Sam Oakley
@drsamoak.bsky.social
Research Governance and Integrity Manager at the University of Glasgow, formerly Archaeology, Egyptology, ex-Librarian...
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After a period of inactivity, we are reactivating this account as a primary channel for connecting with the research community.
We'll be sharing new outputs, our latest guidance, and commentary on all things research integrity. Give us a follow and join the conversation💬
We'll be sharing new outputs, our latest guidance, and commentary on all things research integrity. Give us a follow and join the conversation💬
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
After a period of inactivity, we are reactivating this account as a primary channel for connecting with the research community.
We'll be sharing new outputs, our latest guidance, and commentary on all things research integrity. Give us a follow and join the conversation💬
We'll be sharing new outputs, our latest guidance, and commentary on all things research integrity. Give us a follow and join the conversation💬
The happiness I felt at seeing these first signs of spring was directly proportionate to the shittiness of the week. So it was immense 🤩 Getting outside is recommended...
January 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The happiness I felt at seeing these first signs of spring was directly proportionate to the shittiness of the week. So it was immense 🤩 Getting outside is recommended...
Well this was major excitement for a Monday (to someone who lived in Swansea for 20+ years) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Excited to see how it progresses!
Excited to see how it progresses!
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'
The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Well this was major excitement for a Monday (to someone who lived in Swansea for 20+ years) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Excited to see how it progresses!
Excited to see how it progresses!
I used to blog my reading of papers on #ResearchIntegrity training and here's my little inexpert grumble (as a practitioner) about people who write about Research Integrity training (or possibly any sort of training!) researchintegritytraining.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/1...
15 requests for anyone researching Research Integrity training
I have been blogging my reading of research papers on Research Integrity training since 2020. I would file this area of research under “Education”, a social science, so it is important …
researchintegritytraining.wordpress.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
I used to blog my reading of papers on #ResearchIntegrity training and here's my little inexpert grumble (as a practitioner) about people who write about Research Integrity training (or possibly any sort of training!) researchintegritytraining.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/1...
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Reading “The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing”
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Reading “The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing”
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
Been reading about "Questionable Research Practices" - this paper made me ponder if these should be differentiated from "honest yet unacceptable" practices? And how we might improve "cultures of indifference and tolerance"...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Been reading about "Questionable Research Practices" - this paper made me ponder if these should be differentiated from "honest yet unacceptable" practices? And how we might improve "cultures of indifference and tolerance"...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
"Remember that peer review is not meant to crush souls"
Really liked this constructive summary for improving peer reviews
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Really liked this constructive summary for improving peer reviews
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#ICYMI: Our latest paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social provides "tips & tricks" for how to write constructive peer reviews
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 AM
"Remember that peer review is not meant to crush souls"
Really liked this constructive summary for improving peer reviews
👇
Really liked this constructive summary for improving peer reviews
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Just leaving this here...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Im thinking about how I manage time and energy... definitely will be making adjustments in 2026!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Im thinking about how I manage time and energy... definitely will be making adjustments in 2026!
Dreading going back to work? How to ease the post-Christmas return
Career coaches and leaders share practical advice for managing anxiety and overload after the break.
www.bbc.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Just leaving this here...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Im thinking about how I manage time and energy... definitely will be making adjustments in 2026!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Im thinking about how I manage time and energy... definitely will be making adjustments in 2026!
Spread the joy! Like hope, it feels like a radical act right now...
Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.
December 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Spread the joy! Like hope, it feels like a radical act right now...
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar
Window 20
‘Winter Sunrise’
Artist: SR Badmin
Window 20
‘Winter Sunrise’
Artist: SR Badmin
December 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar
Window 20
‘Winter Sunrise’
Artist: SR Badmin
Window 20
‘Winter Sunrise’
Artist: SR Badmin
This is not ostensibly about "Research Integrity" but it got a massive "YES!!!" from me for encapsulating so many thoughts on it and I really like the "7 ways" as a set of pointers for research leaders
theconversation.com/how-good-peo...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
theconversation.com/how-good-peo...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
How good people justify bending the rules at work — and what leaders can do about it
Understanding how employees rationalize questionable decisions can help leaders create more ethical workplace cultures.
theconversation.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is not ostensibly about "Research Integrity" but it got a massive "YES!!!" from me for encapsulating so many thoughts on it and I really like the "7 ways" as a set of pointers for research leaders
theconversation.com/how-good-peo...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
theconversation.com/how-good-peo...
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchCulture
I like the idea of a simple transparency scale for use of #AI in HE:
wonkhe.com/blogs/transp...
Aligns neatly with #ResearchIntegrity principles!
wonkhe.com/blogs/transp...
Aligns neatly with #ResearchIntegrity principles!
Transparency about AI should be a sector-wide principle
For Alison Purvis, the use of artificial intelligence in higher education should take transparency as its starting point For Alison Purvis, the use of artificial intelligence in higher education shoul...
wonkhe.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I like the idea of a simple transparency scale for use of #AI in HE:
wonkhe.com/blogs/transp...
Aligns neatly with #ResearchIntegrity principles!
wonkhe.com/blogs/transp...
Aligns neatly with #ResearchIntegrity principles!
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It’s good to see papers start to address LLMs as structural plagiarism — provenance, more hidden than the original words or training data. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
LLM use in scholarly writing poses a provenance problem
Nature Machine Intelligence - LLM use in scholarly writing poses a provenance problem
www.nature.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s good to see papers start to address LLMs as structural plagiarism — provenance, more hidden than the original words or training data. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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The menhirs in the stone circles do more than pin our sense of the Long Neolithic to the moor. They pin legends to the land. Anchor generations of storytelling. Lithic libraries that endure in both physical place and the imagination. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
December 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The menhirs in the stone circles do more than pin our sense of the Long Neolithic to the moor. They pin legends to the land. Anchor generations of storytelling. Lithic libraries that endure in both physical place and the imagination. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
There are overwhelming resources on #ResearchIntegrity topics so the art of making something simple and useful is to be celebrated. I still really like "The Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science" by Andy Brunning www.compoundchem.com/2014/04/02/a...
A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science
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A brief detour from chemistry, branching out into science in general today. This graphic looks at the different factors that can contribute towards 'bad' science - it was inspired ...
www.compoundchem.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
There are overwhelming resources on #ResearchIntegrity topics so the art of making something simple and useful is to be celebrated. I still really like "The Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science" by Andy Brunning www.compoundchem.com/2014/04/02/a...
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Happy Advent! !!!🎄✨
Welcome to a new edition of the Research Integrity Advent Calendar.
Each day brings a small challenge: spot the problem, detect inconsistencies, and sharpen your skills.
Enjoy the season and the daily puzzles!
Day 1. papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025
Welcome to a new edition of the Research Integrity Advent Calendar.
Each day brings a small challenge: spot the problem, detect inconsistencies, and sharpen your skills.
Enjoy the season and the daily puzzles!
Day 1. papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Happy Advent! !!!🎄✨
Welcome to a new edition of the Research Integrity Advent Calendar.
Each day brings a small challenge: spot the problem, detect inconsistencies, and sharpen your skills.
Enjoy the season and the daily puzzles!
Day 1. papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025
Welcome to a new edition of the Research Integrity Advent Calendar.
Each day brings a small challenge: spot the problem, detect inconsistencies, and sharpen your skills.
Enjoy the season and the daily puzzles!
Day 1. papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025
I love the moment on 1st Dec when the Xmas Playlists are dusted off. My first (and last) December song has been the same for many years = my absolute favourite Xmas track by @theagilmore.bsky.social youtu.be/iOrnyGBxh-8?... 🥰
Thea Gilmore's Midwinter Toast
YouTube video by Thea Gilmore - Topic
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I love the moment on 1st Dec when the Xmas Playlists are dusted off. My first (and last) December song has been the same for many years = my absolute favourite Xmas track by @theagilmore.bsky.social youtu.be/iOrnyGBxh-8?... 🥰
Back from an incredible week in Europe and the crushing reality of UK coffee and pastries awaits me...
And the trains. Jeez 😞
And the trains. Jeez 😞
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Back from an incredible week in Europe and the crushing reality of UK coffee and pastries awaits me...
And the trains. Jeez 😞
And the trains. Jeez 😞
Today's very small gripe: "OneNote for the web can't currently search across all notebooks. Use OneNote for Windows 10 or OneNote for Mac to search across multiple notebooks."
Always Microsoft products seem to have drawn lines slightly short of being truly useful...
Always Microsoft products seem to have drawn lines slightly short of being truly useful...
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today's very small gripe: "OneNote for the web can't currently search across all notebooks. Use OneNote for Windows 10 or OneNote for Mac to search across multiple notebooks."
Always Microsoft products seem to have drawn lines slightly short of being truly useful...
Always Microsoft products seem to have drawn lines slightly short of being truly useful...
Resurrecting playlists from the early 21st century 😅 It still works! The Philips dock is the dodgy part here...
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Resurrecting playlists from the early 21st century 😅 It still works! The Philips dock is the dodgy part here...
Restored some calm yesterday with an autumnal lunchtime walk. Too easy to get overwhelmed with the monster 'to do' list these days...
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Restored some calm yesterday with an autumnal lunchtime walk. Too easy to get overwhelmed with the monster 'to do' list these days...
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🌐 The China Defence Universities Tracker is expanding 🌐
This September, ASPI will launch a major expansion of the Tracker with new data, deeper analysis and enhanced tools to understand the military, security and tech risks linked to Chinese universities.
👉 Sign up: unitracker.aspi.org.au
This September, ASPI will launch a major expansion of the Tracker with new data, deeper analysis and enhanced tools to understand the military, security and tech risks linked to Chinese universities.
👉 Sign up: unitracker.aspi.org.au
August 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
🌐 The China Defence Universities Tracker is expanding 🌐
This September, ASPI will launch a major expansion of the Tracker with new data, deeper analysis and enhanced tools to understand the military, security and tech risks linked to Chinese universities.
👉 Sign up: unitracker.aspi.org.au
This September, ASPI will launch a major expansion of the Tracker with new data, deeper analysis and enhanced tools to understand the military, security and tech risks linked to Chinese universities.
👉 Sign up: unitracker.aspi.org.au
I'm sitting in on leadership training with the most excellent Daniela Bultoc today = sparking so many ideas and thoughts...and it's a real masterclass in how to facilitate a good session danielabultoc.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm sitting in on leadership training with the most excellent Daniela Bultoc today = sparking so many ideas and thoughts...and it's a real masterclass in how to facilitate a good session danielabultoc.com
It's been a good week for music for me: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings on Sat, Gogol Bordello on Tue and Fields of the Nephilim last night. PS If anyone else matches on all of those, we should definitely be friends! 😁#ElderGoth
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It's been a good week for music for me: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings on Sat, Gogol Bordello on Tue and Fields of the Nephilim last night. PS If anyone else matches on all of those, we should definitely be friends! 😁#ElderGoth