Rachel Bruce
@rachelbruce.bsky.social
Love art,life,science, people, and seeing and experiencing new things. Head of Open Science at @UKRI, interested in how we continue to make the world a successful and a better place.
Seeking a host organisation for the next phase for cOAlition S. Application deadline 31st January.
🗞️We have just launched a tender for the @coalitions-oa.bsky.social Host Secretariat to support the implementation of our new strategy and work plan on #OpenAccess.
Applications deadline: 31 Jan 2026, 17:00 CET
Details available at 👉 www.coalition-s.org/tender-for-t... #Plan_S
Applications deadline: 31 Jan 2026, 17:00 CET
Details available at 👉 www.coalition-s.org/tender-for-t... #Plan_S
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Seeking a host organisation for the next phase for cOAlition S. Application deadline 31st January.
Seeking applications for a Director for cOAlition S - deadline 31 Jan.
🔊#VacancyAlert: We are seeking an experienced Director to lead and coordinate @coalitions-oa.bsky.social work towards our goal for rapid, open, transparent, equitable #OpenAccess.
Sound interesting? Application deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
➡️ www.coalition-s.org/vacancy-dire... #Plan_S #ScholarlyComms
Sound interesting? Application deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
➡️ www.coalition-s.org/vacancy-dire... #Plan_S #ScholarlyComms
December 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Seeking applications for a Director for cOAlition S - deadline 31 Jan.
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We’re delighted to welcome Professor Sir Ian Chapman on his first day as UKRI CEO. 1/
August 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We’re delighted to welcome Professor Sir Ian Chapman on his first day as UKRI CEO. 1/
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We're running a webinar on the 'Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape' report.
🗓️3 September
⏰11:00 - 12:00
Join us to hear about the report's findings and discuss the future of the open access research information landscape.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b6a1e...
🗓️3 September
⏰11:00 - 12:00
Join us to hear about the report's findings and discuss the future of the open access research information landscape.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b6a1e...
August 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We're running a webinar on the 'Improving the Open Access Research Information Landscape' report.
🗓️3 September
⏰11:00 - 12:00
Join us to hear about the report's findings and discuss the future of the open access research information landscape.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b6a1e...
🗓️3 September
⏰11:00 - 12:00
Join us to hear about the report's findings and discuss the future of the open access research information landscape.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b6a1e...
UKRI is hosting a webinar about improving the open access research information landscape. To discuss the recent report led by @Morebrains 3 Sept, join us: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b6a1e...
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August 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
UKRI is hosting a webinar about improving the open access research information landscape. To discuss the recent report led by @Morebrains 3 Sept, join us: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b6a1e...
DORA Steering Committee attendees at #Metascience2025 @dorassessment.bsky.social - great to see you in person!
July 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
DORA Steering Committee attendees at #Metascience2025 @dorassessment.bsky.social - great to see you in person!
Was a great conference - so many important conversations - how to improve research and the research system for the better of society and economy #Metascience2025
🎉 That’s a wrap on Metascience 2025!
Three packed days of ideas, debates, and community - and we’re still buzzing from it all.
We’re grateful to all who spoke, chaired, presented, posted, and participated for making #Metascience2025 such a dynamic gathering 🌍
Three packed days of ideas, debates, and community - and we’re still buzzing from it all.
We’re grateful to all who spoke, chaired, presented, posted, and participated for making #Metascience2025 such a dynamic gathering 🌍
July 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Was a great conference - so many important conversations - how to improve research and the research system for the better of society and economy #Metascience2025
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“The Library is a dance floor, let’s dance” what a wonderful statement by @christophersmith.bsky.social at #LKFS2025
June 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
“The Library is a dance floor, let’s dance” what a wonderful statement by @christophersmith.bsky.social at #LKFS2025
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Libraries will remain at the heart of the campus despite many attempts at reducing their importance in the institutional landscape by some bad actors who want to simply monetise knowledge. Great point by Jonathan but we also can’t be complacent. #LKFS2025
June 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Libraries will remain at the heart of the campus despite many attempts at reducing their importance in the institutional landscape by some bad actors who want to simply monetise knowledge. Great point by Jonathan but we also can’t be complacent. #LKFS2025
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The final panel session on “International Perspectives on Knowledge” starts now. Chaired and beautifully started by @jsendall.bsky.social and with wonderful panel members including Jonathan Bengtson, Dr. Rangashri Kishore, Patti Cheung, and Lindiwe Soyizwapi. #LKFS2025
June 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The final panel session on “International Perspectives on Knowledge” starts now. Chaired and beautifully started by @jsendall.bsky.social and with wonderful panel members including Jonathan Bengtson, Dr. Rangashri Kishore, Patti Cheung, and Lindiwe Soyizwapi. #LKFS2025
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here's my presentation to the super #LKFS2025; super important conversations. Many thanks to @masudk.com and colleagues for showing the way to knowledge futures. and here's Allan Ginsberg on the library dancefloor!
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Knowledge Futures
I want to start in a singular place of culture, the British Museum. From the Great Court one can now peer into that symbol of human knowledge, the round reading room. We all somehow have it i…
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June 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
here's my presentation to the super #LKFS2025; super important conversations. Many thanks to @masudk.com and colleagues for showing the way to knowledge futures. and here's Allan Ginsberg on the library dancefloor!
anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/k...
anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/k...
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12 official languages in South Africa, 32 regional languages in India. This has huge impact on collection strategy and AI models data. This is the perspective that makes me think how we can often think too simplistically about global knowledge system but in reality so much nuance is needed #LKFS2025
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
12 official languages in South Africa, 32 regional languages in India. This has huge impact on collection strategy and AI models data. This is the perspective that makes me think how we can often think too simplistically about global knowledge system but in reality so much nuance is needed #LKFS2025
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Final session of the day by @adamrutherford.bsky.social on Data, Knowledge and Bias at #LKFS2025. I am biased but today has been a wonderful day of conversations and debates. Thank you to everyone in person and online 👏🏽
June 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Final session of the day by @adamrutherford.bsky.social on Data, Knowledge and Bias at #LKFS2025. I am biased but today has been a wonderful day of conversations and debates. Thank you to everyone in person and online 👏🏽
Really enjoyed #uksg it was good to have to consider research integrity as part of the session I was in, and generally see all the energy and talent in the room
April 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Really enjoyed #uksg it was good to have to consider research integrity as part of the session I was in, and generally see all the energy and talent in the room
April 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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So thrilled @lsepress.bsky.social is part of this new initiative for journals - being launched by @theblochian.bsky.social at #UKSG2025 today @ojcollective.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
So thrilled @lsepress.bsky.social is part of this new initiative for journals - being launched by @theblochian.bsky.social at #UKSG2025 today @ojcollective.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
www.ukri.org/news/progres... My first post here. Some new resources to support open access monographs! #ukri
Progressing open access for books at UKRI
UKRI provides updates on its open access book policy, and publishes case studies and tools for researchers and publishers on publishing open access.
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February 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
www.ukri.org/news/progres... My first post here. Some new resources to support open access monographs! #ukri