Emily Ford
@femilyr.bsky.social
Open science. Open peer review. Open access. Librarian by training. Former union leader. And cats. Current work as Director of the Open Research Funders Group, an initiative of SPARC. Opinions my own.
This is the coolest. Rats are the MOST. AMAZING. CREATURES.
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
www.science.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is the coolest. Rats are the MOST. AMAZING. CREATURES.
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Very exciting to see funders pushing for change in how outputs are communicated. Moving towards an interoperable knowledge stack every day. 👏👏👏 Nice work @hhmi.org @asterainstitute.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #Preprints #OpenScholarship #OpenData #OpenScience
We just posted an impact story on policies at HHMI, Gates & Astera promoting #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData. Powerful signals to other funders to accelerate discovery in science. Well done @madubs.bsky.social @openaccessmaven.bsky.social @pracheeac.bsky.social! sparcopen.org/impact-story...
Funders Roll Out Next Gen Open Policies - SPARC
sparcopen.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Very exciting to see funders pushing for change in how outputs are communicated. Moving towards an interoperable knowledge stack every day. 👏👏👏 Nice work @hhmi.org @asterainstitute.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #Preprints #OpenScholarship #OpenData #OpenScience
While I can't argue with the author's point, I do want to say that "library work" is a lot more than citation checking. Any librarian will be happy to share what their "library work" entails. Anyone else a bit miffed by this comment? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Gold standard science requires gold standard scholarship
Scientists often casually refer to research and “library work” as separate endeavors. Research involves the execution of experiments in the laboratory whereas library work means finding references to ...
www.science.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
While I can't argue with the author's point, I do want to say that "library work" is a lot more than citation checking. Any librarian will be happy to share what their "library work" entails. Anyone else a bit miffed by this comment? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hey #OpenScience friends! Are you considering submitting a response to the NIH RFI on Allowable Costs? If so, can you DM me? I'd love to coordinate with you. Let's ORGANIZE and make a difference together!
#ScholarlyCommunication #OpenData #OpenResearch
#ScholarlyCommunication #OpenData #OpenResearch
a woman speaking into a microphone with the words let 's organize together behind her
ALT: a woman speaking into a microphone with the words let 's organize together behind her
media.tenor.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hey #OpenScience friends! Are you considering submitting a response to the NIH RFI on Allowable Costs? If so, can you DM me? I'd love to coordinate with you. Let's ORGANIZE and make a difference together!
#ScholarlyCommunication #OpenData #OpenResearch
#ScholarlyCommunication #OpenData #OpenResearch
yup.
"Transparency filtered through the lens of editorial acceptance is not true transparency; it is selective disclosure." 👏👏👏
@bodorama.bsky.social
#openscience #preprints #peerreview #nature
@bodorama.bsky.social
#openscience #preprints #peerreview #nature
💥 New: Nature’s decision to publish positive peer review reports only gives half the picture
✍️ @bodorama.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PeerReview #ScholComm
✍️ @bodorama.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PeerReview #ScholComm
August 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
yup.
Super excited to be working with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as a supporting member!
Please help us welcome @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as the newest ORFG supporting member! 🎉https://www.orfg.org/news/2025/8/4/schmidt-sciences-joins-orfg
#openscience #philanthropy #openresearch #opendata #sciencefunding
#openscience #philanthropy #openresearch #opendata #sciencefunding
Schmidt Sciences Joins ORFG — Open Research Funders Group
The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is pleased to welcome Schmidt Sciences as a supporting member. Founded in 2024, Schmidt Sciences brings together the science-focused efforts of Eric and Wendy ...
www.orfg.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Super excited to be working with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as a supporting member!
"The affirming and healing potential of this work helps us understand our own histories and helps us reframe the problems and issues we experience–in this case, within higher education." 👏 👏 👏 Much needed in the current moment. Thank you for sharing your work and yourselves with the world.
"In our book club pláticas, we exchanged knowledge, and sometimes it felt like we were building new knowledge of navigating that crosswalk between home and higher education. This meant that our pláticas were healing..."
Book Club Pláticas: Reflexiones on Culturally-centered Methodologies by Daisy Muralles and Vanessa Varko Fontana
August 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"The affirming and healing potential of this work helps us understand our own histories and helps us reframe the problems and issues we experience–in this case, within higher education." 👏 👏 👏 Much needed in the current moment. Thank you for sharing your work and yourselves with the world.
Serving in AmeriCorps is how I gained workforce skills and contributed to the public good after graduating with a BA into a recession. Like the others, this cut will hurt smaller organizations, rural communities, and young people most. nonprofitquarterly.org/the-good-the...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
When it comes to the state of AmeriCorps, lawsuits and advocacy have made a difference. But the federal service program remains at risk.
nonprofitquarterly.org
July 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Serving in AmeriCorps is how I gained workforce skills and contributed to the public good after graduating with a BA into a recession. Like the others, this cut will hurt smaller organizations, rural communities, and young people most. nonprofitquarterly.org/the-good-the...
The ORFG @orfg.bsky.social is now on Bsky and LinkedIn, too! Give us a follow ✅ and let's remain in conversation about all things #openaccess #openscholarship #opendata #pids #oer #opened #fairdata #researchassessment #preprints #researchfunding #datarescue and more! www.linkedin.com/company/orfg/
Open Research Funders Group | LinkedIn
Open Research Funders Group | 12 followers on LinkedIn. A community of philanthropies supporting open science and open scholarly outputs. | The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is a partnership of f...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The ORFG @orfg.bsky.social is now on Bsky and LinkedIn, too! Give us a follow ✅ and let's remain in conversation about all things #openaccess #openscholarship #opendata #pids #oer #opened #fairdata #researchassessment #preprints #researchfunding #datarescue and more! www.linkedin.com/company/orfg/
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A badly misguided court order in a copyright lawsuit requires OpenAI to store all consumer ChatGPT conversations indefinitely—even if a user tries to delete them.
Copyright Cases Should Not Threaten Chatbot Users’ Privacy
Like users of all technologies, ChatGPT users deserve the right to delete their personal data. Nineteen U.S. States, the European Union, and a host of other countries already protect users’ right to d...
www.eff.org
June 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A badly misguided court order in a copyright lawsuit requires OpenAI to store all consumer ChatGPT conversations indefinitely—even if a user tries to delete them.
I was really excited to read this piece on #openpeerreview at the Journal of Neuroscience.... but it's behind a paywall. 🤦🏽 #openfail #thatsnotopenscience #opr
Takeaways from the First Year of Open Peer Review at JNeurosci
The Journal of Neuroscience launched an open peer review (OPR) initiative in late 2023 to enhance transparency and accountability in scientific publishing. Analysis of 740 manuscripts and 1,490 review...
www.jneurosci.org
June 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I was really excited to read this piece on #openpeerreview at the Journal of Neuroscience.... but it's behind a paywall. 🤦🏽 #openfail #thatsnotopenscience #opr
Good on you @nature.com A step in the right direction. Would love to see those referee reports to get DOIs, and to strip away the option for anonymity.
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science
https://go.nature.com/4kIRR01
https://go.nature.com/4kIRR01
Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.
go.nature.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Good on you @nature.com A step in the right direction. Would love to see those referee reports to get DOIs, and to strip away the option for anonymity.
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reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
This piece from @nytimes.com includes some pretty shocking data visualizations of NSF funding cuts by discipline. Worth a skim at least. #budgetcuts #nsf #fundingcuts #investinscience
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This piece from @nytimes.com includes some pretty shocking data visualizations of NSF funding cuts by discipline. Worth a skim at least. #budgetcuts #nsf #fundingcuts #investinscience
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Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
Administration’s appeal to quickly deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act rejected with two dissenting
The supreme court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law.
Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
Oh just librarians defending democracy again. #libraryofcongress #LOC
Hill leaders question Trump’s attempted Library of Congress takeover
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “congressional equities” are at stake.
www.politico.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Oh just librarians defending democracy again. #libraryofcongress #LOC
Trying to wrap my head around what it means for #openscience that the Register of Copyrights and the Librarian of Congress were fired after the release of the AI report. @us.theguardian.com
Trump reportedly fires head of US copyright office after release of AI report
Dismissal of Shira Perlmutter follows firing of librarian of Congress, which oversees copyright office
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trying to wrap my head around what it means for #openscience that the Register of Copyrights and the Librarian of Congress were fired after the release of the AI report. @us.theguardian.com
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In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, the billionaire Bill Gates discussed Elon Musk’s “stunning” reductions to USAID. He also spoke about his decision to accelerate the end of his foundation’s giving and his plans for his personal fortune. nyti.ms/3Si2WJ7
May 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, the billionaire Bill Gates discussed Elon Musk’s “stunning” reductions to USAID. He also spoke about his decision to accelerate the end of his foundation’s giving and his plans for his personal fortune. nyti.ms/3Si2WJ7
I'm super excited to get my head fully back into the open movement after a three year hiatus while I was a union president. So honored to start my work at @sparcopen.bsky.social as the Director of the Open Research Funders Group. 🙌 Got any "must reads" that I probably missed the past three years?
May 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm super excited to get my head fully back into the open movement after a three year hiatus while I was a union president. So honored to start my work at @sparcopen.bsky.social as the Director of the Open Research Funders Group. 🙌 Got any "must reads" that I probably missed the past three years?
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Professor Says College Fired Him for Telling 3 Students U.S. Is Fascist After Election
The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ajsyNR
The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ajsyNR
Prof. says he was fired for email calling U.S. racist, fascist
The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board.
bit.ly
January 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Professor Says College Fired Him for Telling 3 Students U.S. Is Fascist After Election
The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ajsyNR
The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ajsyNR
Hey Angelenos! I have a spare room available for you in Portland, Oregon if you need a spot to land and regroup. One human roommate (me) and two feline roommates. Send me a note and let’s talk!!!
January 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Hey Angelenos! I have a spare room available for you in Portland, Oregon if you need a spot to land and regroup. One human roommate (me) and two feline roommates. Send me a note and let’s talk!!!
Philosophy department is getting slashed, despite their incredible contributions to higher education on campus and in our community. Can you help push back? #portlandstateuniversity #layoffs
Reverse the Termination of Faculty Members in the Philosophy Department at Portland State
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
January 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Philosophy department is getting slashed, despite their incredible contributions to higher education on campus and in our community. Can you help push back? #portlandstateuniversity #layoffs
For my LA folks. HMU if you need a spare bedroom to crash in for a bit and get a respite up here in the PNW.
January 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
For my LA folks. HMU if you need a spare bedroom to crash in for a bit and get a respite up here in the PNW.
Tell Providence we want patients before profits. #laborstrike #solidarity
Tell Providence Health to fix its broken healthcare system
Nearly 5,000 caregivers at Providence hospitals began an open-ended strike across Oregon. These frontline caregivers are taking a stand against a corporation that puts profit over patient care. Add yo...
actionnetwork.org
January 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Tell Providence we want patients before profits. #laborstrike #solidarity
PDX faculty and academic workers fighting for a contract. Admin prioritizes buildings and athletics over teaching and learning— 17 teaching faculty laid off! Faculty union on the path toward a #strike. Can you support the strike fund? #laborunion #solidarity #academicworker
Support PSU-AAUP Strike Solidarity Fund
Members of Portland State University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (PSU-AAUP) have been bargaining and rallying tirelessly to win just wages, stronger job and layoff p...
www.zeffy.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
PDX faculty and academic workers fighting for a contract. Admin prioritizes buildings and athletics over teaching and learning— 17 teaching faculty laid off! Faculty union on the path toward a #strike. Can you support the strike fund? #laborunion #solidarity #academicworker