Breaking: Research Excellence Framework director to step down in April. Former director Kim Hackett returning to oversee strategy while successor to Rebecca Fairbairn is found. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Very sad to see Rebecca Fairbairn leaving the REF Director role. She's navigated with aplomb through some very tricky times 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/stateme...

This is how to convert from a for-profit Big Deal to an equitable, but professionalised, diamond OA system! @theblochian.bsky.social and I dreamed of this scale when we launched @openlibhums.org Now, she has done it. Consortial funding, at scale. Now over to the library community to support it.

We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...

Very sad to hear Dr Paul Ayris has passed away. He was a great champion of libraries and open access, hugely influential, and very supportive of us at #ebookSOS. A great loss to the library and research communities. www.leru.org/news/in-memo...

Opinion: REF after the pause: politics and a quiet retreat on culture. Changes risk reinforcing “extreme myopia” on traditional research outputs, write Simon Hettrick, Gemma Derrick, James Baker and Ola Thomson. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

DISCLOSURE: "Guest Post – Taxonomy of Delegation: How GAIDeT Reframes AI Transparency in Science, an Interview with Yana Suchikova" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/30/g... Generative AI Delegation Taxonomy enables researchers to disclose the use of generative AI in an honest and transparent way.

#HiddenREF here is the Slido link for today #Hiddenref2025… so if you are online and want to ask a question… pop over to sli.do

#HiddenREF some of the issues…

Day 2 of the #HiddenREF festival is starting here in Birmingham and online via zoom. Follow the #HiddenREF here or on LinkedIn

REF at a crossroads: revamp or get rid? Pause intensifies debate on whether exercise is QR’s essential defence or outdated policy’s “monster”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Excellent address by the Uni of Liverpool's Natalie Wallis at #HiddenREF festival (@hiddenref.bsky.social). Report to follow. In the meantime, here's something Wallis wrote for @resprofnews.bsky.social recently on non-traditional research outputs: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

After the intro from @jwbaker.bsky.social @hiddenref.bsky.social #HiddenREF we have Liverpool DOTs with Natalie Wallis… and so DOTs that is Diverse Output Types… so another name for Non Traditional Outputs… Liverpool have a team to support and promote their development!

The #HiddenREF 2025 Festival is ready to kick off. On-site registration opens in 15 minutes - we are ready for you. hidden-ref.org/the-festival... Live posting here and on LinkedIn so follow the #HiddenREF hashtag. And even if you won't be here in Bjam... we are hoping to live stream tomorrow!

The RAAAP-4 survey is now live. clemson.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... if you are an #RMA (Research Manager and Administrator) please do take this international triennial survey to help us better understand our profession! Read more at sites.google.com/view/raaap

A nice reminder that Wellcome has been very active in open science (a bit small, sorry!). #OASPA2025

🆕 Discover the complexities of Research Management and Administration (RMA) in the latest #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast episode! 🔎 @hallged.bsky.social and @simonkerridge.bsky.social explore RMA's broad scope, career pathways, and global gender balance. buff.ly/86bYjeN #RMA #ResearchCulture

Another post on a chapter from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... on #RMA in Portugal, by Cláudia Barbosa et al.

Chapter #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of #RMA www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... - Research Management and Administration in Italy by Valentina Romano, Annalisa Albanesi, Danilo Zumbo, Mirella Collini, Adele Del Bello, Daniela Grisi, and Francesca Mura.

Another chapter #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... looks at #RMA in Ireland by John Donovan, Susie Cullinane, Doris Alexander, Peter Scott, and Jean van Sinderen-Law.

Another chapter from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at Research Management and Administration in France Eleonora Zuolo, Géraldine Sauty and Sandra Mereu.

This joke might be too esoteric but I'll give it a try: What did Euclid say when Dante asked about his bronzed complexion? tan cos sin

Here I am, tired but excited to be speaking at the Bodleian Library! The panel was recorded so I’ll be able to share soon #OpenAccess

As you wind down for the weekend, can you take 5 minutes to share your Journal Checker Tool experience? Our survey is quick but makes a HUGE impact on improving the JCT for you. 🔗 coalitions.typeform.com/JCT-survey-2... Thank you! 🙏 #JournalCheckerTool #Plan_S #OpenAccess

Metascience is shaping research worldwide, and #Metascience2025 will be our most ambitious gathering yet. Registrations are now OPEN! metascience.info/registration/ Join 650+ experts for three days of debate, discovery & new ideas. Speakers include ⬇️

Another chapter from #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at Research Management and Administration in Germany by Paul Winkler, Jens-Peter Krüger, & Katrin Steinack

earma.org/conferences/... Join us Wednesday at the INORMS Congress in Madrid to learn more about the RAPIDS (Research Administration Professional IDentity Values Scale) tool individuals and organizations can use to learn about the personalities, skills, values, and beliefs of Research Administrators

Another post on a chapter from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at Research Management and Administration in Finland by Jaana Backman, Soile Haverinen, and Ella Bingham

Over 3250 signatures now and still rising. One more week to go.

Let us hope it goes as well as previous wars on nouns.

It matters that scientists speak out against what is being done to US science. Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics". Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about". We need to sound the alarm. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn. It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.

Another post on the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at #RMA in Denmark by John Westensee, Annedorte Vad, Olaf Svenningsen, and Jan Andersen - all #RMA legends!

Musk row forces Royal Society ‘to consider what it stands for’. Society president summons fellows to meeting, following calls to expel billionaire Trump ally. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

Now over 2700 signatories and still rising. Please keep sharing.

More than 500 signatures added in the past 24 hrs. Please keep signing and sharing.

Now almost 550 signatures - please keep signing and sharing.

Another post on a chapter from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at #RMA in Austria by Bruno Woeran, Elisabeth Denk, and Michael Parik.

Working with @researchconsulting.bsky.social, @jisc.bsky.social has today published "Open data about research management: a landscape review", outlining the current status of open data about research management in the UK.

🔬 Open Data About Research Management 📊 Just published: Our new @jisc.bsky.social report reveals exciting opportunities in open data about research management in the UK. Insights for researchers, universities, funders, and policymakers. Full report: www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/open...

Another post on a chapter from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at #RMA in the Western Balkans by Sinisa Marcic & Anđela Pepić

Focus on a chapter from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at Research Management and Administration in Slovenia by Primož Petek, Tjaša Baloh, & Vanda Baloh

Executive Officer vacancy in my team starting salary £37,999 rising to £45,163 Working across Research and Innovation Services at @uniofbath.bsky.social to support department leadership team Looking for organised, flexible and proactive. No week will look the same. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

Anyone want to come and work with me?? www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/CC12411

At a time where Diamond #openaccess is gaining traction in Europe and the Netherlands, and where the Dutch Research Council (NWO) issued a call to support flips of journals, this guide, written by my wonderful library colleagues, comes at the right time: zenodo.org/records/1465...

Happy to announce Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences (MORPHSS) -- a three-year research project to explore the possibilities of openness within HSS disciplines. www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/morp...

Another post from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at Research Management and Administration in Romania by Tibor Toro, Dezső Szenkovics, and Szilvia Varga

Another post on a chapter from the #OpenAccess Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World www.emerald.com/insight/publ... - this week www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-... looks at Research Management and Administration in Poland by Zygmunt Krasiński and Cyprian Tomasik

Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations: