Jonathan Tennant

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Although primarily a geologist, I took the daring leap to Life Sciences to develop a multi-disciplinary background to pursuing a career in Palaeontology research. This has successfully led me to a PhD position (beginning October 2012) in vertebrate macroevolution during the Mesozoic, focusing specifically on dynamics over the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary. During a 'year off' from university and employment, I began to learn the value of science outreach and communication. This led me begin blogging, and co-develop a podcast series dedicated to palaeontological research, Palaeocast. As a run-up to my PhD, I worked as a policy intern at the Geological Society of London. I gained an underst...

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Jonathan Tennant

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Altmetricon 2015

Wearing 'open' on your sleeve

Being Open as a student

Progressive Palaeontology 2016 presentation

We Are Generation Open

Romer session presentation

ISMTE 2016 Keynote talk

Championing open science as an early career researcher

ScienceOpen for Researchers

The past, present, and future of publishing

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The Open Access movement gains momentum – should young scientists care?

Oxford, Open Access, and the REF