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Here's one for our RDM training sessions anyway... 🫤 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Here's one for our RDM training sessions anyway... 🫤 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This follows Sheffield, York & Surrey walking away in 2025. As more libraries prove that academics can cope without direct access to journals (via a mix of post-cancellation access & RapidILL) the business case for continuing to pay millions to these corporate overlords becomes increasingly weak.
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This follows Sheffield, York & Surrey walking away in 2025. As more libraries prove that academics can cope without direct access to journals (via a mix of post-cancellation access & RapidILL) the business case for continuing to pay millions to these corporate overlords becomes increasingly weak.
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And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess
Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess
Coming soon: this OA book presents the first comprehensive guide to open research practices in the qualitative social sciences, offering practical advice on how to make research more transparent, trustworthy and reusable: doi.org/10.31389/lse...
Coming in May, "Doing Open Social Science", OA from @LSE Press
press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...
"An essential guide for anyone working in social science, from doctoral candidates & early career researchers to experienced academics & practitioners, keen to engage more effectively with open research".
press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...
"An essential guide for anyone working in social science, from doctoral candidates & early career researchers to experienced academics & practitioners, keen to engage more effectively with open research".
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Coming soon: this OA book presents the first comprehensive guide to open research practices in the qualitative social sciences, offering practical advice on how to make research more transparent, trustworthy and reusable: doi.org/10.31389/lse...
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If you write any research software or use research-focussed software please complete the following
www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...
www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...
🔍 We are happy to announce that the 2026 International RSE Survey is now open for submissions. The survey will close on Friday 20 March, and can be completed in English, French, German or… | Software ...
🔍 We are happy to announce that the 2026 International RSE Survey is now open for submissions. The survey will close on Friday 20 March, and can be completed in English, French, German or Spanish.
Th...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
If you write any research software or use research-focussed software please complete the following
www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...
www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...
🎉Submissions to the Sheffield Hallam Open Research Award 2026 are now open! Deadline: 29 May 2026.
Access the application form and read about last year's prize winners on the Hallam Library webpages: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...
Access the application form and read about last year's prize winners on the Hallam Library webpages: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...
January 16, 2026 at 11:28 AM
🎉Submissions to the Sheffield Hallam Open Research Award 2026 are now open! Deadline: 29 May 2026.
Access the application form and read about last year's prize winners on the Hallam Library webpages: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...
Access the application form and read about last year's prize winners on the Hallam Library webpages: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...
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Think fast! Places are limited for the @n8cir.bsky.social Digital Research Infrastructure Retreat 2026 supported by @ukri.org , taking place in Manchester from 23-27 March.
Register your interest ASAP, and volunteer if you can!
n8cir.org.uk/training-and...
Register your interest ASAP, and volunteer if you can!
n8cir.org.uk/training-and...
January 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Think fast! Places are limited for the @n8cir.bsky.social Digital Research Infrastructure Retreat 2026 supported by @ukri.org , taking place in Manchester from 23-27 March.
Register your interest ASAP, and volunteer if you can!
n8cir.org.uk/training-and...
Register your interest ASAP, and volunteer if you can!
n8cir.org.uk/training-and...
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Unwrap our festive podcast on visual data in research. We explore how to mobilise visual data in open research, and tackle reproducibility, documentation and sharing + tools and institutional perspectives with Dr Ester Ehiyazaryan-White, our #UKRN LNL at SHU👇
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Mobilise visual data and make it part of open research design. by SHU Open Research Podcast
In this episode, we dive into the growing role of visual data in research—from images and videos to graphs, maps, and other visual materials—and explore how visuals can reveal insights that text or nu...
creators.spotify.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Unwrap our festive podcast on visual data in research. We explore how to mobilise visual data in open research, and tackle reproducibility, documentation and sharing + tools and institutional perspectives with Dr Ester Ehiyazaryan-White, our #UKRN LNL at SHU👇
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Registration is open for Open Research Week Ireland 2026. This first-time event is a collaboration btwn Dublin City U, U College Cork, U College Dublin, U of Galway, & Queen's U Belfast, celebrating open researchers & the professionals who support them. Full schedule here: www.dcu.ie/library/open...
Open Research Week | DCU Library
www.dcu.ie
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Registration is open for Open Research Week Ireland 2026. This first-time event is a collaboration btwn Dublin City U, U College Cork, U College Dublin, U of Galway, & Queen's U Belfast, celebrating open researchers & the professionals who support them. Full schedule here: www.dcu.ie/library/open...
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Would you look at that?! It's an early Christmas pressie! The Open Research Conference 2026 Call for Contributions is now live!
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 | Library | Library
Find out how to submit a contribution for for the 2026 Open Research Conference. This year our conference centers on UNESCO's "Recommendations for Open Science", reflecting our new institutional…
library.ed.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Would you look at that?! It's an early Christmas pressie! The Open Research Conference 2026 Call for Contributions is now live!
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
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Fake DOI-like strings are increasingly common. Learn how to check whether a DOI is valid, how prefixes work, and more. https://tinyurl.com/599yk8yv
#metadata #research #funders #librarians #community
#metadata #research #funders #librarians #community
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Fake DOI-like strings are increasingly common. Learn how to check whether a DOI is valid, how prefixes work, and more. https://tinyurl.com/599yk8yv
#metadata #research #funders #librarians #community
#metadata #research #funders #librarians #community
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Data stewardship encompasses a broad range of activities in the management of research data throughout its lifecycle, from creation to reuse 💾
If you play a role in data stewardship at York, or are the designated ‘data person’ in your area, then consider joining our new network 👇
If you play a role in data stewardship at York, or are the designated ‘data person’ in your area, then consider joining our new network 👇
Research Data Stewardship Network
Join the Research Data Stewardship Network at the University of York
www.york.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Data stewardship encompasses a broad range of activities in the management of research data throughout its lifecycle, from creation to reuse 💾
If you play a role in data stewardship at York, or are the designated ‘data person’ in your area, then consider joining our new network 👇
If you play a role in data stewardship at York, or are the designated ‘data person’ in your area, then consider joining our new network 👇
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For the second day of #12DaysOfWRUP, we’re sharing a bit about our story and mission.
WRUP was founded in 2016 by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York to publish high-quality, open access academic work. In 2026, we’ll be celebrating our 10th anniversary — 👀 this space for details!
WRUP was founded in 2016 by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York to publish high-quality, open access academic work. In 2026, we’ll be celebrating our 10th anniversary — 👀 this space for details!
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For the second day of #12DaysOfWRUP, we’re sharing a bit about our story and mission.
WRUP was founded in 2016 by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York to publish high-quality, open access academic work. In 2026, we’ll be celebrating our 10th anniversary — 👀 this space for details!
WRUP was founded in 2016 by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York to publish high-quality, open access academic work. In 2026, we’ll be celebrating our 10th anniversary — 👀 this space for details!
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Welcome to the 12 Days of White Rose University Press! 🎉
Throughout December, we’ll be sharing facts, stories, and insights about WRUP — our books, people, and our mission to make research open and accessible. Join us as we celebrate another fantastic year of open research and publishing.
Throughout December, we’ll be sharing facts, stories, and insights about WRUP — our books, people, and our mission to make research open and accessible. Join us as we celebrate another fantastic year of open research and publishing.
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Welcome to the 12 Days of White Rose University Press! 🎉
Throughout December, we’ll be sharing facts, stories, and insights about WRUP — our books, people, and our mission to make research open and accessible. Join us as we celebrate another fantastic year of open research and publishing.
Throughout December, we’ll be sharing facts, stories, and insights about WRUP — our books, people, and our mission to make research open and accessible. Join us as we celebrate another fantastic year of open research and publishing.
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Calling all digital research technical professionals and researchers across the UK!
We are once again teaming up with @ukri.org to host the DRI Retreat in Manchester in 2026.
Save 23rd-27th March in your diary and sign up for notifications:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
We are once again teaming up with @ukri.org to host the DRI Retreat in Manchester in 2026.
Save 23rd-27th March in your diary and sign up for notifications:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
Survey | DRI26 Interest
Provide details to be informed about DRI26
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Calling all digital research technical professionals and researchers across the UK!
We are once again teaming up with @ukri.org to host the DRI Retreat in Manchester in 2026.
Save 23rd-27th March in your diary and sign up for notifications:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
We are once again teaming up with @ukri.org to host the DRI Retreat in Manchester in 2026.
Save 23rd-27th March in your diary and sign up for notifications:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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Late to the game sharing this: Stage 1 of #CALC26 CfP is out and we're accepting submissions
The Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference is for anyone with research, projects, perspectives on all things using critical practice in libraries and information studies
sites.google.com/view/calccon...
The Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference is for anyone with research, projects, perspectives on all things using critical practice in libraries and information studies
sites.google.com/view/calccon...
CALC
A conference to discuss critical practice in libraries.
sites.google.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Late to the game sharing this: Stage 1 of #CALC26 CfP is out and we're accepting submissions
The Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference is for anyone with research, projects, perspectives on all things using critical practice in libraries and information studies
sites.google.com/view/calccon...
The Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference is for anyone with research, projects, perspectives on all things using critical practice in libraries and information studies
sites.google.com/view/calccon...
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Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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80 download of my checklist of actionable items for any researcher to adopt to support an equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing landscape zenodo.org/records/1741...
Still need to do this myself, but I'd love to see printouts on office doors or hallways ;) #AcademicSky #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
Still need to do this myself, but I'd love to see printouts on office doors or hallways ;) #AcademicSky #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
For Equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing | Pour un édition scientifique équitable et pérenne [Checklist]
This bilingual checklist presents 13 concrete actions researchers can take to move toward a more equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing ecosystem.Each action is classified by career stage (all...
zenodo.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
80 download of my checklist of actionable items for any researcher to adopt to support an equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing landscape zenodo.org/records/1741...
Still need to do this myself, but I'd love to see printouts on office doors or hallways ;) #AcademicSky #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
Still need to do this myself, but I'd love to see printouts on office doors or hallways ;) #AcademicSky #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
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Rob Chavez gives the helpful/correct answer below, but here's another thought:
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
"Journal style does not allow 3-dimensional figures. Please rework Figure 5 into a figure with only 2 axes if possible"
a man in a suit and tie is smoking a cigarette while sitting in an airplane .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smoking a cigarette while sitting in an airplane .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Rob Chavez gives the helpful/correct answer below, but here's another thought:
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
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This is a solution to a niche problem, but I was happy with it, so I'll share
If you use #qualtrics for survey experiments you will want to share the exact survey - item wording, response options, order of items - as part of your open data, analysis code and study materials repository for all […]
If you use #qualtrics for survey experiments you will want to share the exact survey - item wording, response options, order of items - as part of your open data, analysis code and study materials repository for all […]
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November 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is a solution to a niche problem, but I was happy with it, so I'll share
If you use #qualtrics for survey experiments you will want to share the exact survey - item wording, response options, order of items - as part of your open data, analysis code and study materials repository for all […]
If you use #qualtrics for survey experiments you will want to share the exact survey - item wording, response options, order of items - as part of your open data, analysis code and study materials repository for all […]
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Open Access for All: What Is Rights Retention and Why Should You Care?
leeds.libcal.com/event/4436818
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1pm - 2pm
With Thom Blake @uoyopenres.bsky.social and Professor Stephen Eglen, Universty of Cambridge
@akadidymus.bsky.social
leeds.libcal.com/event/4436818
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1pm - 2pm
With Thom Blake @uoyopenres.bsky.social and Professor Stephen Eglen, Universty of Cambridge
@akadidymus.bsky.social
Open Access for All: What Is Rights Retention and Why Should You Care?
The N8 Research Partnership launched its Rights Retention statement in January 2023. Now nearly three years later and with the sector in the midst of a financial crisis, the...
leeds.libcal.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Open Access for All: What Is Rights Retention and Why Should You Care?
leeds.libcal.com/event/4436818
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1pm - 2pm
With Thom Blake @uoyopenres.bsky.social and Professor Stephen Eglen, Universty of Cambridge
@akadidymus.bsky.social
leeds.libcal.com/event/4436818
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1pm - 2pm
With Thom Blake @uoyopenres.bsky.social and Professor Stephen Eglen, Universty of Cambridge
@akadidymus.bsky.social
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Tenzing will also gently encourage best practices for Acknowledgments sections, by modeling them in its outputs.
We are interested in talking to groups (like statistical consulting units or library professionals) who are frequently not acknowledged appropriately in papers about how this might help.
We are interested in talking to groups (like statistical consulting units or library professionals) who are frequently not acknowledged appropriately in papers about how this might help.
October 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Tenzing will also gently encourage best practices for Acknowledgments sections, by modeling them in its outputs.
We are interested in talking to groups (like statistical consulting units or library professionals) who are frequently not acknowledged appropriately in papers about how this might help.
We are interested in talking to groups (like statistical consulting units or library professionals) who are frequently not acknowledged appropriately in papers about how this might help.
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@martonkovacs.bsky.social is beavering away implementing something new for tenzing.club. We hope to make it easier for you to manage your collaborators, by also providing for acknowledgees (people you acknowledge but who aren't co-authors)!
tenzing Documenting contributorship with CRediT
tenzing.club
October 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@martonkovacs.bsky.social is beavering away implementing something new for tenzing.club. We hope to make it easier for you to manage your collaborators, by also providing for acknowledgees (people you acknowledge but who aren't co-authors)!
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New resource by the ‘Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group: the Institutional Data Evaluation and Assessment (IDEA) Maturity Model, a tool to assist institutions assess their practices & capacity to evaluate data contributions.
View the maturity model:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
View the maturity model:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New resource by the ‘Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group: the Institutional Data Evaluation and Assessment (IDEA) Maturity Model, a tool to assist institutions assess their practices & capacity to evaluate data contributions.
View the maturity model:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
View the maturity model:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...