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Thom Blake
@akadidymus.bsky.social
Librarian, open research advocate, sometime musician, and dad to two.
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Open Access for All: What Is Rights Retention and Why Should You Care?

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1pm - 2pm

With Thom Blake @uoyopenres.bsky.social and Professor Stephen Eglen, Universty of Cambridge

@akadidymus.bsky.social
Open Access for All: What Is Rights Retention and Why Should You Care?
The N8 Research Partnership launched its Rights Retention statement in January 2023. Now nearly three years later and with the sector in the midst of a financial crisis, the...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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We're pleased to announce that our Open Research Awards scheme is back for 2025! 🏆

We are offering prizes of £400 each to projects and initiatives which engage with open research practices and principles

Read the full terms and submit your work for consideration by Mon 28 April 👉 bit.ly/OR-awards
January 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Exclusive: ‘Lots more’ university libraries could drop big subscription deals.

After several institutions drop Elsevier deals, senior librarians say rising costs and severe financial strain have reached a “tipping point”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
January 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Can we (looking at you kids TV and Santa impersonators) stop with the pernicious idea that what presents you get on Christmas morning is an indicator of whether you are essentially ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’
December 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Tell you what, that was a long day.
December 22, 2024 at 7:01 PM