Emma Francis
@emmajfrancis.bsky.social
Open Research Manager and Manager of Aberdeen University Press at University of Aberdeen. Interests include Open Research, Digital Preservation, Lego and Sci-fi
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early career scholar and their first publication
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
early career scholar and their first publication
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as a side note, a lot of food banks in the U.K.- I dunno about the USA- won’t accept or give out formula (despite the govt publishing explicit guidance that legally they can do so).
Every time I buy someone formula, I also give them info on where, locally, they can get ongoing support.
Every time I buy someone formula, I also give them info on where, locally, they can get ongoing support.
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
as a side note, a lot of food banks in the U.K.- I dunno about the USA- won’t accept or give out formula (despite the govt publishing explicit guidance that legally they can do so).
Every time I buy someone formula, I also give them info on where, locally, they can get ongoing support.
Every time I buy someone formula, I also give them info on where, locally, they can get ongoing support.
Such a fantastic idea!
And we've made it! But if you want a printed copy of the book please keep pledging - we can increase the print run and with the funds we also hope to add a fancier foiled cover to the print run too!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’: Printed Version
An opportunity to be part of history. Help us print a nationally important book that will transform our understanding of the Picts.
www.kickstarter.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Such a fantastic idea!
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And we've made it! But if you want a printed copy of the book please keep pledging - we can increase the print run and with the funds we also hope to add a fancier foiled cover to the print run too!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’: Printed Version
An opportunity to be part of history. Help us print a nationally important book that will transform our understanding of the Picts.
www.kickstarter.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
And we've made it! But if you want a printed copy of the book please keep pledging - we can increase the print run and with the funds we also hope to add a fancier foiled cover to the print run too!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
Fittingly, my squee could be heard from space… blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
LEGO Unveils New 3600-Piece STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D Brick Set
LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability Shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
blog.trekcore.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Fittingly, my squee could be heard from space… blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
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March 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Q.) What do you call an openly licensed medieval studies textbook?
A.) œr
A.) œr
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Q.) What do you call an openly licensed medieval studies textbook?
A.) œr
A.) œr
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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Can confirm — Livy and @openbookcollective.bsky.social have some great swag! Head to booth 29 to learn about “the most gorgeous metadata management system” and pick up a tote bag #chsconf2025 #charleston2025
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Can confirm — Livy and @openbookcollective.bsky.social have some great swag! Head to booth 29 to learn about “the most gorgeous metadata management system” and pick up a tote bag #chsconf2025 #charleston2025
This sounds amazing. Dragons love tacos is such a great kids book.
heard from someone at omaha public library today who designs escape rooms based on children's books as part of their programming 😍
omaha.bibliocommons.com/events/678aa...
omaha.bibliocommons.com/events/678aa...
Dragons Love Tacos Escape Room
Dragon needs your help! The tacos for the party are locked in a box. Come help Dragon get to the tacos before it’s too late in this escape room inspired by the best-selling Dragons Love Tacos books by...
omaha.bibliocommons.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This sounds amazing. Dragons love tacos is such a great kids book.
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“it’s 2025, surely nobody could still be using ‘password’ as their password”
the louvre: hold our baguette
the louvre: hold our baguette
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“it’s 2025, surely nobody could still be using ‘password’ as their password”
the louvre: hold our baguette
the louvre: hold our baguette
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Dolly Parton releases “9 to 5” 45 yrs ago today.
“I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”
“I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”
November 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Dolly Parton releases “9 to 5” 45 yrs ago today.
“I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”
“I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”
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Professor Amelia Hunt from the School of Psychology, recently visited Xinxiang, China to deliver a keynote address at the 10th China International Conference on Eye Movements (CICEM).
We’re proud to see our researchers sharing their work on an international stage! 🌏
We’re proud to see our researchers sharing their work on an international stage! 🌏
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Professor Amelia Hunt from the School of Psychology, recently visited Xinxiang, China to deliver a keynote address at the 10th China International Conference on Eye Movements (CICEM).
We’re proud to see our researchers sharing their work on an international stage! 🌏
We’re proud to see our researchers sharing their work on an international stage! 🌏
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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Nature Communications will publish ~10K papers in 2025 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov?term=%22Natu...
That's ~$70M in revenue, while many of the non-profit journals that used to occupy that slot in the journal hierarchy have seen a precipitous decline in submissions in the 15 years it's existed.
That's ~$70M in revenue, while many of the non-profit journals that used to occupy that slot in the journal hierarchy have seen a precipitous decline in submissions in the 15 years it's existed.
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nature Communications will publish ~10K papers in 2025 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov?term=%22Natu...
That's ~$70M in revenue, while many of the non-profit journals that used to occupy that slot in the journal hierarchy have seen a precipitous decline in submissions in the 15 years it's existed.
That's ~$70M in revenue, while many of the non-profit journals that used to occupy that slot in the journal hierarchy have seen a precipitous decline in submissions in the 15 years it's existed.
‘I’ve watched enough murder for one night.’
“all libraries are haunted”
October 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
‘I’ve watched enough murder for one night.’
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“Comet 3I/ATLAS Losing At Least Two Kangaroos' Worth Of Dust Every Second”
I estimate that’s approximately half a giraffe?
I estimate that’s approximately half a giraffe?
Comet 3I/ATLAS Losing At Least Two Kangaroos' Worth Of Dust Every Second
This is much greater than the previous interstellar objects.
www.iflscience.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Comet 3I/ATLAS Losing At Least Two Kangaroos' Worth Of Dust Every Second”
I estimate that’s approximately half a giraffe?
I estimate that’s approximately half a giraffe?
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It looks like we're in for a dark and stormy weekend so why not stay in with a cosy drink and a Halloween playlist and make your entry for our Carve Your PhD contest!
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It looks like we're in for a dark and stormy weekend so why not stay in with a cosy drink and a Halloween playlist and make your entry for our Carve Your PhD contest!
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
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For #OAWeek we had a wonderful event on how we in @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social can, using Open resources and radical hospitality, support #NewScots from scholarly backgrounds to stay connected with their field. We had great support from Grampian Regional Equality Council and Aberdeen City library
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
For #OAWeek we had a wonderful event on how we in @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social can, using Open resources and radical hospitality, support #NewScots from scholarly backgrounds to stay connected with their field. We had great support from Grampian Regional Equality Council and Aberdeen City library
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Interested in a non commercial, academy owned publishing solution? We work with our friends at @michiganpublishing.bsky.social to offer Janeway and Fulcrum together.
janewayfulcrum.olh.pub
janewayfulcrum.olh.pub
janeway + fulcrum
janewayfulcrum.olh.pub
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Interested in a non commercial, academy owned publishing solution? We work with our friends at @michiganpublishing.bsky.social to offer Janeway and Fulcrum together.
janewayfulcrum.olh.pub
janewayfulcrum.olh.pub
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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The amazing world of fungi – in pictures
The amazing world of fungi – in pictures
Dr Tom May, a mycologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens and an expert witness at the Erin Patterson trial, has collaborated with renowned fungi photographer Stephen Axford for Planet Fungi, a new book from CSIRO Publishing full of incredible macro-photography
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The amazing world of fungi – in pictures
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Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this: