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Nick Sheppard
@nickshepp.bsky.social
Open research at University of Leeds. Amateur Wikimedian. Conscientious objector to the culture war.
#OpenResearch #OpenScience #KnowledgeEquity #Wikimedia
Great initiative...

First issue of the Scottish Journal of Open Research:

doi.org/10.36399/f74...
Vol. 1 (2025) | Scottish Journal of Open Research
doi.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Event recording now available on @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social blog:

Archives Across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black Histories

leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/a...
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
@earthowned.bsky.social featured in a dream last night...I was visiting Edinburgh and saw you receive an award. Not sure what for...and you were only 21 🤷
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Add your two penn'orth: www.linkedin.com/posts/peterw...
The lobbying has started!
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Magic
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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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
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
Still time to book for this event tomorrow 👇👇👇

More than 150 colleagues registered to attend, from both sides of the Atlantic 🌊

#BlackHiatoryMonth
Exciting trans-Atlantic collaboration between the libraries at Universities of Rochester and Leeds:

🌎 Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester ( 🗓️ Thursday 23 October at 🕓 4pm BST / 🕚 11am EDT)

leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...
Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester.
Leeds has a rich, though still under-discussed, history of anti-slavery activism. For instance, the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association was established in 1853 at The Leeds Library on...
leeds.libcal.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🗣️Speakers:

🗽Melanie Chambliss, Assistant Professor of History (Rochester)

💂‍♂️Bridget Bennett, Professor of American Literature and Culture (Leeds)

🗽Autumn Haag, Assistant Director, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation (Rochester)

💂‍♂️Kate Dossett, Professor of American History (Leeds)
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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🆕 New #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast episode!
🏛️@richardnevell.bsky.social and "Wikimedian in Residence" @yclepit.bsky.social join host @nickshepp.bsky.social to discuss @wikipedia.org and the importance of human curated knowledge in the age of Artificial Intelligence. 🤖
(Episode 133) Promoting Open Knowledge at the University of Leeds with Lucy Hinnie and Richard Nevell
Quickly and easily listen to Research Culture Uncovered for free!
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October 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Join us for this special online event that brings together a panel from two universitiess, separated by the Atlantic Ocean while joined by a common history. We’ll hear from academics and archivists with an interest Black history and how libraries and archives support these histories 👇
Exciting trans-Atlantic collaboration between the libraries at Universities of Rochester and Leeds:

🌎 Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester ( 🗓️ Thursday 23 October at 🕓 4pm BST / 🕚 11am EDT)

leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...
Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester.
Leeds has a rich, though still under-discussed, history of anti-slavery activism. For instance, the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association was established in 1853 at The Leeds Library on...
leeds.libcal.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Exciting trans-Atlantic collaboration between the libraries at Universities of Rochester and Leeds:

🌎 Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester ( 🗓️ Thursday 23 October at 🕓 4pm BST / 🕚 11am EDT)

leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...
Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester.
Leeds has a rich, though still under-discussed, history of anti-slavery activism. For instance, the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association was established in 1853 at The Leeds Library on...
leeds.libcal.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE) is the funded project behind the Hidden REF Competition and Hidden REF Festival. It is funded by Research England from 2025 to 2030 hidden-ref.org/e-tie/
Embedding Trust in Evaluation - The Hidden REF
Embedding trust in evaluation Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE) is the funded project  behind the Hidden REF Competition and Hidden REF Festival. It is funded by […]
hidden-ref.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Tim Fellows talking now about @octopus-ac.bsky.social at the Festival of the @hiddenref.bsky.social REF. Planning to do more promotion of this innovative platform @universityofleeds.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Me too…as discussed with “one of you” on the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast

research-culture.captivate.fm/episode/ukrn...
One of us is off to Birmingham to attend the Festival of the Hidden REF - exploring diverse research outputs and celebrating the hidden roles that make research happen! Looking forward to making some cross-institutional connections hidden-ref.org/the-festival...
The Festival of Hidden Ref - The Hidden REF
A festival for everyone involved in research The Festival of Hidden REF The Festival of Hidden REF takes place on 7 and 8 October 2025 at […]
hidden-ref.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
En route to the Festival of Hidden REF in Birmingham. Anyone else? Think you’re speaking @themauvedesert.bsky.social ?
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
*sobs epistemological tears*
Don’t worry everyone, Elon and grok gonna fix info bias
September 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Don’t worry everyone, Elon and grok gonna fix info bias
September 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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🔊 Vacancy: Open Research Manager, University of Sheffield Library (full-time, open-ended). The role will involve supporting projects across Sheffield and nationally with the @ukrepro.bsky.social to accelerate open research practices. Closing date 22 October: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Open-Res...
Open Research Manager
Open Research Manager
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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This event is a bit different from usual and instead of just one or two speakers, we've got...loads!

Through a series of lightning talks we hope to give you a sense of the teams and services available across the University of Leeds to support your open practice👇
September 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🆕#ResearchCultureUncovered episode with @nickshepp.bsky.social explores open research across disciplines at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The @ukrepro.bsky.social Train the Trainer programme's open for applications: FREE training for researchers, PIs & professional services staff.
(Episode 129) UKRN Train the Trainer: accelerating the uptake of open research practices across academic disciplines
Quickly and easily listen to Research Culture Uncovered for free!
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September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Just frightened myself with Facebook memory from 2023 @katefoneill.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As an 80’s era metal head it’s a bit ridiculous I’ve only just discovered Queensryche’s Operation Mindcrime. What an album! (In my defence probably not heavy enough for my self-conscious adolescence) 🤘🎸
September 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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