150 posts
By Guest Author
10 May 2021
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week on 10th-16th May, we invited Jocelyn Catty to discuss the impact of the pandemic, including the lockdowns, on adolescent mental health in the UK. In this blog, Jocelyn reflects on the Research Article she wrote during the first lockdown and shares her observations from the past year.
By Guest Author
27 April 2021
The UK is gradually emerging from its third lockdown during the pandemic. As restrictions are lifting, we invited Trystan Leng, a mathematical epidemiologist based at the University of Warwick to discuss his analysis made in the first UK lockdown to model a way that would safely allow individuals to increase their physical social interactions beyond their household while limiting the additional risk of infection.
By Guest Author
11 March 2021
Cinzia Greco, University of Manchester, and Ignacia Arteaga, University of Cambridge, wrote this blog along with their co-authors, about their Open Letter published on Wellcome Open Research. In this piece they share thoughtful insight on the importance of social science for cancer research and care, and remind us to remain critical on what problems already existed in cancer research and care in the UK before Covid-19 and which difficulties have arisen as a direct result.
By Jack Nash
08 February 2021
Wellcome Open Research, developed and run by F1000Research, is now the single most used publishing venue for Wellcome funded researchers.
By Jack Nash
08 February 2021
In 2020 the Wellcome Open Research (WOR) publishing platform reached a significant milestone when it became the single most used venue for Wellcome-funded researchers to share their research findings.
In this blog post, Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research, Wellcome, and Michael Markie, Publishing Director, F1000, provide an analysis of publishing activity on the WOR platform and preview some of the initiatives we have planned for 2021.
By Jack Nash
09 December 2020
There to advise, encourage and support you on best data practices. In this piece, data stewards from different institutions around the globe have kindly shared their knowledge and expertise. For those in need of inspiration and useful pointers, read through these pieces of advice on why and how to openly share your data.
By Jack Nash
07 December 2020
As Editorial Assistants, our peer reviewers will often say to us “I won’t review the Study Protocol, but I will review the results”, which made us wonder why Study Protocols are disregarded by some? In this blog post, Charlie Vickers, Senior Editorial Assistant, explains why Study Protocols are important – not only for science in general, but as part of the Wellcome Open Research model too.
By Guest Author
20 November 2020
In this Q&A, Robert Smith, University of Sheffield, discusses the study he and his team carried out, published on Wellcome Open Research, investigating possible disparities in participation in parkrun, why they occur, and the opportunities to reduce potential barriers.