Applications close 29 September. Find out what previous Fellows have gotten up to, and full details on how to apply, at the links above ^^ @lahri.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

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👇

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👇

📢Open Lunch is back🍕🌮🍰 Open to collaboration: supporting #OpenResearch at the University of Leeds leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope... All welcome, though this event will mostly be relevant to staff and students at the University of Leeds.

Researcher Opportunities!! Are you a researcher with a background in the arts and humanities? Are you interested in exploring and showcasing world-leading cultural collections? Do you have experience in both academic research and engagement? Applications are now open for our 2025-26 Fellowships 👇

We’re excited that @masudk.com will represent #KEN at the inaugural Global Innovation Circle on Higher Education (GICHE) this October in Hannover - shaping conversations on inclusive, resilient, and innovative futures for higher Education. #GICHE #CollaborativeLeadership #FutureGenerations

Next steps for UKRN: UKRN Services will provide "an easy way for the UKRN community to offer its expertise to those who would benefit from it, for example through training, mentoring, or consultancy."

Nick in conversation with his @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social colleague Kikachukwu Oluonye and Associate Professor in Composition and Music Technology @scottmclaughlin.bsky.social

Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences (MORPHS) @morphss.bsky.social morphss.hcommons.org #OpenFest25

Keep an eye out for collaborative online sessions between @knowledgeen.bsky.social and GO-GN, September-October time @beckpitt.bsky.social @rfarrow.bsky.social #OpenFest25

The GO-GN Open Research Handbook go-gn.net/gogn_outputs... *Global OER Graduate Network See here for other GO-GN resources go-gn.net/resources/ #OpenFest25

CRediT can be valuable but "by recording and measuring the productivity of a narrow range of research outputs we are not going far enough in addressing the roots of academic inequity, such as the perceptions of what it means to be a researcher and participate in research" #OpenFest25

Valuing a broad range of research contributions through Team Infrastructure Roles: Why CRediT is not enough commonplace.knowledgefutures.org/pub/c69y2lr3... #OpenFest25

Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons by @samuelmoore.org www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono... Available #OpenAccess, obviously 😀 #OpenFest25

Open Research podcast from the team @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social libguides.shu.ac.uk/c.php?g=7091... #OpenFest25

Truly inspiring project in the face of the current United States administration's attacks on science and data #OpenFest25

Another @wrunipress.bsky.social publication, this one from the University of Sheffield Screening the Fleet: A Conversation about 50 years of the Navy on Screen Free, in-person event on 18 September: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...

In a🆕episode of the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast, host @tarynbell.bsky.social reflects with Dr Ireen Litvak-Zur from @advancehe.bsky.social on the recent AdvanceHE symposia on Barriers and Enablers to Thriving Research Cultures 🎧 player.captivate.fm/episode/294c...

Explore the projects and initiatives that the OASF currently endorses or has contributed to in the past: leeds.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/nui/...

The Open Access Support Fund (OASF) supports collaborative projects and initiatives to promote the development and sustainable implementation of open access and open research practices @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social library.leeds.ac.uk/info/14061/o...

Thanks to #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast and @hallged.bsky.social for the invitation. Lovely to have chance to re-emphasise how much brilliant work is going on in the sector, and give shoutouts to some amazing people. Sorry to those I didn’t mention!

ReproducibiliTea at Leeds, The Next Generation @kellylloyd.bsky.social talks about why YOU as an ECR or PGR should consider getting involved with @reproducibilitea.org @universityofleeds.bsky.social youtu.be/P8mG0vY9wfk leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/r...

🎙️ Podcast episode 4 is out now What the REF is happening with the CKU?! Listen to What the REF?! via our website, on Youtube or wherever you usually find your podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U97E... Have a question about REF you'd like answered? 👉 [email protected]

Our fab colleagues in the Research & Innovation service have launched a new home for Leeds research stories 📚 researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk Follow for more: 🔹 LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/showcase/res... 🔹 Bluesky – @researchleeds.bsky.social #ResearchCulture #ResearchAtLeeds #LeedsUni #OpenResearch

What workers want: Conditions for a fair and just transition in the UK: doi.org/10.48785/100... Realising co-benefits of climate action: doi.org/10.48785/100...

Finally managed to get this up on @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social blog from April 👀 leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/c... Blog post & recording, with Kikachukwu Oluonye (Library), Myles Gould (DoRi, School of Geography, @envleeds.bsky.social & Roger Beecham (DoRi, @lida-leeds.bsky.social)

Fascinating insight to the ethics process 👇

Clever🧠

Excellent, insightful conversation on the What the REF podcast between @simonhettrick.bsky.social and Marcus Munafo (@ukrepro.bsky.social) covering REF, open and transparent research and research culture (also rowing) youtu.be/uHRQjNqY6CY

New page: Finding #OpenAccess content library.leeds.ac.uk/info/14061/o... Highlights some of the key open access tools and platforms that make knowledge readily available – no payment required

Can This #OpenAccess Publishing Platform Attract Researchers’ Attention? So far, Octopus has seen limited user engagement. But with its thoughtful design and ethical approach, the platform makes a strong case for itself. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

In which I note that OS is a social movement aimed at better aligning "good" & "successful" research - and shoutout @ukrepro.bsky.social, @reproducibilitea.org & our wonderful librarian allies like @openresleeds.bsky.social English version here: open-science-future.zbw.eu/en/shift-tow...

Great @wikipedia.org translation event today led by @yclepit.bsky.social Languages represented: 🇦🇪 Arabic 🇪🇬 Masry 🇳🇬 Igbo 🇰🇷 Korean 🇫🇷 French 🇪🇸 Spanish 🇵🇹 Portuguese 🇰🇪 Gikuyu 🇹🇷 Turkish 🇩🇪 German 🇮🇪 Irish @wikimediauk.bsky.social

🆕 #ResearchCultureUncovered episode! Host @nickshepp.bsky.social chats with @simonhettrick.bsky.social on the #HiddenREF & why ALL research outputs matter. 🎧

This event is running on Wednesday PM and if you or someone you know would like to attend, please do sign up! Open to all and we'd love to have you. leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope... 🌍🌎🌏 World in Translation: Beyond English Wikipedia Online 🌍🌎🌏 @wikimediauk.bsky.social

If you are a native speaker in any language other than English, please come along and help us translate Wikipedia! (Online, Monday 30th July, 2-5pm) leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope... @wikimediauk.bsky.social

Dare you apply for a job with Kate and a moose?👇

Remote Osteoarthritis Peer Mentorship for Socioeconomically Underserved People (RaMIgO) doi.org/10.48785/100... Final project report published today on #wrro funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org ’s Oliver Bird Fund and @versusarthritis.bsky.social

Today Dr Lucy Hinnie @yclepit.bsky.social had to run between venues to talk about Wikimedia @universityofleeds.bsky.social 1. Research Culture Community of Practice 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️💨 2. Open Education: Practice & Policy Learn more about Lucy's Wikimedia residency here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

OER policy and supplement library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1204/le... Officially launched today @universityofleeds.bsky.social 🚀🚀 #OpenEducation

JOB: Research Systems Adviser (Training and Engagement) [Fixed term] jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... Closing Date: Sunday 27 July 2025 Interview Date: Wednesday 13 August 2025

If you are a native speaker in any language other than English, please come along and help us translate Wikipedia! (Online, Monday 30th July, 2-5pm) leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope... @wikimediauk.bsky.social

N8 Statement on sustainable scholarly publishing www.n8research.org.uk/media/N8-Sta...

Can AI train on my openly licensed research? Do I retain copyright if I choose a CC BY license? Why can’t I reuse a figure from my own paper? Get the answers in a webinar with Creative Commons, #EuropePMC & EMBL 🗓️ 9 Jul ⏰ 15:00 UTC 🔗 embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience #AcademicSky 🧪

Here is my report from the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) hosted ECR Metascientist Happy Hour at #metascience2025 which also contains some advice on careers in metascience from myself, Fiona Fidler, Tim Errington of Center for Open Science and James Wilsdon from @RoRInstitute […]

This will not fix the fundamental problem, which is that llms are working as designed, not as marketed. The fact that a scrapped source text has correct information does not change the probabilistic nature of llms text generation. It is still just words to the model, not meaning.

Which is why "For more reliable AI, academics should edit Wikipedia" rdcu.be/ec5uQ @tatjana-baleta.bsky.social

Missed out on the Edinburgh Open Research Conference, or just want to rewatch the talks? No worries - we have you covered! Recordings, slides and abstracts are all available on the EOR journal: journals.ed.ac.uk/eor/issue/vi...

Dive deeper into @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social collections with new tech library.leeds.ac.uk/news/article... @iiif.bsky.social

Whether you’re a lab-based scientist or a dry-lab researcher working with large biomedical datasets, this session is designed to help you future-proof your research and foster better, more reliable science.