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The night kicked off with a short presentation where we introduced F1000 and the three services we provide. The F1000 team received a number of questions ranging from: “What are the benefits of post-publication peer review?” to “What are altmetrics?” and “How was F1000 created”. Thought-provoking discussion on open access publishing and transparent post-publication peer review continued throughout the evening, while everyone’s thirst was relieved with beer and snacks on F1000.

The F1000 team met researchers from all parts of Cambridge’s thriving research community, including Sanger Institute, Babraham Institute and Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology. All free tickets for the event were claimed and we saw one of our biggest turnouts yet.

All attendees have received complimentary F1000Prime accounts and a publishing discount for F1000Research. As a result of new connections made at the meet-up, we also have another addition to our team of F1000 Specialists in Cambridge – welcome aboard Claudia Mitrofan! We’re currently surveying our attendees for their feedback and offering the chance to win a £25 Amazon Voucher.

F1000 run a number of these events throughout the year. If you would like to know where we’ve been to or where we’re off to next, look for announcements here or on twitter, using #F1000meetup. Alternatively, if you would like F1000 to visit your town and/or institute to host a meet-up or give a talk, please contact the Outreach Team.