Always a great event 👇 This year I'm looking forward to being a bit more involved, speaking about "Why ‘open’ matters – the importance of global knowledge" (Thursday 5th March, 1-2pm GMT) @knowledgeen.bsky.social @r4lpartnership.bsky.social

At the University of Leeds, we are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Lead Engineer to lead a project development team for Digital Library services, to support digital access to the Libraries’ Cultural Collections? It is a fantastic opportunity: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

🆕The #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast's back in 2026! @nickshepp.bsky.social talks to @jsendall.bsky.social about his career in academic libraries culminating in his recent appointment as Acting Librarian & Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.

“Do not despair. It’s a privilege to despair. Don’t lose sight of the fact that resistance takes a lot of different shapes and you know whatever you are able to do, even if it feels small, is something.” @rouhiroo.bsky.social

Wellcome’s vision for improving research culture: Perceptions and impacts in research organisations doi.org/10.21955/wel... @catdavies.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Very pleased that @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social is able to sponsor this competition👇 📸We’d love to see your photos of science and scientists in the UK. Categories are: 🧑‍🤝‍🧑People in Science 🔬Microscopy images 📊Non-photography media 🖼️Image sets 🐛Wildlife & nature 🌃Astronomy 👀General

An excellent exploration of ethnic disparities in sentencing in the magistrates' and Crown Courts – now available to read #OpenAccess in @crimrxiv.com @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social 👇

Very pleased that @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social is able to sponsor this competition👇 📸We’d love to see your photos of science and scientists in the UK. Categories are: 🧑‍🤝‍🧑People in Science 🔬Microscopy images 📊Non-photography media 🖼️Image sets 🐛Wildlife & nature 🌃Astronomy 👀General

It’s a wrap: a year of Wikimedia leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/i... A recap of the year from Wikimedia & Open Knowledge Adviser @yclepit.bsky.social @wikimediauk.bsky.social

Happy REF un-pause day to those of you who celebrate! After a wonderful last-minute scheduling change (a last-minute increase to one hour from 30 mins, and a change to proposed timelines -- you might say this was a theme of the announcement), we had the following things confirmed:

🤔Curious about Wikimedia’s role in research & education? Listen to this episode from the archives of the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast with host @nickshepp.bsky.social and guest @mlpoulter.bsky.social.

"we want to draw attention to a troubling trend in the promotion of #OpenScience: the leaking of standards relevant only to quantitative research to all paradigms"

💡 The editorial process and the role of peer review / with Marcus Munafò youtu.be/wdefp9zch9g?... @ukrepro.bsky.social

Great to see this excellent article now published in the European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @srmleeds.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social Read #OpenAccess 👇

"I think we need to start working together more as a sector to trust each other more"

#CriminalJustice and #Legal scholars working on #empirical topics, do submit your work here. I had a fantastic experience, thorough reviews, short waiting time, great communication with the editorial team, and it is all 💎OA, so my university doesn't have to send £3K to Springer Nature stakeholders.

Are you aware of the CARE principles for Indigenous Data Governance?📑 www.gida-global.org/care These principles provide guidance for handling data when working with indigenous or marginalised communities. (Graphic from www.gida-global.org/care)

In this new episode, the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast dives deep with Vicky Williams, CEO of @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social about: ✅ Her 25-year journey shaping research culture ✅ Zero-embargo green OA & impact initiatives ✅ Challenges & opportunities for sustainable open access

Value and recognition for all contributions to research leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/v... Blogpost by @nickshepp.bsky.social about Festival of @hiddenref.bsky.social held in Birmingham in October

This is a work in progress and grateful for any ideas for other suitable data sets, in particular qualitative data. Thank you! 💚🌎

Excited to announce the launch of a sustainability data repository library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1110/re...

Here's the article discussed: Confronting the lack of support for academics returning to research from maternity leave in UK higher education (2025) doi.org/10.1080/1360...

Interpreting UKRI Environmental Sustainability Guidance for the Digital Humanities doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Diversification of Reading Lists Toolkit @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social campuspress.leeds.ac.uk/diversificat...

SPARC Europe advocates for an integrated open strategy. To set our compass for connecting the opens, we interviewed many leaders at a number of European universities. Read our newly-published The Case for #ConnectingTheOpens: A SPARC Europe Position Paper zenodo.org/records/1757... 🧵 1/2

Generative AI poses ethical challenges for open science doi.org/10.1038/s415... #OAI14

What happens after a retraction? www.science.org/content/arti... #OAI14

FARR: FAIR in ML, AI Readiness, & Reproducibility Research Coordination Network www.farr-rcn.org #OAI14

Sobering session at #OAI14 about challenges to research integrity including Ivan Oransky (@retractionwatch.com) @deevybee.bsky.social on paper mills and Ophélie Fraisier-Vannier on the increasing use of LLMs and AI 😨

"We’re entering uncertain times; a chaotic transition is coming as universities shift away from commercial models to cheaper, more sustainable, non-profit alternatives. As with any publishing revolution, there will be winners and losers."

Talking of Wikipedia and Academic Libraries👇 @yclepit.bsky.social is running an event next Monday @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social as part of @leedscitylanguages.bsky.social Workshop: World in Translation: beyond English Wikipedia: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/world... All welcome😀

Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

Perhaps part of the solution is rewarding and incentivising more diverse research outputs? i.e. @hiddenref.bsky.social research-culture.captivate.fm/episode/valu... researchadjacent.com/recognising-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6u9...

Maintaining research integrity in the age of GenAI: an analysis of ethical challenges and recommendations to researchers doi.org/10.1007/s409...

Shine bright like a diamond: what can library hosting services offer in the academic publishing market? doi.org/10.1629/uksg...

What is Rights Retention and Why Should You Care - slides from Stephen Eglan's presentation today: sje30.github.io/talks/leeds-... Rights retention: author gets to retain rights over their “author accepted manuscript” (not final published version, often termed “version of record”).

The UK Reproducibility Network: OER for Open Research oercommons.org/hubs/ukrn @ukrepro.bsky.social @oercommons.bsky.social

Event recording now available on @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social blog: Archives Across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black Histories leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/a...

🌟🚢 We are excited to announce that Screening the Fleet by Prof. Jonathan Rayner (University of Sheffield), published by WRUP, has been nominated for the 2025 Maritime Media Awards! To read more about the nomination and the book, follow the 🔗👉 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcements

Join us tomorrow for our final KEN & @go-gn.bsky.social session in the series: "Elevating Equity Through #OEP" Our guests Tel Amiel and Diana Hernández Montoya will give their perspectives on #OEP in Latin America ⏰ Thu 6 Nov, 12noon-12:55 GMT 🔗 Register online: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Workshop: World in Translation: beyond English Wikipedia - 17 November leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/world...

Related: recent podcast with @yclepit.bsky.social and @richardnevell.bsky.social @wikimediauk.bsky.social discussing the importance of human curated knowledge in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research-culture.captivate.fm/episode/prom...

In the face of deal cancellations, rights retention provides a valuable tool for universities to make their research outputs immediately #OpenAccess through the green route, from a repository like White Rose Research Online 👇

The University of Leeds is championing the use of Wikipedia to make education and history more accessible www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article... @wikimediauk.bsky.social

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 to Collaboration: Supporting Open Research at the University of Leeds leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/o... @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @researchcultureuol.bsky.social @unileedsodpl.bsky.social

University Cultural Collections and Generative AI: Critical Approaches in a Library Context doi.org/10.48785/100... @dcch-leeds.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @cgknowles.bsky.social

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A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Redefining the university library for 2025 and beyond @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/redef...