
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Jens Peter Andersen @ipoga.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
What is disruption in science? I am looking for a prospective PhD student to study disruption theoretically, qualitatively and quantitatively at Aarhus University. If you are interested in developing your own project under our open call, in collaboration with me, please get in touch.
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a woman says you are being disruptive
ALT: a woman says you are being disruptive
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Important new paper from my colleagues @sjcporter.bsky.social and @mcintold.bsky.social in Scientific Reports examining network effects that help to detect paper mill activities. A must read for anyone who cares about the integrity of the scholarly record! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Identifying fabricated networks within authorship-for-sale enterprises - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Identifying fabricated networks within authorship-for-sale enterprises
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Congratulations to all the new @orcid.bsky.social board members, and especially to my friend and colleague sjcporter.bsky.social from @digitalsci.bsky.social info.orcid.org/announcing-t...
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Announcing the Results of ORCID’s 2025 Board Election
ORCID is pleased to announce the class of 2025 board members: Lasith Gunawardena, Simon Porter, Carly Robinson, Lori Ann Schultz, and Elaine Tham.
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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
According to a survey of 365 universities in 66 countries/regions, 41% of institutions see fewer new postgraduate this year compared with last year, and 31% see fewer new undergraduates. Limits on foreign students are harming research. #AcademicSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Limits on foreign students are harming research, universities warn
The UK, Canadian and Australian governments have introduced immigration restrictions for students.
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 27/11/2024
The Royal Society is looking for an Artist in Residence, an opportunity for a creative individual to produce new work in response to our collections and the scientific research of our community. Express your interest in this funded project by Thursday 12 December: royalsociety.org/about-us/wor...
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21/11/2024
The APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication is back - nominations are open! 🥇🏆🤩🎉 #APE2025 Proudly supported by Digital Science & the Berlin Institute for Scholarly Publishing. 🔗 Find out more: www.digital-science.com/news/applica... Deadline: 15 December 2024. #scholcomm #scicomm
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Keith Webster @cmkeithw.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I was pleased to speak at #chsconf2024 with @dwh.bsky.social on the intersection of #digitaltwins and #genai - in preparing for our work I revisited the excellent National Academies report on digital twins - nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2689...
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Foundational Research Gaps and Future Directions for Digital Twins
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print or as an eBook.
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
As ever, a real pleasure to be back at Falling Walls in its new home for Breakthrough Day! @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
My annual physics paper is out. I am very grateful to my long-term collaborator Carl M Bender for inviting me to work with him. If you want to know more about PT Symmetric Quantum Theory, this primer that takes you through the major concepts and recent developments. doi.org/10.1103/RevM...
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$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric quantum mechanics
It is generally assumed that a Hamiltonian for a physically acceptable quantum system (one that has a positive-definite spectrum and obeys the requirement of unitarity) must be Hermitian. However, a $...
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 10/04/2024
Introducing 'The Initial Era': Delving into the trend of using initials instead of full names in journal articles. We uncover how this practice obscured the contributions of women in to research. Work with @sjcporter.bsky.social using Dimensions. Blog: lnkd.in/eBMqsgRT ArXiv: lnkd.in/e4dp6dSS
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 02/04/2024
Just to prove that I’m still “a real” person (ie I still actually do find time to do some research from time to time) here is evidence! arxiv.org/abs/2404.00743
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Complex phases in quantum mechanics
Hamilton's equations of motion are local differential equations and boundary conditions are required to determine the solution uniquely. Depending on the choice of boundary conditions, a...
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 16/11/2023
Great evening at the Royal Institution listening to @athenedonald.bsky.social speak on the important topic of why we don’t have parity of numbers between men and women in science. Evidence-based discussion that raised serious questions about how young society pushes children into gender stereotypes.
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
Falling Walls and in Berlin…what to do before travelling on?
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Elaine Chew from King’s College London, being as amazing as always as she explains musical medicine to this years’ Falling Walls
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Impressive comments from Bettina Stark-Watzinger in her opening comments at Falling Walls calling for us to take our freedom and attempt the impossible - as innovators, as people who care about climate change and beyond
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Great pleasure to be at Falling Walls in Berlin today and interesting to listen to opening comments from Menahem Ben-Sasson, Chancellor of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Cat Allman @catface.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
For people in the Berlin area, (maybe for Falling Walls?), ck out www.digital-science.com/events/futur... I hope to see you there!
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#FuturePub Berlin - Future of Global Research - Digital Science
#FuturePub is heading to Berlin for Berlin Science Week! Food & drink, lightning talks, and amazing conversations - join us!
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Cat Allman @catface.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
And tomorrow 10/30 in London - apologies for the very short notice! This one has an IA focus ahead of the UK Government’s AI Safety Summit www.digital-science.com/events/futur...
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#FuturePub London - AI & Tech for Good - Digital Science
Our latest #FuturePub London is at the amazing Bounce in Farringdon! Food & drink, lightning talks, and amazing conversations - join us!
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James Wilsdon @jameswilsdon.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
The Research on Research Institute is hiring! 4 roles available in our core team @rorinstitute.bsky.social, based at UCL. We’re seeking an Operations Manager; a Research Fellow in Metascience; a Communications & Impact Manager; and an Administrator. More here: researchonresearch.org/rori-is-hiri...
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
For anyone who enjoys train travel - Ben Elton's documentary on the decline of the British rail system is a damning indictment of privatisation - a timely watch given all the recent HS2-related news www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHjP...
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Looks like a nice day for some physics…
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Sarah de Rijcke @sarahderijcke.nl · 02/10/2023
Hi everyone, it’s a pleasure to meet you and to try out Bluesky 🙏 @dwh.bsky.social. My name is Sarah de Rijcke, and when I post it will probably be to share thoughts and experiences to do with STS, research governance, research culture, leadership, Open Science, and research assessment.
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 30/09/2023
Excited to be taking on the job of Director of Strategy at the Research on Research Institute (though I also remain at Imperial for 50% of my time). t.co/kOhvgj8OXH
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RoRI appoints new Director of Strategy to lead horizon scanning - Research on Research
Professor Stephen Curry of Imperial College London will be joining RoRI.
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Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
Great to be part of the Research on Research Institute and to see Phase 2 go live with a new website and 9 new projects! researchonresearch.org/rori-announc... @jameswilsdon.bsky.social
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