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At UCL, we champion #OpenScience across all disciplines. We empower our community with support in #OpenAccess, #ResearchData, #CitizenScience, and more, fostering a truly open academic culture.

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How many preregistered studies end up in the file drawer? 🗂️

Join us to find out from Eline Ensinck at the next ReproducibiliTea!

📅Nov 25, 3pm GMT

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Are Preregistered Studies Publicly Shared? With Eline Ensinck
Eline Ensinck will present research on the number of preregistered studies which are never published and the reasons behind this
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November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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UCL staff or student undertaking Text and Data Mining activities?

Join the upcoming ‘Copyright considerations in TDM’ training session to discover how to navigate copyright issues.

🗓️ 12.11.25
📍 IoE Library

Register 👉 library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4430020

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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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In case you missed our #OAWeek webinar, or wanted to watch it again (there was a lot to process!), the full recording is now available ✨

Find it via our latest blog post 👉 buff.ly/jkI0ffa
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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It's Halloween! 🎃

UCL Staff and Students - does the thought of a data management plan keep you up at night? Fear not!

The RDM team have some training sessions coming up which are guaranteed to leave you feeling less spooked 👻

🗓️4.11📍Science Library

🗓️13.11📍Online

Register 👉 buff.ly/oXTBuVd
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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards ceremony took place last week🏆🎉

It was fantastic to celebrate the exceptional work happening in Open Science across UCL 📔📈💻

Read our blog post about the ceremony, with a short overview of each of the award-winning projects 👉 buff.ly/Q7RFcRu
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October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Towards 100% open access: embracing complexity and building trust
Lara Speicher shares reflections from #OASPA2025 on why trust, diversity and collaboration are key.
🔗 bit.ly/4oLp5h3
#OASPA2025 #OpenAccess
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October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#ComingSoon: Beautiful Minds, the second season of UCL Press Play 🎧

Uncover facts about the mind as our expert speakers challenge misconceptions, clear up common myths and propose strategies for making our society more inclusive.

Learn more: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl...
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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This looks brilliant!✨
uclenterprise.bsky.social UCL Innovation & Enterprise @uclenterprise.bsky.social · 18d
We're pleased to be part of the Festival of Social Science!

The festival explores the world of social science, from how society has shaped our local areas to behaviours that help fight climate change.

Sign up to the UCL events: bit.ly/3Yab00X
Browse the rest of the festival events: bit.ly/3kCUfXb
October 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Our fifth and final blog post for #OAWeek is a year in review of Open Science and Scholarship at UCL 📝🔓

With updates from Open Access, Copyright, Bibliometrics and more, have a read here👉 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...
Open Science and Scholarship at UCL: A Year in Review | UCL Open@UCL Blog
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October 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Today's blog post in our #OAWeek series is a joint contribution from our Citizen Science Coordinator, Sheetal Saujani and Research Data Support Officer, Christiana McMahon.

Read it here 👉 buff.ly/b7XgZoq
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October 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Day three of #OAWeek is a busy one for us 🔓

Webinar 👩💻 buff.ly/E8FeEzd

Open Science & Scholarship Awards ceremony 🏆https://buff.ly/dq4eWkX

Plus, the next instalment on our blog from Catherine Sharp, Head of UCL Open Access Services 👉 buff.ly/EiGpUrC

(Photo by Mary Hinckley, UCL Digital Media)
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October 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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It's not too late to register for the UCL #OAWeek Webinar 🔓 buff.ly/E8FeEzd

22 October, 11am - 12:30pm 🗓️
MS Teams📍

Four UCL speakers will consider the question, 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?' through the lens of their various expertise💡

(Graphic from openaccessweek.org, photo by Greg Rakozy)
A graphic divided into two halves, on the left is a starry night sky with the silhouette of a person looking up at it in wonder, and against the backdrop of the sky is a large version of the International Open Access Week logo which looks like an open padlock. On the right is a dark purple background with the text 'International Open Access Week' at the top with the logo, and 'Open Access Week 2025' near the bottom, below which is written 'October 20-26, 2025, #OAWeek'
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Today's #OAWeek blog post has been contributed by UCL Copyright Support Officer @christined.bsky.social and considers how various aspects of Copyright can contribute to Open Scholarship 💡📝

Read it here 👉 buff.ly/JjAxgBo

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October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Happy #OAWeek! ✨

This year's theme is 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?', which we'll be exploring through our blog this week📝

Have a read of today's blog post which discusses the theme and some of our thoughts on it 👉 buff.ly/xUYiSc4

(Image: Lucia Obst (WMDE), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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October 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Thinking about postgraduate study at UCL?

Join our online sessions next week to hear directly from our Admissions and Student Funding teams, get practical advice, and ask your questions.

🔗 Register here: https://direc.to/nrPW

#UCLGraduateOpenEvents
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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ICYMI, UCL's Open Science & Scholarship award winners were announced last week🏆 buff.ly/bIPG9T9

Join us at UCL Bloomsbury Campus to celebrate the winners and hear about their outstanding work in Open Science🔬📔

Wednesday 22 October, 3pm - 4:30pm

Register here 👉 buff.ly/dq4eWkX
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Open Access Week is nearly here! 🕙

We're excited to be participating with fellow @oipassoc.bsky.social members in the upcoming OIPA symposium as part of this year's #OpenAccessWeek2025.

🎟️ Tues 21 Oct | 13:30-16:00 BST | Online

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#OpenAccess #OAWeek #AcademicPublishing
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Event: OIPA Symposium 2025 Join the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) for our Online Symposium in October! Following our inaugural in-person Symposium in 2024, we are delighted to be…
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October 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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This time next week 👇📆 #OAWeek
uclopenscience.bsky.social UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship @uclopenscience.bsky.social · Oct 8
@ucl.ac.uk Staff and Students - join us for an Open Access Week webinar in which four speakers will consider the question: Who Owns Our Knowledge?

Wednesday 22 October, 11am - 12:30pm 📆

We hope you can make it! 👉 buff.ly/g0vGFc8

(Graphic from Open Access Week website, photo by Greg Rakozy)
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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October 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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When is it appropriate to deviate from a pre-registration, and how should this be done? 🧐

Join us to find out from Daniël Lakens @lakens.bsky.social at the next ReproducibiliTea!

October 28, 1pm GMT.

Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-and-h...

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When and How to Deviate From a Preregistration, with Prof Daniël Lakens
Prof Daniël Lakens will share guidance on appropriate circumstances and methods for deviating from a pre-registration
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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UCL Staff and Students carrying out Text and Data Mining research - join the ‘Copyright considerations in TDM’ session to hear updates from an external speaker and discover support at UCL.

🗓️ 12 November, 9:30am – 12:30pm📍IoE Library Teaching Room

Find out more and register 👉 buff.ly/Bkz7NEE
October 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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One week until #OAWeek!

Throughout, we will be sharing pieces on our blog exploring this year’s theme from different perspectives📝

Watch this space for updates and meanwhile, find our blog here 👉https://buff.ly/pkcOkxp

(Graphic from OA Week website, buff.ly/R2vHEQO, photo by Greg Rakozy)
A graphic divided into two halves, on the left is a starry night sky with the silhouette of a person looking up at it in wonder, and against the backdrop of the sky is a large version of the International Open Access Week logo which looks like an open padlock. On the right is a purple background with the text 'International Open Access Week' at the top with the logo, and 'Open Access Week 2025' near the bottom, below which is written 'October 20-26, 2025, #OAWeek'
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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This partly clashes with our #OAWeek webinar 🥲 but we still want to share because it looks great - we'll join for the first half 👩‍💻
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Calling library and professional services staff! Do you want to learn more about open research and how it impacts on your role?

Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!

Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...

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An advert for the Scottish Universities Press webinar 'A practical guide to open research'. Date: Wednesday 22 October Time: 09:30am to 12:30pm Register: https://bit.ly/4q6n2pl
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Join Thomas Kador for a workshop and book launch exploring Object-Based Learning in education.

📚 Object-Based Learning: Exploring Museums and Collections in Education
📍 UCL Institute of Advanced Studies & Grant Museum of Zoology
🔗 Details: bit.ly/3KFmCpD
Discover object-based learning: Workshop and book launch with Thomas Kador
Join Thomas Kador, author of the new textbook Object-based Learning: Exploring Museums and Collections in Education for an afternoon and evening of events and activities, centring on UCL’s museums and...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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@ucl.ac.uk Staff and Students - join us for an Open Access Week webinar in which four speakers will consider the question: Who Owns Our Knowledge?

Wednesday 22 October, 11am - 12:30pm 📆

We hope you can make it! 👉 buff.ly/g0vGFc8

(Graphic from Open Access Week website, photo by Greg Rakozy)
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM