Open Research, University of Aberdeen
@openresearchuoa.bsky.social
Open Research at University of Aberdeen. Providing expertise, support, advice and news on #OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenData
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/support/open-research.php
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/support/open-research.php
Are you confused about the REF2029 open access requirements and how to make sure your work will be eligible? Sign up on coursebooking for our 'ExplORe Session: Guide to the REF2029 Open Access Requirements' and we'll explain it all. Tomorrow at 2PM
📢Only one more day to sign up!🏃
abdn.site/GREF29
📢Only one more day to sign up!🏃
abdn.site/GREF29
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Are you confused about the REF2029 open access requirements and how to make sure your work will be eligible? Sign up on coursebooking for our 'ExplORe Session: Guide to the REF2029 Open Access Requirements' and we'll explain it all. Tomorrow at 2PM
📢Only one more day to sign up!🏃
abdn.site/GREF29
📢Only one more day to sign up!🏃
abdn.site/GREF29
Have the changing guidelines for REF left you confused or uncertain? Join us for a session where we demystify the REF29 Open Access guidelines and teach you everything you need to make sure your research is eligible. Sign up on Coursebooking abdn.site/GREF29
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Have the changing guidelines for REF left you confused or uncertain? Join us for a session where we demystify the REF29 Open Access guidelines and teach you everything you need to make sure your research is eligible. Sign up on Coursebooking abdn.site/GREF29
Our runner-up is Christopher West @christophernwest.bsky.social from @abdndivinity.bsky.social with a wonderful neep representing his PhD 'Inordinate Rites: Symbolic Actions in Irish Anglican Ordinations and the God-Talk of the Infrequent Worshipper'
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Our runner-up is Christopher West @christophernwest.bsky.social from @abdndivinity.bsky.social with a wonderful neep representing his PhD 'Inordinate Rites: Symbolic Actions in Irish Anglican Ordinations and the God-Talk of the Infrequent Worshipper'
After careful calculation by our most talented number ghouls, we are ready to announce the winner of Carve your PhD 2025: Yujun Wang, from the Computing Science department! Her PhD explores how languages express time and temporal relationships, and how these can be understood by LLMs
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
After careful calculation by our most talented number ghouls, we are ready to announce the winner of Carve your PhD 2025: Yujun Wang, from the Computing Science department! Her PhD explores how languages express time and temporal relationships, and how these can be understood by LLMs
Entries are in, and here are your finalists for Carve your PhD 2025! Neepie lantern enjoyers please note we have a mix of pumpkins and neeps. You can read about their dissertations and cast your vote at: abdn.site/phD
Votes must be in 9:00 on 4 November!
Votes must be in 9:00 on 4 November!
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Entries are in, and here are your finalists for Carve your PhD 2025! Neepie lantern enjoyers please note we have a mix of pumpkins and neeps. You can read about their dissertations and cast your vote at: abdn.site/phD
Votes must be in 9:00 on 4 November!
Votes must be in 9:00 on 4 November!
It's the final day! Entries for 'Carve your PhD' are due today! Carve the best pumpkin (or neep!) and you could win this fabulous trophy, plus £25 in book tokens (cat not included)! 🎃🍬🐈⬛🎉
abdn.site/phD
abdn.site/phD
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It's the final day! Entries for 'Carve your PhD' are due today! Carve the best pumpkin (or neep!) and you could win this fabulous trophy, plus £25 in book tokens (cat not included)! 🎃🍬🐈⬛🎉
abdn.site/phD
abdn.site/phD
Did you know today is National #BlackCatDay 🐈⬛?
Which seems like the perfect opportunity to remind you, there are only four more days to get in your entries for Carve your PhD! our annual contest to depict your thesis topic in pumpkin form. Details here: abdn.site/phD
Which seems like the perfect opportunity to remind you, there are only four more days to get in your entries for Carve your PhD! our annual contest to depict your thesis topic in pumpkin form. Details here: abdn.site/phD
October 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Did you know today is National #BlackCatDay 🐈⬛?
Which seems like the perfect opportunity to remind you, there are only four more days to get in your entries for Carve your PhD! our annual contest to depict your thesis topic in pumpkin form. Details here: abdn.site/phD
Which seems like the perfect opportunity to remind you, there are only four more days to get in your entries for Carve your PhD! our annual contest to depict your thesis topic in pumpkin form. Details here: abdn.site/phD
It looks like we're in for a dark and stormy weekend so why not stay in with a cosy drink and a Halloween playlist and make your entry for our Carve Your PhD contest!
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It looks like we're in for a dark and stormy weekend so why not stay in with a cosy drink and a Halloween playlist and make your entry for our Carve Your PhD contest!
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
Carve the best representation of your thesis topic in pumpkin form and win the admiration of all, plus £25 book tokens! abdn.site/phD
For #OAWeek we had a wonderful event on how we in @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social can, using Open resources and radical hospitality, support #NewScots from scholarly backgrounds to stay connected with their field. We had great support from Grampian Regional Equality Council and Aberdeen City library
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
For #OAWeek we had a wonderful event on how we in @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social can, using Open resources and radical hospitality, support #NewScots from scholarly backgrounds to stay connected with their field. We had great support from Grampian Regional Equality Council and Aberdeen City library
Exciting mail today! We've received our stickers for Carve your PhD!🎃 Starting this year, everyone who participates in the contest will receive a sticker certifying their PhD as SPOOKY!
Entries due on 30 October, and don't forget to include an address where we can send your sticker: abdn.site/phD
Entries due on 30 October, and don't forget to include an address where we can send your sticker: abdn.site/phD
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Exciting mail today! We've received our stickers for Carve your PhD!🎃 Starting this year, everyone who participates in the contest will receive a sticker certifying their PhD as SPOOKY!
Entries due on 30 October, and don't forget to include an address where we can send your sticker: abdn.site/phD
Entries due on 30 October, and don't forget to include an address where we can send your sticker: abdn.site/phD
If you're at the PGR orientation session today, come by and visit our stall! We'll answer all your questions about the library, publishing, or other Digital and Information Services. We also have freebies, including a few of the coveted Emerald Publishing Rhinos! Stop by and say hi, from 15:30!
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If you're at the PGR orientation session today, come by and visit our stall! We'll answer all your questions about the library, publishing, or other Digital and Information Services. We also have freebies, including a few of the coveted Emerald Publishing Rhinos! Stop by and say hi, from 15:30!
Continuing our #BackToSchool series (Only six more days to Welcome Week!), we'd like to share this excellent guide from @ucdlibrary.bsky.social on using #OpenAccessBooks and #OERs in teaching libguides.ucd.ie/openaccess/e...
September 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Continuing our #BackToSchool series (Only six more days to Welcome Week!), we'd like to share this excellent guide from @ucdlibrary.bsky.social on using #OpenAccessBooks and #OERs in teaching libguides.ucd.ie/openaccess/e...
For today's #BackToSchool post, we're focused on PIs. For a lot of PGRs, the culture in their lab has the biggest impact on their experience of study and career trajectory. PIs who nurture a positive lab culture make a huge difference! Read more on how here:
wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-341
wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-341
August 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
For today's #BackToSchool post, we're focused on PIs. For a lot of PGRs, the culture in their lab has the biggest impact on their experience of study and career trajectory. PIs who nurture a positive lab culture make a huge difference! Read more on how here:
wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-341
wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-341
Continuing our series of #BackToSchool resources: @forrt.bsky.social have many excellent resources on teaching and mentoring students in Open Research practices, including easy to incorporate materials, assessments, and lessons. Check some of them out here: forrt.org/adopting/
August 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Continuing our series of #BackToSchool resources: @forrt.bsky.social have many excellent resources on teaching and mentoring students in Open Research practices, including easy to incorporate materials, assessments, and lessons. Check some of them out here: forrt.org/adopting/
To start: Have you visited Portal yet? This new resources from the graduate school directs you to all sorts of resources and can be filtered by your career stage, role, or topic. Check out the Portal for PGR supervisors, for instance: abdn.site/PGRP
August 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
To start: Have you visited Portal yet? This new resources from the graduate school directs you to all sorts of resources and can be filtered by your career stage, role, or topic. Check out the Portal for PGR supervisors, for instance: abdn.site/PGRP
As summer winds down (even if it doesn't feel like it yet), we're looking forward to the start of a new term. Over the next month, we'll be sharing some resources to get prepared for a new term, resources for preparing courses and supervising PGRS or mentoring new researchers.
August 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
As summer winds down (even if it doesn't feel like it yet), we're looking forward to the start of a new term. Over the next month, we'll be sharing some resources to get prepared for a new term, resources for preparing courses and supervising PGRS or mentoring new researchers.
We're waving goodbye to the Tall Ships this morning, but we've enjoyed them while they were here. Did you know data from sailing races like this one can advance ocean and climate research in a number of ways? abdn.site/TSOR
As always, contact us to learn more about sharing your data
As always, contact us to learn more about sharing your data
July 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We're waving goodbye to the Tall Ships this morning, but we've enjoyed them while they were here. Did you know data from sailing races like this one can advance ocean and climate research in a number of ways? abdn.site/TSOR
As always, contact us to learn more about sharing your data
As always, contact us to learn more about sharing your data
Tall Ships Races are finally here starting tomorrow! When you're out at the festivities, don't forget to check out the amazing public engagement work our researchers! A list of events and activities can be found here abdn.site/TSR25
July 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Tall Ships Races are finally here starting tomorrow! When you're out at the festivities, don't forget to check out the amazing public engagement work our researchers! A list of events and activities can be found here abdn.site/TSR25
@aaas.org recently published a survey of Researcher's Understanding of Open Licenses, finding only half of researchers consider themselves familiar with open licenses abdn.site/OLSR
Remember we're always happy to answer your licensing questions, and have an explainer on our website abdn.site/CC
Remember we're always happy to answer your licensing questions, and have an explainer on our website abdn.site/CC
July 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
@aaas.org recently published a survey of Researcher's Understanding of Open Licenses, finding only half of researchers consider themselves familiar with open licenses abdn.site/OLSR
Remember we're always happy to answer your licensing questions, and have an explainer on our website abdn.site/CC
Remember we're always happy to answer your licensing questions, and have an explainer on our website abdn.site/CC
Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian friends!
As you can see from our Pure collaborators maps, UoA researcher love working with Canadian colleagues, and even have collaborators in the Yukon territory. Of course the small province we've collaborated with most is Nova Scotia 😉
abdn.elsevierpure.com
As you can see from our Pure collaborators maps, UoA researcher love working with Canadian colleagues, and even have collaborators in the Yukon territory. Of course the small province we've collaborated with most is Nova Scotia 😉
abdn.elsevierpure.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian friends!
As you can see from our Pure collaborators maps, UoA researcher love working with Canadian colleagues, and even have collaborators in the Yukon territory. Of course the small province we've collaborated with most is Nova Scotia 😉
abdn.elsevierpure.com
As you can see from our Pure collaborators maps, UoA researcher love working with Canadian colleagues, and even have collaborators in the Yukon territory. Of course the small province we've collaborated with most is Nova Scotia 😉
abdn.elsevierpure.com
Pride month finishes after this weekend, but we're always proud to support LGBT+ researchers and research in Queer Studies! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
If you're an LGBT+ researcher here are some networks you can join to support you in your career!
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If you're an LGBT+ researcher here are some networks you can join to support you in your career!
🧵
June 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Pride month finishes after this weekend, but we're always proud to support LGBT+ researchers and research in Queer Studies! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
If you're an LGBT+ researcher here are some networks you can join to support you in your career!
🧵
If you're an LGBT+ researcher here are some networks you can join to support you in your career!
🧵
Today @sparcopen.bsky.social announced the theme for this year's Open Access Week!
We've already got ideas cooking for this one!
if you're a researcher, what are your biggest concerns when it comes to the ownership of your work? How do they impact your decision to publish open access?
We've already got ideas cooking for this one!
if you're a researcher, what are your biggest concerns when it comes to the ownership of your work? How do they impact your decision to publish open access?
June 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Today @sparcopen.bsky.social announced the theme for this year's Open Access Week!
We've already got ideas cooking for this one!
if you're a researcher, what are your biggest concerns when it comes to the ownership of your work? How do they impact your decision to publish open access?
We've already got ideas cooking for this one!
if you're a researcher, what are your biggest concerns when it comes to the ownership of your work? How do they impact your decision to publish open access?
Did you know our lovely repository, AURA, also contains whole books and chapters? It's not just for journal articles, you can find all sorts of scholarly writing and research on AURA. Here's some fun stats on our most popular books and chapters, and who reads them aura.abdn.ac.uk
June 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Did you know our lovely repository, AURA, also contains whole books and chapters? It's not just for journal articles, you can find all sorts of scholarly writing and research on AURA. Here's some fun stats on our most popular books and chapters, and who reads them aura.abdn.ac.uk
Did you know that in addition to being Pride, June is also Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller History Month #GTRHM25?
Our friends at the Elphinstone Institute have done a lot of work with the Traveller community of NE Scotland sent us their archive of Traveller storyteller Stanley Robinson abdn.site/GTRHM
Our friends at the Elphinstone Institute have done a lot of work with the Traveller community of NE Scotland sent us their archive of Traveller storyteller Stanley Robinson abdn.site/GTRHM
June 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Did you know that in addition to being Pride, June is also Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller History Month #GTRHM25?
Our friends at the Elphinstone Institute have done a lot of work with the Traveller community of NE Scotland sent us their archive of Traveller storyteller Stanley Robinson abdn.site/GTRHM
Our friends at the Elphinstone Institute have done a lot of work with the Traveller community of NE Scotland sent us their archive of Traveller storyteller Stanley Robinson abdn.site/GTRHM
Happy Pride month! It's time to celebrate LGBT+ members of our communities, push for equal rights, and celebrate queer joy!
Of course nothing makes us more joyful than openly access datasets with beautiful visualisations, so please check out Our World in Data's LGBT+ Rights section abdn.site/6QfhY
Of course nothing makes us more joyful than openly access datasets with beautiful visualisations, so please check out Our World in Data's LGBT+ Rights section abdn.site/6QfhY
June 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Happy Pride month! It's time to celebrate LGBT+ members of our communities, push for equal rights, and celebrate queer joy!
Of course nothing makes us more joyful than openly access datasets with beautiful visualisations, so please check out Our World in Data's LGBT+ Rights section abdn.site/6QfhY
Of course nothing makes us more joyful than openly access datasets with beautiful visualisations, so please check out Our World in Data's LGBT+ Rights section abdn.site/6QfhY