Stefan Skupien is a scientific researcher who has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, an evaluator for scientific collaborations in Africa at the University of Uppsala, and currently a Scientific Coordinator for Open Science at Berlin University Alliance.

He joins Jo on this podcast to discuss various ways African Scholars can access funding opportunities.

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LinkedIn: /in/stefanskupien/

Twitter: @skupien_stefan

Which researcher – dead or alive – do you find inspiring? Richard Feynman, Donna Haraway, and Eva Illouz

What is your favorite animal and why? I like the hedgehog; it is peaceful, defensive, and a nocturnal animal. It has lots of potential for stories.

Name your (current) favorite song and interpret/group. Reliable Ghost is very close to me

What is your favorite dish/meal? I could walk miles for Caponata (Sicilian dish made of eggplants and tomatoes).

References

• Funding Observatory: Documentation

• GitLab documentation: https://gitlab.com/dnk8n/research_db

• Africavenir International e.V.

• Wikimeda OS Fellowship

• UNESCO OS Recommendations

• https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science