Andrew Porter
@retropz.bsky.social
Research Integrity and Training Adviser at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
Interested in improving #ResearchIntegrity & #ResearchCulture with training, #TeamScience & promoting #OpenResearch
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3353-7002
Interested in improving #ResearchIntegrity & #ResearchCulture with training, #TeamScience & promoting #OpenResearch
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3353-7002
Always happy to support model organism communities on @bsky.app - re-sharing this for any #Arabidopsis researchers out there (just thought I'd plant it in your feeds...)
Where is the #Arabidopsis community on @bsky.app? Any #Brassica fans? See our recent protocol covering design principles and considerations for building and testing programmable and reversible CRISPRi-based gene circuits in plants.
🧪 #plantscience @natprot.nature.com @ryanlister.bsky.social
🧪 #plantscience @natprot.nature.com @ryanlister.bsky.social
Designing and testing CRISPRi-based synthetic gene circuits in plants - Nature Protocols
This protocol details the design principles and procedures for building programmable CRISPRi-based gene circuits, and for testing individual components and the assembled circuits in various plant spec...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Always happy to support model organism communities on @bsky.app - re-sharing this for any #Arabidopsis researchers out there (just thought I'd plant it in your feeds...)
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We’re proud to see one of our volunteers’ voices included in this important new research.
Studies like this are vital in helping to uncover inequalities, improve understanding, and shape better care for people living with metastatic breast cancer.
#MBC #MetastaticBreastCancer
Studies like this are vital in helping to uncover inequalities, improve understanding, and shape better care for people living with metastatic breast cancer.
#MBC #MetastaticBreastCancer
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 AM
We’re proud to see one of our volunteers’ voices included in this important new research.
Studies like this are vital in helping to uncover inequalities, improve understanding, and shape better care for people living with metastatic breast cancer.
#MBC #MetastaticBreastCancer
Studies like this are vital in helping to uncover inequalities, improve understanding, and shape better care for people living with metastatic breast cancer.
#MBC #MetastaticBreastCancer
I'm on a CoPilot test at my institution, and it will draw on documents in my OneDrive - alongside external sources like research papers - and the outputs often intertwine these so it's hard to know where the content is really coming from. There may be ways to improve this, but its not intuitive
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I'm on a CoPilot test at my institution, and it will draw on documents in my OneDrive - alongside external sources like research papers - and the outputs often intertwine these so it's hard to know where the content is really coming from. There may be ways to improve this, but its not intuitive
That reads like the opening monologue of a sci-fi disaster movie, which is about to jump into a scene of astronauts scrambling into suits as all the lights on their control panels start flashing at once
February 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
That reads like the opening monologue of a sci-fi disaster movie, which is about to jump into a scene of astronauts scrambling into suits as all the lights on their control panels start flashing at once
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February 2, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Found Zotero 8 truly excellent in my writing/research period this morning. Working brilliantly and the new citation dialog is SO snappy. Love it.
This is a core piece of research infrastructure without which I would be distraught!
www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/
This is a core piece of research infrastructure without which I would be distraught!
www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/
Zotero Blog » Blog Archive » Zotero 8
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
www.zotero.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Found Zotero 8 truly excellent in my writing/research period this morning. Working brilliantly and the new citation dialog is SO snappy. Love it.
This is a core piece of research infrastructure without which I would be distraught!
www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/
This is a core piece of research infrastructure without which I would be distraught!
www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/
Reposted by Andrew Porter
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Open@UCL Newsletter January 2026
Open@UCL Newsletter January 2026
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January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
We've relaunched our newsletter 🎉
The latest edition went out this week, but don't worry if you missed it - you can read it here: buff.ly/vcAhQLf
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#OpenScience #ResearchCulture #UCL #LondonUniversity
The latest edition went out this week, but don't worry if you missed it - you can read it here: buff.ly/vcAhQLf
Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss out on future editions: buff.ly/vC4G9Eb
#OpenScience #ResearchCulture #UCL #LondonUniversity
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🤖 WCRI 2026 is launching a global consultation toward a reporting standard for AI disclosure in research.
Your input matters.
council.science/our-work/ai-...
#AIinResearch #ResearchIntegrity
Your input matters.
council.science/our-work/ai-...
#AIinResearch #ResearchIntegrity
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 AM
🤖 WCRI 2026 is launching a global consultation toward a reporting standard for AI disclosure in research.
Your input matters.
council.science/our-work/ai-...
#AIinResearch #ResearchIntegrity
Your input matters.
council.science/our-work/ai-...
#AIinResearch #ResearchIntegrity
So long and thanks for all the (research) fish?
January 30, 2026 at 12:14 PM
So long and thanks for all the (research) fish?
Also got a nice cover letter for the Editor of a specific journal, along with suggested reviewers...
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Also got a nice cover letter for the Editor of a specific journal, along with suggested reviewers...
I'm not going to share the PDF, but in the 20 minutes between hearing about this product and me testing it out I have been able to create a plausible, well-formatted cell biology manuscript including title, introduction, detailed methods, data and even author declarations (!) - using about 8 prompts
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I'm not going to share the PDF, but in the 20 minutes between hearing about this product and me testing it out I have been able to create a plausible, well-formatted cell biology manuscript including title, introduction, detailed methods, data and even author declarations (!) - using about 8 prompts
Macron: "Come with me if you want to [video call] live"
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Macron: "Come with me if you want to [video call] live"
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Excited to be participating in the virtual Research Integrity Week events, by the Researchers Society/Pakistan Economics Frontier, organized by Abbas Aziz, hosted by Dr. Saba Saeed, with @sholtodavid.bsky.social , @abalkina.bsky.social, Najma Memon, and @reeserichardson.bsky.social
Starting in 2h
Starting in 2h
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Excited to be participating in the virtual Research Integrity Week events, by the Researchers Society/Pakistan Economics Frontier, organized by Abbas Aziz, hosted by Dr. Saba Saeed, with @sholtodavid.bsky.social , @abalkina.bsky.social, Najma Memon, and @reeserichardson.bsky.social
Starting in 2h
Starting in 2h
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NOR US! Another three UK universities decline new Elsevier deal www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... - Sheffield, Lancaster and Surrey confirm they are walking away from proposed three-year deal with world’s largest academic publisher. (paywalled sorry)
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
NOR US! Another three UK universities decline new Elsevier deal www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... - Sheffield, Lancaster and Surrey confirm they are walking away from proposed three-year deal with world’s largest academic publisher. (paywalled sorry)
Need a few minutes of warmth and calm? Pop on some headphones and take a listen to this:
youtu.be/_A7PlkLktCs?...
(Of course, #YMMV but for me today a bit of #PaulMcCartney piano & a lovely brass arrangement from George Martin goss long way)
#Wanderlust
youtu.be/_A7PlkLktCs?...
(Of course, #YMMV but for me today a bit of #PaulMcCartney piano & a lovely brass arrangement from George Martin goss long way)
#Wanderlust
Wanderlust (Remixed 2015)
YouTube video by Paul McCartney - Topic
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Need a few minutes of warmth and calm? Pop on some headphones and take a listen to this:
youtu.be/_A7PlkLktCs?...
(Of course, #YMMV but for me today a bit of #PaulMcCartney piano & a lovely brass arrangement from George Martin goss long way)
#Wanderlust
youtu.be/_A7PlkLktCs?...
(Of course, #YMMV but for me today a bit of #PaulMcCartney piano & a lovely brass arrangement from George Martin goss long way)
#Wanderlust
Reposting to the #ResearchIntegrity thread to see if anyone would like to take a look at these #PubPeer comments on a nanoparticle review paper
I commented on @PubPeer on "Advances in nanomaterial-mediated CRISPR/Cas delivery: from lipid nanoparticles to vesicle-derived systems" https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1669104, that got published today.
I don't do this often, and even hesitant to post here. But I have some questions […]
I don't do this often, and even hesitant to post here. But I have some questions […]
Original post on social.edu.nl
social.edu.nl
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Reposting to the #ResearchIntegrity thread to see if anyone would like to take a look at these #PubPeer comments on a nanoparticle review paper
#GenerativeAI issues aside, there is a lesson here about data management and security in research
Institutional data management/information governance tools & policies might be awkward/clunky/old etc - but they exist to provide secure and verified ways to store *all* research data and notes
Institutional data management/information governance tools & policies might be awkward/clunky/old etc - but they exist to provide secure and verified ways to store *all* research data and notes
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts
go.nature.com/4qLPpcb
go.nature.com/4qLPpcb
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.
go.nature.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM
#GenerativeAI issues aside, there is a lesson here about data management and security in research
Institutional data management/information governance tools & policies might be awkward/clunky/old etc - but they exist to provide secure and verified ways to store *all* research data and notes
Institutional data management/information governance tools & policies might be awkward/clunky/old etc - but they exist to provide secure and verified ways to store *all* research data and notes
Nice explainer video from #BBCVerify on watermarks in #AI generated videos:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
I didn't know that creators were cropping out, covering up or blurring out these pop-up watermarks from tools like #SORA - helpful to know and look out for
H/T @richib.bsky.social l
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
I didn't know that creators were cropping out, covering up or blurring out these pop-up watermarks from tools like #SORA - helpful to know and look out for
H/T @richib.bsky.social l
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Nice explainer video from #BBCVerify on watermarks in #AI generated videos:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
I didn't know that creators were cropping out, covering up or blurring out these pop-up watermarks from tools like #SORA - helpful to know and look out for
H/T @richib.bsky.social l
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
I didn't know that creators were cropping out, covering up or blurring out these pop-up watermarks from tools like #SORA - helpful to know and look out for
H/T @richib.bsky.social l
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If one of your goals this year is to expand your computational skills and streamline your engagement with collections and research data, this is the place to start: store.southampton.ac.uk/short-course...
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
If one of your goals this year is to expand your computational skills and streamline your engagement with collections and research data, this is the place to start: store.southampton.ac.uk/short-course...
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Now at #REDSConference2026 we have a publisher panel givin tips on getting research published. Gina Walker says if a paper is rejected, start working on something else for a bit, but don't give up on the rejected one, keep trying other places to get it out. Rejections are normal and common!
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Now at #REDSConference2026 we have a publisher panel givin tips on getting research published. Gina Walker says if a paper is rejected, start working on something else for a bit, but don't give up on the rejected one, keep trying other places to get it out. Rejections are normal and common!
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Crowdsourcing a question for security folks who aren’t absolutely underwater right now: do people know of more secure translation apps? I got asked and I don’t know the answer either
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Crowdsourcing a question for security folks who aren’t absolutely underwater right now: do people know of more secure translation apps? I got asked and I don’t know the answer either
Tempting advert on LinkedIn...😂
What "passionate skill" would you like to apply for an Honorary Doctorate in?
(P.S. - I'm pretty sure that's not how it works...)
What "passionate skill" would you like to apply for an Honorary Doctorate in?
(P.S. - I'm pretty sure that's not how it works...)
January 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Tempting advert on LinkedIn...😂
What "passionate skill" would you like to apply for an Honorary Doctorate in?
(P.S. - I'm pretty sure that's not how it works...)
What "passionate skill" would you like to apply for an Honorary Doctorate in?
(P.S. - I'm pretty sure that's not how it works...)
"...not every bubble is created equal. Some bubbles leave behind something productive."
A pragmatic and (relatively) positive ending to a thought-provoking essay from Cory Doctorow in @theguardian.com on where things might go with #GenerativeAI - I particularly liked the section on copyright
A pragmatic and (relatively) positive ending to a thought-provoking essay from Cory Doctorow in @theguardian.com on where things might go with #GenerativeAI - I particularly liked the section on copyright
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
"...not every bubble is created equal. Some bubbles leave behind something productive."
A pragmatic and (relatively) positive ending to a thought-provoking essay from Cory Doctorow in @theguardian.com on where things might go with #GenerativeAI - I particularly liked the section on copyright
A pragmatic and (relatively) positive ending to a thought-provoking essay from Cory Doctorow in @theguardian.com on where things might go with #GenerativeAI - I particularly liked the section on copyright