Sarah Whalley
@drsarahwhalley.bsky.social
🌱 Interdisciplinary Research Development Manager at Queen's University Belfast
📫 Posts about all things research development, H.E. strategy, and literary things. Interspersed with running pics
📚 PhD in English Literature
🌈She/ her
All views my own
📫 Posts about all things research development, H.E. strategy, and literary things. Interspersed with running pics
📚 PhD in English Literature
🌈She/ her
All views my own
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" 60 per cent of UK university libraries are considering dropping their big deals with the five major academic publisher"
Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
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Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
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
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November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
" 60 per cent of UK university libraries are considering dropping their big deals with the five major academic publisher"
Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
A great piece on a concerning development at my alma mater | On the suspension of Music courses at University of Nottingham
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On the suspension of Music courses at University of Nottingham
I’m not in the habit of lengthy posts to LinkedIn, but this week’s events at the University of Nottingham (my former workplace) demand some words. The acute financial crisis facing the HE sector is re...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A great piece on a concerning development at my alma mater | On the suspension of Music courses at University of Nottingham
www.linkedin.com/pulse/suspen...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/suspen...
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We want to know your thoughts on...
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
UKRI seeks your views in 2025 stakeholder survey
In our third annual survey, we are asking for feedback on what we do, how well we do it and what our stakeholders think about UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
www.ukri.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We want to know your thoughts on...
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
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The recording of the BBSRC Community Webinar 2025 is now available on the UKRI YouTube channel.
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The recording of the BBSRC Community Webinar 2025 is now available on the UKRI YouTube channel.
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
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A silence switch for cancer + fungal networks as bio-interfaces – meet the 8 new Creator seeds we're funding in Scalable Neural Interfaces.
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders have overwhelming societal and economic impacts. We need a new suite of tools that enable us to interface, at scale, with the human brain.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A silence switch for cancer + fungal networks as bio-interfaces – meet the 8 new Creator seeds we're funding in Scalable Neural Interfaces.
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
First run as a 40 y/o: superb weather for November along Holywood beach #CountyDown #Running #Beach #Sea
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
First run as a 40 y/o: superb weather for November along Holywood beach #CountyDown #Running #Beach #Sea
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UKRI allocated £39bn budget over next four years.
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
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UKRI allocated £39bn budget over next four years - Research Professional News
Agency will receive around £9.2 billion next year, as Dsit plans “more agile” R&D funding
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October 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
UKRI allocated £39bn budget over next four years.
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
My last run as a thirty-something, and made it a good one: a muddy 3.16 mile trail run down to the Derby Arms in Treales. #Running #Trails #Countryside #Lancashire #Mud #Rain
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My last run as a thirty-something, and made it a good one: a muddy 3.16 mile trail run down to the Derby Arms in Treales. #Running #Trails #Countryside #Lancashire #Mud #Rain
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How to realise the UK’s ambitions on global talent.
Increased visa numbers need to come with wider eligibility and lower costs, says John Kiely.
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Increased visa numbers need to come with wider eligibility and lower costs, says John Kiely.
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How to realise the UK’s ambitions on global talent - Research Professional News
Increased visa numbers need to come with wider eligibility and lower costs, says John Kiely
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October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How to realise the UK’s ambitions on global talent.
Increased visa numbers need to come with wider eligibility and lower costs, says John Kiely.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Increased visa numbers need to come with wider eligibility and lower costs, says John Kiely.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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There are less than two weeks left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships. The scheme supports senior researchers in the humanities and social sciences towards the completion of a major piece of research. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
There are less than two weeks left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships. The scheme supports senior researchers in the humanities and social sciences towards the completion of a major piece of research. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9
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"I think gracefulness really is a form of efficiency."
@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
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@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Would you really trust a robot to care for you in old age?
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"I think gracefulness really is a form of efficiency."
@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@pallabg.bsky.social spoke to Programme Director Jenny Read – and Creators Rich Walker (Shadow Robot Company) + Guggi Kofod (Pliantics) – about the crucial transformations needed in robotic hardware. ↓
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Terrific discussion with Zadie Smith, including about reclaiming one’s attention
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October 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Terrific discussion with Zadie Smith, including about reclaiming one’s attention
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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“To write at all is not to completely despair.” At this year’s #NewYorkerFest, Zadie Smith and George Saunders joined Deborah Treisman for a wide-ranging conversation on writing, politics, and literature.
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“To write at all is not to completely despair.” At this year’s #NewYorkerFest, Zadie Smith and George Saunders joined Deborah Treisman for a wide-ranging conversation on writing, politics, and literature.
A suitably blustery run on this first day of #BritishWinterTime. Winds propelling me in one direction and blocking me in the other. #Running #Sunday
October 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A suitably blustery run on this first day of #BritishWinterTime. Winds propelling me in one direction and blocking me in the other. #Running #Sunday
Picked up a copy of the Financial Times at the airport. This digital native is absorbed 😍
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Picked up a copy of the Financial Times at the airport. This digital native is absorbed 😍
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'New proposals by Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley and Sage were sent to universities this week after their initial offers were decisively rejected by institutions in a sector-wide consultation run by Jisc,...negotiating jointly with Universities UK on behalf of universities.' 1/3
New offers from big five ‘still too costly’ for UK universities
‘Significant’ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
'New proposals by Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley and Sage were sent to universities this week after their initial offers were decisively rejected by institutions in a sector-wide consultation run by Jisc,...negotiating jointly with Universities UK on behalf of universities.' 1/3
My London acquisitions on my flying visit today ❤️ I have been struggling to find printed copies in Belfast so this makes me happy @lrb.co.uk @thetls.bsky.social #England #LiteraryLondon
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My London acquisitions on my flying visit today ❤️ I have been struggling to find printed copies in Belfast so this makes me happy @lrb.co.uk @thetls.bsky.social #England #LiteraryLondon
London bound today for the ARMA Editorial Working Group annual in person meeting #EarlyFlight #BelfastCityAirport #ResearchManagement
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
London bound today for the ARMA Editorial Working Group annual in person meeting #EarlyFlight #BelfastCityAirport #ResearchManagement
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As we look to build an early warning system in our Forecasting Tipping Points programme, we're partnering with Telescope and the Ditchley Foundation to convene experts + ensure actionable information reaches the people it needs to.
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
Forecasting Tipping Points
Backed by £81m, this programme aims to enhance our climate change response by developing an early warning system for tipping points.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
As we look to build an early warning system in our Forecasting Tipping Points programme, we're partnering with Telescope and the Ditchley Foundation to convene experts + ensure actionable information reaches the people it needs to.
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
Learn more about FTP: link.aria.org.uk/ftp-programm...
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It's 10 years since the Open Library of Humanities published its first article. Since then, OLH has published 13,000 open access scholarly articles which have been downloaded over 8 million times.
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
Editorial Freedom in Academic Publishing: On the First Decade of the Open Library of Humanities
This editorial commemorates the tenth anniversary of diamond open access journal publisher the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) and its flagship journal, the Open Library of Humanities journal (OLHJ)....
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October 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It's 10 years since the Open Library of Humanities published its first article. Since then, OLH has published 13,000 open access scholarly articles which have been downloaded over 8 million times.
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
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UK ‘closing gap with US’ on conditions for university spinouts
But experts say more proof-of-concept funding is needed for British universities to match international competitors
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But experts say more proof-of-concept funding is needed for British universities to match international competitors
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UK ‘closing gap with US’ on conditions for university spinouts - Research Professional News
But experts say more proof-of-concept funding is needed for British universities to match international competitors
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
UK ‘closing gap with US’ on conditions for university spinouts
But experts say more proof-of-concept funding is needed for British universities to match international competitors
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
But experts say more proof-of-concept funding is needed for British universities to match international competitors
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
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‘There is more Austen than Joyce in 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘺.’
David Trotter on the 100th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s modern novel.
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David Trotter on the 100th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s modern novel.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Trotter · Unconditional Looking: Mrs Dalloway’s Demons
Virginia Woolf admired Jane Austen above all for her ability to grasp the exceptional moment – ‘in which all the...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
‘There is more Austen than Joyce in 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘺.’
David Trotter on the 100th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s modern novel.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Trotter on the 100th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s modern novel.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Having done a Jane Austen Challenge this year, I'm appreciating this nod to her 250th anniversary from the AHRC
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Jane Austen at 250
Research projects use film, exhibitions and digitised manuscripts to inspire students and connect new audiences with Austen’s enduring legacy.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Having done a Jane Austen Challenge this year, I'm appreciating this nod to her 250th anniversary from the AHRC
www.ukri.org/who-we-are/h...
www.ukri.org/who-we-are/h...