OSCAward to ShareTrait
ShareTrait will receive the OSCAward during the fourth edition of the Amsterdam Open Science Awards! This initiative (https://uba.uva.nl/en/content/events/2026/06/oscawards-2026-award-ceremony.html) is to celebrate open science and highlight the importance for the research culture to become more open, transparent and inclusive.
New funding for ShareTrait
ShareTrait has received funding from the VU Open Access Innovation Funds (https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/divisions/university-library/more-about/vu-open-access-innovation-fund). This fund supports open, free and fair publishing alternatives, set up by and for researchers. We are grateful and happy that this will help continue to develop ShareTrait as a community resource.
Expansion of traits upcoming!
ShareTrait is working to expand the number of traits included in the database, together with the ESEB Special Topic network on thermal fertility (https://thermalfertilitynetworkeseb.wordpress.com/). The thermal fertility network has compiled meta-analytical data on thermal limits to fertility (Bretman et al., 2024; Dougherty et al., 2024) including survival, fertility, and developmental viability. Keep an eye out for our next release!