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Malvika Sharan
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#OpenScience, Commons and Communities. 🇮🇳🇩🇪🇬🇧
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Malvika Sharan @malvikasharan.bsky.social · Nov 15
Hi, I’m Malvika Sharan👋🏽 An open science practitioner, community facilitator, and educator. My career journey has taken me from bioinformatics to data science and AI.

I found a lot of joy in Twitter during its golden days, so I’m here to fill that community-shaped void! More about me on my website.⛱️
Malvika, an Indian women with shoulder length black hair, has a white shirt and grey jacket on. She is holding a large rainbow umbrella as a metaphor for open science and smiling at the camera. She had a colleague take this picture for her in Sweden.
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etakivilih.bsky.social
Malvika Sharan: Open science is "not only about consuming knowledge" but also about *sharing your knowledge* and ultimately *building a community*.
#SciSoc2025 @embl.org #openscience
June 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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scipyconf.bsky.social
Thank you, Dr. Malvika Sharan, for your powerful #SciPy2025 keynote 💛

You reminded us that the most powerful "intelligence" is community. Cultivating diverse, engaged people is essential for ethical, sustainable tech and a responsible scientific future. 🚀
July 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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scipyconf.bsky.social
🔥 Meet our Keynote Speakers for #SciPy2025!

Dr Malvika Sharan, co-Director of Open Life Science (OLS) and a senior researcher at The Alan Turing Institute will be sharing with us her expertise at our favorite conference.

You can't miss her ➡️ hubs.la/Q03sdlsb0
June 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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turingway.bsky.social
🔥This year, we are launching a brand new series of The Turing Way Fireside Chat Series in collaboration with the Software Sustainability Institute @softwaresaved.bsky.social!🔥

📝 Mark your calendar and 🔗 register to attend some or all the sessions: the-turing-way-fireside-chats.start.page
The Turing Way Fireside Chat Series: Governance
A joint event by The Turing Way and Software Sustainability Institute
the-turing-way-fireside-chats.start.page
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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turingway.bsky.social
🔥 Save the date 🔥

"What does Governance mean to us in Research and Open Science?"

📅 30 June 2025, 15 - 16:30 UTC+1 (UK time)

Featuring @npch.bsky.social, @simonhettrick.bsky.social, @rivaquiroga.bsky.social, @oscarseip.bsky.social & @malvikasharan.bsky.social

Sign-up: forms.gle/d2vuQcpoXJpD
Hand-drawn image by scriberia is on the right of the digital poster: three people are sitting around a fire whose flames form the words “The Fireside Chat”. They are holding speech bubbles on sticks in lieu of marshmallows.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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arielleb.bsky.social
"If someone has opened the door for you, make sure to keep it open."

@malvikasharan.bsky.social #CollabW25

Really enjoyed the opening panel this morning, thank you to all the panellists for their insights!
softwaresaved.bsky.social Software Sustainability Institute @softwaresaved.bsky.social · May 14
🛣️ The panel on the importance of EDI for the future of research software is about to start. Log in via zoom or join us in Blair Atholl to listen to our speakers' discussion.
CW25 logo, panel discussion, the importance of EDI for the future of Research Software. Ella Kaye, Eli Chadwick, Malvika Sharan, Pauline Nyakairu Karega, Anita Banerji.
May 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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hldejonge.bsky.social
Big news!

Today we announce that 23 research organisations in the NLs have received a grant from @opensciencenl.bsky.social to include #openscience criteria in their hiring and promotion policies.

www.openscience.nl/en/news/know...
Knowledge institutions take action on open science in recruitment and promotion policies | Open Science NL
23 Dutch knowledge institutions are taking steps to recognise and reward open science. On 13 December, the Open Science NL Steering Board approved a total of 1.2 million euros in grants. This funding ...
www.openscience.nl
December 17, 2024 at 5:42 PM
malvikasharan.bsky.social
Really proud to have worked with the #OpenScience NL team to spread the joy of infrastructure roles like community managers, data stewards and research engineers improving open science skills for 23 teams in the Netherlands. What an inspiring national effort to improve open & FAIR practices. 🎉🎄
December 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
malvikasharan.bsky.social
Congratulations hiddenref nominees & winners.

Delighted to see the
@turingway.bsky.social community Working Groups recognised for their hidden work in maintaining infrastructure & improving accessibility practices.

Congratulations Liz, Sarah, Jim, Danny, Brigitta & many volunteer contributors. 1/2
hiddenref.bsky.social Hidden REF @hiddenref.bsky.social · Nov 29
🏆 The Hidden REF 2024 Competition Results 🏆
(results over 6 separate posts)
Hidden Role Highly commended: - Dr Fran Pontin, Senior Research Data Scientist for the Consumer Data Research Centre at the University of Leeds - Jenny Baker, Susanna Rose, Karen Hogg, James Fox, and Katrien van Bocxlaer - the Phlebotomy team at the University of York - Sarah Gibson, Danny Garside, Brigitta Sipocz and Jim Madge, the Open Infrastructure Working group for The Turing Way at the Alan Turing Institute
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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martateperek.bsky.social
Wow what an opportunity!

CERN is looking for a Community Engagement Manager to help implement their #OpenScience policy: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/7440000...

Job closes on the 31st of December
Community Engagement Manager (RCS-SIS-OS-2024-207-GRAP)
Job Description: Your responsibilitiesYou will work in a small team within CERN's Open Science Office which supports the implementation of the CERN Open Science policy signed in 2022. More specificall...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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martateperek.bsky.social
Interested in #opendata #FAIRdata #RDM #openscience #openresearcb?

This starter pack by @opensciencenl.bsky.social is a must 👍 go.bsky.app/9PBnnD7

DM @opensciencenl.bsky.social if you would like to be added 👍
November 26, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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kirstiejane.bsky.social
We’re back at #OSEIAI24 Open Source, Ethics & Innovation in AI

Day 2 focuses on #Ethics of #AI

@arielleb.bsky.social is getting us started with an overview of the @turingway.bsky.social guide to ethics-please check it out & contribute!

⚖️ book.the-turing-way.org/ethical-rese...

#PractitionersHub
A woman - Arielle - stands at a lectern giving a presentation on ethical research, with a visual guide titled "The Turing Way Guide for Ethics" displayed on a screen. The background features signs promoting UK AI innovation. Two empty chairs and glasses of water are visible
November 26, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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kirstiejane.bsky.social
After some cake and coffee, Chris Burr is taking us through Operationalising #Ethical #Assurance

Some useful links to project reports from the Turing Institute:

🤖 www.turing.ac.uk/research/res...

🩺 www.turing.ac.uk/research/res...

#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance of Digital Twins (TEA-DT)
www.turing.ac.uk
November 26, 2024 at 12:25 PM
malvikasharan.bsky.social
Day 2 of Open Source, Ethics and Innovation in AI, hosted as part of @turingway.bsky.social Practitioners Hub cohort 2024 #OSEIAI2024. The day under the theme Ethical AI was opened by @arielleb.bsky.social with a question "what does ethical AI mean to you" - surfacing the broad aspect of ethics.
Arielle, a white British Woman, with short black hair, rimmed spectacles and black dress, is standing on the podium and looking at her laptop which is projected behind her, showing many terms that participants have shared about what they mean by ethics. Top 5 terms are accountability, fairness, trustworthy, transparency and social responsibility.
November 26, 2024 at 12:32 PM
malvikasharan.bsky.social
Thank you for your contributions to the Open Source Policy panel at the #OSEIAI2024. 👏
avilarenata.bsky.social Renata Avila @avilarenata.bsky.social · Nov 25
Good morning @turingway.bsky.social, I am delighted to start the week by sharing ideas and examples about the power of communities for the future of a different AI! At @okfn.bsky.social we are working towards that!
November 26, 2024 at 7:28 AM
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yabellini.bsky.social
This week I will be teaching From Spreadsheet to #RStats as part of the Research Software Camp by the @softwaresaved.bsky.social

Link to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-s...

Part of the RSC: Digital Skills for Research Technical Staff collection

#OSS #CommunityCollaboration #RSE
Research Software Camp: From spreadsheets to R
The Software Sustainability Institute is delighted to present the workshop “From spreadsheets to R”
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 4:44 PM
malvikasharan.bsky.social
Excited to host The Turing Way Practitioners Hub event (placeholder @turingway.bsky.social) as part of #BridgeAI #OSEIAI2024 with @arielleb.bsky.social & Léllé Demertzi at BMA house. It was an honour to host a keynote from MP Chi Onwurah who discussed the role of open source in democratising AI.
Chi Onuwara, a black woman, is standing on the podium and giving a keynote. She is a tall person, with short curly hair. On her right is a big Turing Way banner with logo on green saying "chaing research culture through open collaboration". On her left is a screen projecting a slide with her name and talks title "the Future’s Open- AI innovation for all".
November 25, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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kirstiejane.bsky.social
#OpenInnovation in Practice

Host @amehonic.bsky.social

Panel
🎤 @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @carefultrouble.bsky.social
🎤 Jennifer Jiang-Kells , UCLH and .implement AI
🎤 Mariangela Mihai, Western Washington University
🎤 @davebuckley.bsky.social, @openmined.bsky.social

#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
A panel discussion featuring five speakers seated on stage. The host - Aida - is speaking into a microphone, while the others listen. The setting includes a presentation screen in the background and a table with water pitchers and glasses in front of the panelists. There are 4 women and 1 man. A presentation slide titled "Open Innovation in Practice: Real-World Applications of Open Source AI," featuring a list of panel organizers and speakers: Panel organiser and chair: Aida Mehonic - Head of Research Application Management, The Alan Turing Institute Speakers Rachel Coldicutt, OBE - Executive Director, Careful Trouble (Careful Industries and Promising Trouble) Jennifer Jiang-Kells - Research Software Developer, UCLH, Founder implement Al Mariangela Mihai - Assistant Professor of Anthropology and WGSS, Western Washington University Dave Buckley - Policy, OpenMined
November 25, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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kirstiejane.bsky.social
It is so exciting to hear an MP say that she’s been #championing #OpenSource in her 14 years as a member of parliament.

More of this please!

#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
November 25, 2024 at 11:25 AM
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kirstiejane.bsky.social
Really delighted to hear from #Labour MP Chi Onwurah, Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee. She’s speaking on how #OpenSource can deliver #Innovation #ForAll!

Read all about her at en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Onw...

#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
A black woman (Onwurah) stands at a podium with a banner for "The Turing Way" beside them. A slide is projected, featuring the keynote speaker's name and the theme "The future's open - AI Innovation for all."
November 25, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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arielleb.bsky.social
I'm so grateful for @kirstiejane.bsky.social updating everyone on this event - and to everyone who's joining us today for Open Source, Ethics & Innovation in AI - both in-person and online! #OSEIAI24
kirstiejane.bsky.social Kirstie Whitaker @kirstiejane.bsky.social · Nov 25
#OSEIAI24 opening panel on #AI #OpenSource #Policy & #Regulation

Host: Nicholas Gates, OpenForum Europe

Panel:
🎤 Linda Griffin, Mozilla
🎤 @webmink.meshed.cloud.ap.brid.gy, @opensource.bsky.social
🎤 Sebastian Raible, APELL
🎤 @avilarenata.bsky.social, Open Knowledge Foundation

#PractitionersHub
A panel discussion featuring four speakers seated on a stage with microphones. There is an online speaker projected onto a screen behind them. There are 4 white male panelists and 2 white male panelists
November 25, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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kirstiejane.bsky.social
Look at all these wonderful people! 1/2

@turingway.bsky.social delivery team: @malvikasharan.bsky.social, @arielleb.bsky.social, Anne Lee Steele, Léllé Demertzi (& me)

#Day1 hosts: @amehonic.bsky.social, Nicolas Gates, David Pérez-Suárez, Jacob Green & Marianfela Mihai

#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
A slide with the headshots of the 5 people named in the toot. They are all women. Ethnicities are not clear from the slide. A slide with the headshots of the 6 people hosting sessions on day 1 as named in the toot. Three are women and three are men.
November 25, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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kirstiejane.bsky.social
Delighted to be at the #BridgeAI and @turingway.bsky.social #PractitionersHub event on #OpenSource, #Ethics & #Innovation in #AI iuk-business-connect.org.uk/events/open-...

Always wonderful to be welcomed by @malvikasharan.bsky.social 👋

Follow along at #OSEIAI24 for the next 2 days
A speaker - Malvika, an Indian woman - stands at a podium opening a conference titled "Open Source, Ethics & Innovation in AI." The event is organized by The Turing Way and there is a banner advertising the project.
November 25, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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hiddenref.bsky.social
🎉 1 week to go!
We are looking forward to celebrating all submissions to the hidden REF competition and announcing winners and commendations in our 5 panels.
If you haven't registered yet, please do so now!
hidden-ref.org/2024/11/05/h...
#hiddenREFcomp
Hidden REF Competition 2024 Awards Ceremony
Hidden REF Competition 2024 Awards Ceremony Join us at the Hidden REF Competition 2024 Awards Ceremony, a unique event dedicated to celebrating the often-overlooked contributions that power researc…
hidden-ref.org
November 22, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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abbycabs.dev
🚀 Launch day! Thrilled to be part of the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund journey.

Collaborating to onboard 13 ecosystem partners alongside the funders has been an amazing way to strengthen open source security by building on community expertise.

Learn more: github.blog/news-insight...
Announcing GitHub Secure Open Source Fund: Help secure the open source ecosystem for everyone
Applications for the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund are now open! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until they close on January 7 at 11:59 pm PT. Programming and funding will begin ...
github.blog
November 19, 2024 at 5:25 PM