Hugh Shanahan
@hughshanahan.bsky.social
Professor of Open Science at Royal Holloway, University of London. He/Him/Hugh. Co-chair of CODATA-RDA schools. Dad. Irish agus ó Chiarraí. More details at orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-6015. Also at @HughShanahan@mastodon.ie
I am very much under renovation.
I am very much under renovation.
Prey is such a great movie. Its reputation is going to grow over the years.
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Prey is such a great movie. Its reputation is going to grow over the years.
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Looking for a long read to go with your coffee this morning? The Line is a project of incredible hubris - we got the story of how it unravelled.
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Looking for a long read to go with your coffee this morning? The Line is a project of incredible hubris - we got the story of how it unravelled.
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Revised preprint: "Establishing trust in automated reasoning"
osf.io/preprints/me...
Scientific reasoning is automated via software and machine learning. Users rarely understand their inner workings. They are exempt from peer review. Should we trust them? Why?
A summary 🧵
🧪 #metasci #compsci
osf.io/preprints/me...
Scientific reasoning is automated via software and machine learning. Users rarely understand their inner workings. They are exempt from peer review. Should we trust them? Why?
A summary 🧵
🧪 #metasci #compsci
August 29, 2023 at 9:49 AM
Revised preprint: "Establishing trust in automated reasoning"
osf.io/preprints/me...
Scientific reasoning is automated via software and machine learning. Users rarely understand their inner workings. They are exempt from peer review. Should we trust them? Why?
A summary 🧵
🧪 #metasci #compsci
osf.io/preprints/me...
Scientific reasoning is automated via software and machine learning. Users rarely understand their inner workings. They are exempt from peer review. Should we trust them? Why?
A summary 🧵
🧪 #metasci #compsci
Lynda points out that even though a relatively small number of data sources have been shut down by the US Federal government, many more are affected through letting go of staff - death by a thousand cuts.
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Lynda points out that even though a relatively small number of data sources have been shut down by the US Federal government, many more are affected through letting go of staff - death by a thousand cuts.
First talk by Lynda Kellam from the University of Pennsylvania who co-founded the Data Rescue Project talking on redilience in times of crisis. #ResilienceWorkshop
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
First talk by Lynda Kellam from the University of Pennsylvania who co-founded the Data Rescue Project talking on redilience in times of crisis. #ResilienceWorkshop
A delight to be at the Resilience in times of crisis workshop in Leiden being run by Kathleen Gregory and @loubezuidenhout.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A delight to be at the Resilience in times of crisis workshop in Leiden being run by Kathleen Gregory and @loubezuidenhout.bsky.social
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Going to the Charleston Conference? Join Meredith Goins, Executive Director of WDS as she presents: The World Data System: Serving as a Voice for Trusted Data Repositories as a Critical Piece of the Scientific Enterprise
📆Tomorrow! 6 Nov, 2025, 03:20 PM - 04:00 PM (EDT)
#chsconf2025
📆Tomorrow! 6 Nov, 2025, 03:20 PM - 04:00 PM (EDT)
#chsconf2025
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Going to the Charleston Conference? Join Meredith Goins, Executive Director of WDS as she presents: The World Data System: Serving as a Voice for Trusted Data Repositories as a Critical Piece of the Scientific Enterprise
📆Tomorrow! 6 Nov, 2025, 03:20 PM - 04:00 PM (EDT)
#chsconf2025
📆Tomorrow! 6 Nov, 2025, 03:20 PM - 04:00 PM (EDT)
#chsconf2025
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I see it's time for me to make the point again that the poppy is a fundraising campaign for the Royal British Legion, a specific, mundane entity that is not exempt from scrutiny and does not own the concept of remembrance.
You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...
You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I see it's time for me to make the point again that the poppy is a fundraising campaign for the Royal British Legion, a specific, mundane entity that is not exempt from scrutiny and does not own the concept of remembrance.
You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...
You can read its 2024 accounts here: storage.rblcdn.co.uk/sitefinity/d...
Thanks Chatham House for reposting. I think this gets the more times you watch it!
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats. You have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
November 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Thanks Chatham House for reposting. I think this gets the more times you watch it!
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Happy Halloween, Cerberus!
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy Halloween, Cerberus!
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How to create data dictionaries for all your reserch projects!
How to ensure your research data is error-free & understandable by other users & your future self?🗂️ This tutorial by LMU OSC is on documenting & validating data in R to make it more reusable.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Data Documentation & Validation using R📑 lmu-osc.github.io/data-documen...
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Data Documentation & Validation using R📑 lmu-osc.github.io/data-documen...
lmu-osc.github.io
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How to create data dictionaries for all your reserch projects!
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A spooky Samhain single for the day that’s in it by my sister Molly May. Amazing what she’s achieved with a budget of zero. Check it out mollymayoleary.bandcamp.com/track/ghost?...
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A spooky Samhain single for the day that’s in it by my sister Molly May. Amazing what she’s achieved with a budget of zero. Check it out mollymayoleary.bandcamp.com/track/ghost?...
Well this is quite depressing. The only way is see here is to return to invigilated exams/tests. Yes this will be stressful for students but it's the only mechanism for assessment which is in some way scalable.
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
Caught cheating in class, college students “apologized” using AI—and profs called them out
Time for some “life lessons.”…
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Well this is quite depressing. The only way is see here is to return to invigilated exams/tests. Yes this will be stressful for students but it's the only mechanism for assessment which is in some way scalable.
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
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I know a lot of people are already spreading this info, but hoping to spread it a little further: donating to a food bank, food pantry, or food distribution mutual aid group is really important right now, as TFG and the fucking GOP are shutting down snap benefits on November 1. I'll link to a few
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I know a lot of people are already spreading this info, but hoping to spread it a little further: donating to a food bank, food pantry, or food distribution mutual aid group is really important right now, as TFG and the fucking GOP are shutting down snap benefits on November 1. I'll link to a few
Reposted by Hugh Shanahan
Absolutely disgusting. BBC News - Ex-BBC editor stopped from flying due to Parkinson's felt 'humiliated'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ex-BBC editor stopped from flying due to Parkinson's felt 'humilated'
Mark Mardell was left feeling 'humiliated' after he was told he could not board a flight.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Absolutely disgusting. BBC News - Ex-BBC editor stopped from flying due to Parkinson's felt 'humiliated'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"You left Europe because you wanted less boats, you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats, you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Reposted by Hugh Shanahan
stuck my tongue out at a toddler who was staring at me in a shop and she rolled her eyes, so that's me told
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
stuck my tongue out at a toddler who was staring at me in a shop and she rolled her eyes, so that's me told
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New US Dark Age incoming.
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New US Dark Age incoming.
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There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Reposted by Hugh Shanahan
Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
October 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
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Want to be part of a conversation about geopolitics and Open Science? Why not join us in Leiden on the 6th of November for the workshop "Resilience in times of crisis". Registration open now (in person only). www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
Resilience in times of crisis: Strengthening Open Science against geopolitical pressures
The success of the Open Science movement relies on research products and infrastructures being open, accessible and sustainably curated. Recent global events, however, have illustrated the vulnerabili...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Want to be part of a conversation about geopolitics and Open Science? Why not join us in Leiden on the 6th of November for the workshop "Resilience in times of crisis". Registration open now (in person only). www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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#IDW25 is just around the corner—what sessions are you going to attend? WDS is proud to showcase the incredible work of our members & partners who are driving innovation & collaboration in global data science; explore the full list of contributions here: ow.ly/Vew750X9i7Z
ow.ly
October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#IDW25 is just around the corner—what sessions are you going to attend? WDS is proud to showcase the incredible work of our members & partners who are driving innovation & collaboration in global data science; explore the full list of contributions here: ow.ly/Vew750X9i7Z
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New publication: "Reviewing research software"
Unlike experimental or theoretical methods, software is almost never peer reviewed. Maybe this should change. But is it possible at all?
doi.org/10.1109/MCSE...
Preprint: hal.science/hal-05274018
🧪 #openscience #metascience
Unlike experimental or theoretical methods, software is almost never peer reviewed. Maybe this should change. But is it possible at all?
doi.org/10.1109/MCSE...
Preprint: hal.science/hal-05274018
🧪 #openscience #metascience
Reviewing Research Software
Every research project in computational science requires writing some code, even if it’s only a few scripts. This code is instrumental in generating results, and often important for understanding in d...
doi.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
New publication: "Reviewing research software"
Unlike experimental or theoretical methods, software is almost never peer reviewed. Maybe this should change. But is it possible at all?
doi.org/10.1109/MCSE...
Preprint: hal.science/hal-05274018
🧪 #openscience #metascience
Unlike experimental or theoretical methods, software is almost never peer reviewed. Maybe this should change. But is it possible at all?
doi.org/10.1109/MCSE...
Preprint: hal.science/hal-05274018
🧪 #openscience #metascience
Interesting @privateeyenews.bsky.social podcast. A decidedly separate interview between @andrewhunterm.bsky.social and Helen Lewis on RFK and his impact on vaccinations in the USA followed by a separate mea culpa from Ian Hislop on the MMR vaccine at the end.
October 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Interesting @privateeyenews.bsky.social podcast. A decidedly separate interview between @andrewhunterm.bsky.social and Helen Lewis on RFK and his impact on vaccinations in the USA followed by a separate mea culpa from Ian Hislop on the MMR vaccine at the end.
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💥New: Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities
✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social
#OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)
✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social
#OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)
Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences
Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
💥New: Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities
✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social
#OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)
✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social
#OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)