Rob Johnson
@rschrobuk.bsky.social
Managing Director at Research Consulting. I help universities, funders, publishers and not-for-profits manage, disseminate and deliver impact from research.
The @uksg.bsky.social Forum 2025 is happening on 3 December at The Brighton Centre, bringing together librarians, publishers & info professionals. Free for UKSG members | Still time to register! uksg.org/events/forum2025/
#UKSGForum2025 #ScholarlyComms #AcademicLibraries
#UKSGForum2025 #ScholarlyComms #AcademicLibraries
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The @uksg.bsky.social Forum 2025 is happening on 3 December at The Brighton Centre, bringing together librarians, publishers & info professionals. Free for UKSG members | Still time to register! uksg.org/events/forum2025/
#UKSGForum2025 #ScholarlyComms #AcademicLibraries
#UKSGForum2025 #ScholarlyComms #AcademicLibraries
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It was a pleasure to work with colleagues from the @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @rschrobuk.bsky.social and colleagues to help review and understand options for OBC's financial sustainability. OBC share more about this analysis from @researchconsulting.bsky.social in their annual report.
🧵 The Open Book Collective is pleased to share our 2024–2025 Annual Report: A Year of Important Progress. We’ve made big strides toward sustainability, expanded our collective + strengthened global partnerships for OA books. Read the full report: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/open-boo...
Open Book Collective 2024-2025 annual report: A year of important progress
The team provide an overview of the Open Book Collective's work, as well as the work of its Publisher and Publishing Service Provider Members
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It was a pleasure to work with colleagues from the @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @rschrobuk.bsky.social and colleagues to help review and understand options for OBC's financial sustainability. OBC share more about this analysis from @researchconsulting.bsky.social in their annual report.
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@rschrobuk.bsky.social will be speaking at the @stmassoc.bsky.social ECPC webinar this afternoon at 3pm. If you haven’t booked your place yet, there’s still time. buff.ly/Euf67S2
October 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
@rschrobuk.bsky.social will be speaking at the @stmassoc.bsky.social ECPC webinar this afternoon at 3pm. If you haven’t booked your place yet, there’s still time. buff.ly/Euf67S2
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Great to to see @openbookcollective.bsky.social’s annual report referencing our recent work for them on financial sustainability
🧵 The Open Book Collective is pleased to share our 2024–2025 Annual Report: A Year of Important Progress. We’ve made big strides toward sustainability, expanded our collective + strengthened global partnerships for OA books. Read the full report: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/open-boo...
Open Book Collective 2024-2025 annual report: A year of important progress
The team provide an overview of the Open Book Collective's work, as well as the work of its Publisher and Publishing Service Provider Members
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Great to to see @openbookcollective.bsky.social’s annual report referencing our recent work for them on financial sustainability
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Our colleagues, @dylanstoran.bsky.social and @rschrobuk.bsky.social will be in Frankfurt next week to attend the @stmassoc.bsky.social conference and the @buchmesse.de Frankfurt Book Fair. Are you attending? Connect with Dylan and Rob to catch up. #STM #FBF
October 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Our colleagues, @dylanstoran.bsky.social and @rschrobuk.bsky.social will be in Frankfurt next week to attend the @stmassoc.bsky.social conference and the @buchmesse.de Frankfurt Book Fair. Are you attending? Connect with Dylan and Rob to catch up. #STM #FBF
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“A rollback of PCE risks stalling momentum on essential efforts toward research culture change”
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blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
The People Culture and Environment element of REF2029 is already changing the sector, we shouldn’t give up on it now - Impact of Social Sciences
The future of the People Culture and Environment element of REF 2029 is currently under scrutiny. Drawing on interviews with institutional decisionmakers as part of the COMET study, Gemma Derrick, Amy...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
“A rollback of PCE risks stalling momentum on essential efforts toward research culture change”
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Higher education and scholarly publishing are facing some tough questions. My recent conversation with Michael Upshall on the Against the Grain Podcast explores why. atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/atgthepodcas...
Against the Grain - The Podcast: ATGthePodcast 291 - A Conversation with Rob Johnson, Managing Director, Founder, Research Consulting
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Rob Johnson, Managing Director, Founder, Research Consulting. Rob Johnson is founder and C...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Higher education and scholarly publishing are facing some tough questions. My recent conversation with Michael Upshall on the Against the Grain Podcast explores why. atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/atgthepodcas...
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At #VitaeCon2025 we launched the report from a researcher development study in partnership with @Vitae-news.bsky.social with 14 UK & Australian universities, supporting 40,000 research staff and students. See the infographic & public report: buff.ly/76YyQRl
#researcherdevelopment #VitaeCon 🧵1/7
#researcherdevelopment #VitaeCon 🧵1/7
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
At #VitaeCon2025 we launched the report from a researcher development study in partnership with @Vitae-news.bsky.social with 14 UK & Australian universities, supporting 40,000 research staff and students. See the infographic & public report: buff.ly/76YyQRl
#researcherdevelopment #VitaeCon 🧵1/7
#researcherdevelopment #VitaeCon 🧵1/7
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QR drops by 16.5% in 15 years, Russell Group warns.
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social reports on worrying trends in QR and HEIF funding.
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@sophieatrpn.bsky.social reports on worrying trends in QR and HEIF funding.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
September 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
QR drops by 16.5% in 15 years, Russell Group warns.
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social reports on worrying trends in QR and HEIF funding.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social reports on worrying trends in QR and HEIF funding.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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Only a week to go before the @oaspa.bsky.social Conference 2025. Join our colleagues @rschrobuk.bsky.social and @drachiarelli.bsky.social in Belgium for this event. #OASPA2025 #OA
September 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Only a week to go before the @oaspa.bsky.social Conference 2025. Join our colleagues @rschrobuk.bsky.social and @drachiarelli.bsky.social in Belgium for this event. #OASPA2025 #OA
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Our colleagues Liz Allen and @rschrobuk.bsky.social are at the @alpsp.bsky.social Conference over the next few days. Feel free to connect with either Liz or Rob to meet up and have a chat. #ALPSP2025
September 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Our colleagues Liz Allen and @rschrobuk.bsky.social are at the @alpsp.bsky.social Conference over the next few days. Feel free to connect with either Liz or Rob to meet up and have a chat. #ALPSP2025
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Our colleagues Liz Allen and @rschrobuk.bsky.social will be attending the @alpsp.bsky.social Conference next week 10-12 September. Feel free to connect with either Liz or Rob before you go. #ALPSP2025
September 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our colleagues Liz Allen and @rschrobuk.bsky.social will be attending the @alpsp.bsky.social Conference next week 10-12 September. Feel free to connect with either Liz or Rob before you go. #ALPSP2025
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We're pleased to share that the 2025 iteration of the review of annual statements on research integrity is now available on Zenodo.
Review of annual statements on research integrity (2025): doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
UK Committee on Research Integrity's 2025 annual statement: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Review of annual statements on research integrity (2025): doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
UK Committee on Research Integrity's 2025 annual statement: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We're pleased to share that the 2025 iteration of the review of annual statements on research integrity is now available on Zenodo.
Review of annual statements on research integrity (2025): doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
UK Committee on Research Integrity's 2025 annual statement: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Review of annual statements on research integrity (2025): doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
UK Committee on Research Integrity's 2025 annual statement: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
How do we manage risk and uncertainty in academic knowledge systems? Stephanie Decker and @heroicendeavour.bsky.social will be kicking off the #UKSGUncovered online conference on 17/18 September with an exploration of the 'AI ethics blind spot'.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
How do we manage risk and uncertainty in academic knowledge systems? Stephanie Decker and @heroicendeavour.bsky.social will be kicking off the #UKSGUncovered online conference on 17/18 September with an exploration of the 'AI ethics blind spot'.
Book you place via the link below!
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Book you place via the link below!
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Very interesting article/research by @rschrobuk.bsky.social and Sarah Greaves on the SSP blog today. "The current trajectory — declining revenues, increasing volumes, growing technological complexity, and abandonment of independent publishing — is unsustainable for many organizations."
Guest Post — Society Publishers at a Crossroads: New Evidence of an Accelerating Crisis scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/30/g...
Guest Post - Society Publishers at a Crossroads: New Evidence of an Accelerating Crisis - The Scholarly Kitchen
A recent survey of 66 learned societies (primarily in the UK) revealed a revenue crisis which threatens the very existence of community-driven publishing, and by extension learned societies themselves...
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July 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Very interesting article/research by @rschrobuk.bsky.social and Sarah Greaves on the SSP blog today. "The current trajectory — declining revenues, increasing volumes, growing technological complexity, and abandonment of independent publishing — is unsustainable for many organizations."
Society Publishers at a Crossroads: New Evidence of an Accelerating Crisis. Check out my guest post with Sarah Greaves on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social, scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/30/g...
July 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Society Publishers at a Crossroads: New Evidence of an Accelerating Crisis. Check out my guest post with Sarah Greaves on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social, scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/30/g...
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'A 2021 study estimated that UK academics contribute $391 million worth of unpaid labour annually through peer reviewing alone. These non-cash contributions are essential to the functioning of the scholarly publishing system yet are often overlooked in discussions about cost and value.'
We must break the link between publisher revenue and article volume
Volume-driven publishing pushes up costs and threatens research integrity. We need new agreements with healthier incentives, says Anna Vernon
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
'A 2021 study estimated that UK academics contribute $391 million worth of unpaid labour annually through peer reviewing alone. These non-cash contributions are essential to the functioning of the scholarly publishing system yet are often overlooked in discussions about cost and value.'
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#OASPA2025 Sep 22-24 2025 | Showcase on 3 panels:
🔹Open access of what, for what, and why?
🔸The library at the heart of the open access transition
🔹Scaling inclusive models in open access
Details at mailchi.mp/oaspa/confer...
charleswatkinson.bsky.social | rospyne.bsky.social | cern.bsky.social
🔹Open access of what, for what, and why?
🔸The library at the heart of the open access transition
🔹Scaling inclusive models in open access
Details at mailchi.mp/oaspa/confer...
charleswatkinson.bsky.social | rospyne.bsky.social | cern.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#OASPA2025 Sep 22-24 2025 | Showcase on 3 panels:
🔹Open access of what, for what, and why?
🔸The library at the heart of the open access transition
🔹Scaling inclusive models in open access
Details at mailchi.mp/oaspa/confer...
charleswatkinson.bsky.social | rospyne.bsky.social | cern.bsky.social
🔹Open access of what, for what, and why?
🔸The library at the heart of the open access transition
🔹Scaling inclusive models in open access
Details at mailchi.mp/oaspa/confer...
charleswatkinson.bsky.social | rospyne.bsky.social | cern.bsky.social
Can AI function as a work coach? My experience says yes, it can www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...
Using AI as a Work Coach: A Practical Experiment in Leadership Development
I’ve been working with human coaches for years to tackle a challenge familiar to many founders: how do you transition from being the person who does the work to the person who builds the systems for o...
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July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Can AI function as a work coach? My experience says yes, it can www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...
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NEW on Wonkhe: Anton Muscatelli, Maria Delgado and Miles Padgett consider the latest REF guidance, and warn of possible unintended consequences in how removing restrictions on output numbers will play out buff.ly/xBrgPzm
June 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Anton Muscatelli, Maria Delgado and Miles Padgett consider the latest REF guidance, and warn of possible unintended consequences in how removing restrictions on output numbers will play out buff.ly/xBrgPzm
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Don't forget to submit your presentation idea for #UKSG2026 in Glasgow! dub.sh/lGMfvyz
June 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Don't forget to submit your presentation idea for #UKSG2026 in Glasgow! dub.sh/lGMfvyz
The £3.6bn Challenge: Why UK Universities Need a Strategic Revolution #ARMA2025
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June 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The £3.6bn Challenge: Why UK Universities Need a Strategic Revolution #ARMA2025
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Fantastic mix of delegates as #ARMA2025 kicks off in Edinburgh today - 773 attendees from 22 countries, including every continent bar Antarctica.
June 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Fantastic mix of delegates as #ARMA2025 kicks off in Edinburgh today - 773 attendees from 22 countries, including every continent bar Antarctica.