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  1. Cutting Edge: Science hackathons for developing interdisciplinary research and collaborations

    Derek Groen, Ben Calderhead
    Science hackathons can help academics, particularly those in the early stage of their careers, to build collaborations and write research proposals.

  2. Cutting Edge: Using mobile sequencers in an academic classroom

    Sophie Zaaijer et al.
    A university genomics class provides detailed examples of how to design and execute Oxford Nanopore MinION hackathons as part of an academic curriculum.

  3. Innovation: eLife challenges Hack24 participants to transform research communication with technology

    In March, eLife sponsored Hack24, a 24-hour hackathon in Nottingham, UK, involving 150 participants.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    Cutting Edge: Anatomy of BioJS, an open source community for the life sciences

    Guy Yachdav et al.
    Community nurturing is the single most important factor in determining the sustainability of an open source project such as BioJS.

  5. Annual Report: 2019 in review

    We reflect on eLife’s efforts to transform research communication through improvements to science publishing, technology and research culture.
  6. Group of people celebrating

    How DIY communities are pushing the frontiers of science

    Lucy Patterson reports back from Science Hack Day Berlin

  7. Hacking new tools for knowledge discovery

    At Hack Cambridge Recurse, the eXplore, Knowledge Direct and SciChat projects piqued our interest.
  8. Innovation Sprint 2019

    Innovation Sprint 2019: Project roundup

    From web tools to drive forward research discovery, citation and evaluation, to literature curation and knowledge extraction, we showcase the projects developed at this year’s Innovation Sprint.
  9. eLife postcard propped up again point of sale display saying Ideas, with lightbulb-shaped jar in foreground

    Evaluating ideas for eLife’s Innovation Initiative

    We consider several questions before providing funding and mentorship for development of a new tool for open research communication.

  10. CoLab — instant messaging for scientists?

    Winner of the eLife prize at Hack24 2017, CoLab is a proof-of-concept collaborative editing and messaging platform for scientists.
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