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Due to a small technical issue, we missed last week’s round-up of open science news, so this one is a bit longer. It’s also a very busy time of year for open science, with both Open Access Week and MozFest just days away! Read on for this, and more news.

• Next week is Open Access Week! Check out the full list of global events. Most of our own events are online, so everyone can attend!
• The Open Science Peer Review Oath: preprint on Zenodo by a group of open science proponents.
• Jisc enables safe and secure sharing of medical data.
• Why we need badges in science – Amye Kenall explains on the BMC blog. There is going to be a hack session around open badges at MozFest later this month.
• The full information for the science track of MozFest in London is now online. (Several F1000Research staff members will be there, so be sure to say hello if you’re attending!)
• Speaking of which, Mozilla Science Lab has just launched an interface where developers can collaborate on software for science.
• Kaja Scheliga and Sascha Friesike published a paper in First Monday about the social dilemma of making open science work. They found that even though scientists are positive about the idea of open science, they face obstacles that prevent them from implementing the practices. They present some possible solutions from the realm of social dilemma solving. Cristobal Cobo has some further thoughts on the topic on his blog.
• On the ImpactStory blog: 3 important steps to getting more credit for your peer review.
• On our own blog, you will find the latest instalment in our series of “What is…?” primers about open science topics. This one is all about open data.