Series

Interview with Dr. Mark Hahnel

Part: 01

VIDEO : Figshare – A data sharing platform for academics and journals

While pursuing his PhD in stem cell research, Dr. Mark Hahnel set up Figshare to manage the data he did not intend to publish but wanted to disseminate, to get extra credit for his work, and to please his own ego.

Part: 02

VIDEO : Helping researchers adopt best and safe data management practices

When Dr. Mark Hahnel set up Figshare, he was only looking to store his data and get extra credit for his research. Today, academics the world over use the platform to store and share their data, or to get recognition for their path breaking work. 

Part: 03

VIDEO : “Data is anything digital that is not a peer reviewed published article”

Dr. Mark Hahnel, founder of Figshare, as he talks about how Figshare is used by close to 2 million researchers across disciplines for managing different types of data including grant proposals.

Part: 04

VIDEO : Top 3 data sharing myths busted

In this fourth part of an interesting interview series, Dr. Mark Hahnel, founder of Figshare, shares a larger perspective on data sharing as a trend in academic publishing.