Europe PMC is an open database of global life science research - discover articles, preprints, theses, grants, and more. We talk about scholarly communication, open science, bioinformatics, and meta research. Follow us and join the conversation!
If you’re short on time, here’s a quick thread summarising Europe PMC’s key achievements from 2025 👇
📌 Making powerful searches simple
📌 Building user driven tools and features
📌 Launching AI solutions
📌 Supporting transparency and reproducibility
Read the full story on our blog: blog.europepmc.org/2026/01/euro...
If you’re short on time, here’s a quick thread summarising Europe PMC’s key achievements from 2025 👇
📌 Making powerful searches simple
📌 Building user driven tools and features
📌 Launching AI solutions
📌 Supporting transparency and reproducibility
Read the full story on our blog: blog.europepmc.org/2026/01/euro...
📌 Making powerful searches simple
📌 Building user driven tools and features
📌 Launching AI solutions
📌 Supporting transparency and reproducibility
Read the full story on our blog: blog.europepmc.org/2026/01/euro...
A huge thank you to our funders and partners who make Europe PMC possible, and all of our users whose feedback helps us continually develop new tools and features.
Here’s to more discovery in 2026!
A huge thank you to our funders and partners who make Europe PMC possible, and all of our users whose feedback helps us continually develop new tools and features.
Here’s to more discovery in 2026!
Our #EPMCTopTips thread shares smart ways to get better results, faster.
Reply in the comments with what’s frustrating you about searching, and we’ll tackle it in the new year👇
#PhDSky #AcademicChatter 🧪
Our #EPMCTopTips thread shares smart ways to get better results, faster.
Reply in the comments with what’s frustrating you about searching, and we’ll tackle it in the new year👇
#PhDSky #AcademicChatter 🧪
Europe PMC is built for the global research community. Our platform supports researchers worldwide with free access to find, explore, and reuse life science literature.
New to Europe PMC? Learn more in our FAQs 👉 buff.ly/0EL86Cc
#PhDSky #AcademicChatter 🧪
Europe PMC is built for the global research community. Our platform supports researchers worldwide with free access to find, explore, and reuse life science literature.
New to Europe PMC? Learn more in our FAQs 👉 buff.ly/0EL86Cc
#PhDSky #AcademicChatter 🧪
We get it, deep learning, NER, and entity normalisation can be a lot to take in! 🤯
If our thread was too jargon-heavy, we’ve got you covered. Check out our plain language blog post: blog.europepmc.org/2024/07/revo...
We get it, deep learning, NER, and entity normalisation can be a lot to take in! 🤯
If our thread was too jargon-heavy, we’ve got you covered. Check out our plain language blog post: blog.europepmc.org/2024/07/revo...
#preprintadvent
#preprintadvent
A great idea from @openrxiv.bsky.social
Join the conversation and reply with any open infrastructure we've missed!
#OpenScience #MedLib #PhDsky 🧪
#OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure
A great idea from @openrxiv.bsky.social
Join the conversation and reply with any open infrastructure we've missed!
#OpenScience #MedLib #PhDsky 🧪
Meet Lit-OTAR, a deep learning framework built by Europe PMC and @opentargets.org
It’s identified >48.5 million unique associations, accelerating the drug discovery process!
Read the thread for a paper summary👇
#AI4Science #BioNLP #DrugDiscovery
Meet Lit-OTAR, a deep learning framework built by Europe PMC and @opentargets.org
It’s identified >48.5 million unique associations, accelerating the drug discovery process!
Read the thread for a paper summary👇
#AI4Science #BioNLP #DrugDiscovery
You get your work out fast, claim research priority, and protect it against plagiarism.
Plus, they’re open access! Boosting your visibility and impact.
Curious? Learn how preprints can work for you👇
#Preprints #OpenAccess #PhDsky
Learn why posting a preprint might put your work in a better position for future peer review!
📖 Read the full guide: buff.ly/xrgj1CM
#EducationalResearch #histsci #SciencePublishing #AcWri #PhDsky
You get your work out fast, claim research priority, and protect it against plagiarism.
Plus, they’re open access! Boosting your visibility and impact.
Curious? Learn how preprints can work for you👇
#Preprints #OpenAccess #PhDsky
With a single search, you can explore preprints from 34 servers, including #PsyArXiv, alongside peer reviewed journal articles.
One platform making over 47 million research outputs searchable in one place!
#Preprints #OpenScience
Google Scholar,
@europepmc.org
OpenAlex
@dimensions.ai
OSF Preprints
@crossref.bsky.social Metadata Search
@orcid.org
and more!
blog.psyarxiv.com/2025/11/10/d... by Andrea Schuler
#AcademicSky #OpenScience
@improvingpsych.org
With a single search, you can explore preprints from 34 servers, including #PsyArXiv, alongside peer reviewed journal articles.
One platform making over 47 million research outputs searchable in one place!
#Preprints #OpenScience
@elife.bsky.social share how to get started, overcome barriers, and join a global community of researchers practising open science.
Watch the webinar here: elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
#OpenScience #OpenAccess #PhDSky
💡 Revisit our introductory webinar exploring what it means, why it matters, and how it can benefit researchers and the public alike.
📝 Watch on our YouTube 👇
@elife.bsky.social share how to get started, overcome barriers, and join a global community of researchers practising open science.
Watch the webinar here: elifesciences.org/inside-elife...
#OpenScience #OpenAccess #PhDSky
@asapbio.bsky.social have created an FAQ covering the basics and commercial uses, supporting you to make an informed choice.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #PhDsky
You can also refer to the ASAPbio licensing FAQ to learn more buff.ly/Tv7w7RM
@asapbio.bsky.social have created an FAQ covering the basics and commercial uses, supporting you to make an informed choice.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #PhDsky
In Europe PMC you can discover preprints from 34 different preprint servers alongside peer reviewed research!
Since 2018, Europe PMC has made 1 million preprints searchable.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #Preprint
In Europe PMC you can discover preprints from 34 different preprint servers alongside peer reviewed research!
Since 2018, Europe PMC has made 1 million preprints searchable.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #Preprint
STOP!
Restrictive licenses don’t block AI, but block the community from accessing and building on your work.
Learn more below 👇
@creativecommons.bsky.social
#OAweek #AcademicChatter #PhDsky 🧪
- What are Creative Commons licenses
- Why some funders mandate CC-BY
- How @ebi.embl.org databases innovate with CC-BY
- How CC-BY impacts AI training
Catch up here: youtu.be/vr6vFqo8xKg
@creativecommons.bsky.social
STOP!
Restrictive licenses don’t block AI, but block the community from accessing and building on your work.
Learn more below 👇
@creativecommons.bsky.social
#OAweek #AcademicChatter #PhDsky 🧪
Our licence choices define how knowledge is shared and reused.
Learn more by watching our full webinar recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr6v...
@creativecommons.bsky.social
#OAweek #AcademicChatter #PhDsky 🧪
Taylor Campbell from @creativecommons.bsky.social broke down key licence types👇
🔓 Most freedom: CC BY
⛔️ Least: CC BY-NC-ND
Your licence = your reuse rights. Choose wisely to boost impact & reach!
#ChooseOpenWebinar for live updates 💡
#MedLib #PhDsky
Our licence choices define how knowledge is shared and reused.
Learn more by watching our full webinar recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr6v...
@creativecommons.bsky.social
#OAweek #AcademicChatter #PhDsky 🧪
Key updates👇
- More governance & finance transparency
- Expanded living will
- Regular purpose & community value review
- New reserve, volunteer, & transition polices
- Stronger open data & interoperability focus
👉 openscholarlyinfrastructure.org
#OpenScholarlyInfrastructure
Key updates👇
- More governance & finance transparency
- Expanded living will
- Regular purpose & community value review
- New reserve, volunteer, & transition polices
- Stronger open data & interoperability focus
👉 openscholarlyinfrastructure.org
#OpenScholarlyInfrastructure
So tell us what you love, what you hate, or what you wish existed!
Take our survey and shape what we do next, we’re listening!
👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/7PT2S87
#PhDChat #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #MedLibs #Bioinformatics #TextMining #DataScience
So tell us what you love, what you hate, or what you wish existed!
Take our survey and shape what we do next, we’re listening!
👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/7PT2S87
#PhDChat #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #MedLibs #Bioinformatics #TextMining #DataScience
EMBL-EBI on-demand training now has a chatbot called Ada!
Ada allows you to explore materials in a conversational way and supports you to find relevant content when you don't quite know the key words to find it.
#PhDChat #AcademicSky #postdoc #AcademicChatter #MedLib 🧪
#AdaLovelaceDay #bioinformatics
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EMBL-EBI on-demand training now has a chatbot called Ada!
Ada allows you to explore materials in a conversational way and supports you to find relevant content when you don't quite know the key words to find it.
#PhDChat #AcademicSky #postdoc #AcademicChatter #MedLib 🧪
Makes me think of @europepmc.org
#MedLib #OpenAccess #Preprint
Review it here: asapbio.org/preprint-pol...
#MedLib #OpenAccess #Preprint
@ukri.org’s webinar on Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape is tomorrow!
🗣️ Hear from speakers from @oaspa.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org and @theul.bsky.social
👉 Register now: buff.ly/16V4LIv
#OpenAccess #OpenResearch #ResearchInfrastructure
@ukri.org’s webinar on Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape is tomorrow!
🗣️ Hear from speakers from @oaspa.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org and @theul.bsky.social
👉 Register now: buff.ly/16V4LIv
#OpenAccess #OpenResearch #ResearchInfrastructure
Catch the recording and see expert evidence synthesiser Kate Nyhan demo Europe PMC’s redesigned Advanced search. Now more intuitive than ever!
🔗 Watch here: buff.ly/8ibZ0Ul
Perfect for:
🔹 #SystematicReview
🔹 #EvidenceSynthesis
🔹 Librarians & researchers
#MedLib #PhDsky
Catch the recording and see expert evidence synthesiser Kate Nyhan demo Europe PMC’s redesigned Advanced search. Now more intuitive than ever!
🔗 Watch here: buff.ly/8ibZ0Ul
Perfect for:
🔹 #SystematicReview
🔹 #EvidenceSynthesis
🔹 Librarians & researchers
#MedLib #PhDsky
🗓️ Today | 🕒 15:00 BST
🔗 bit.ly/HackingLiter...
#SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis #MedLib #AcademicChatter #PhDsky
🗓️ Today | 🕒 15:00 BST
🔗 bit.ly/HackingLiter...
#SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis #MedLib #AcademicChatter #PhDsky
Join @ukri.org's webinar: Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape with:
• Catriona MacCallum @oaspa.bsky.social
• Melissa Harrison @ebi.embl.org
• Agustina Martinez-Garcia @theul.bsky.social
Register 👉 buff.ly/16V4LIv
#OpenAccess
Join @ukri.org's webinar: Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape with:
• Catriona MacCallum @oaspa.bsky.social
• Melissa Harrison @ebi.embl.org
• Agustina Martinez-Garcia @theul.bsky.social
Register 👉 buff.ly/16V4LIv
#OpenAccess