We’re pleased to share that submissions are now open for Open Fest 2026 - taking place online, 15–18 September 2026. Theme: People and Place: how openness is shaped by communities, cultures, and contexts and how these, in turn, shape us. Find out more and submit your proposal: lnkd.in/ecQxMreu

Join us in Sheffield or online on Tuesday 14 April - travel bursaries are available! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/developing...

Thrilled to announce Sheffield's collaboration with brilliant colleagues @casdarnetwork.bsky.social, @researchdataall.bsky.social Data Stewards Career Tracks Working Group, @step-up.bsky.social , and @uclopenscience.bsky.social on two hybrid workshops in April: co-creating data steward personas.

🥳 The call for papers for OpenFest 2026 is now live! It's OpenFest's 5th birthday this year, and we can't wait to read your proposals on this year's theme: "People and Place". Read the full call and find the online submission form at the link below: sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...

🏅There's still time to submit your entries to our FAIR Data and Software Awards! The competition closes next Friday 17 April - read the full guidelines and find the link to the submission form on our webpages 👇

Beautiful three days in Glasgow! Lots and lots of takeaways, friendships and wooden spoons from #UKSG2026 ✨

Announcing UKRN & FAIRsharing’s FIRM project, a UK-wide community effort creating a transparent, sector‑wide approach to applying FAIR Principles in institutional repositories. ORP partners: ukrn.org/partner-institutions  Web: www.ukrn.org/fair-institu... Blog: www.ukrn.org/2026/03/13/d...

✍️ Thanks to @whiteroseuc.bsky.social for featuring our work to improve contributor recognition practices on their blog! "Naming every contribution: Sheffield’s approach to fairer research recognition": whiterose.ac.uk/news/naming-...

📣To celebrate 10 years of the FAIR Principles, we're launching the FAIR Data and Software Awards to showcase FAIR in practice across different disciplines & research contexts, and recognise Sheffield staff demonstrating best practice in making digital research FAIR: sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...

We are very pleased to have received the 2025 SIPS Commendations for our ReproducibiliTea reading lists rpt-rl.netlify.app and ReproducibiliTea podcast soundcloud.com/reproducibil... ✨

A bold step for open research 🟨🟪👣 Wellcome has joined the Barcelona Declaration. A big move from one of the world’s leading research funders. With persistent identifiers and open metadata policies, they’re helping shift how research is recognized and rewarded. 🔗 wellcome.org/news/wellcom...

I can finally share my plans to launch my own consulting/advocacy organisation focussed on preprints, trust in research and improving academic culture! Introducing Rippling Ideas: www.linkedin.com/pulse/introd...

📢 Our new study challenges the prevailing narrative that a few commercial publishers dominate global scholarly publishing! Read the preprint: Beyond the oligopoly: Scholarly journal publishing landscapes in Latin America and Europe. doi.org/10.31235/osf...

🔹 New episode of the ReproducibiliTea Podcast 🔹 Sarah Sauvé and William Ngiam @willngiam.bsky.social chat to Josh de Leeuw @joshdeleeuw.bsky.social from Vassar College and the creator of jsPsych @jspsych.org. 🎧Listen now: soundcloud.com/reproducibil...

Understanding open science @unesco.org doi.org/10.54677/UTC...

My very first guest appearance on a podcast with @tieke.bsky.social and others on research and Indigenous rangatahi. Thanks Queen and @reproducibilitea.org for the opportunity

▶️ New episode of the ReproducibiliTea podcast Why is Indigenous health research so crucial, especially for adolescents? What are the systemic challenges researchers face, and how can we push for openness, transparency, and equity in health research? 🎧 Listen now: soundcloud.com/reproducibil...

Indirect costs at the NIH – a good explainer from @stuartbuck.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/goodscie...

NIH intramural researchers are being told they're not allowed to post preprints. To raise awareness of the vast research affected, and show support for our colleagues, we're making a thread of past NIH IRP preprints. ✴️ 1 like/repost == 1 preprint ✴️ ‼️Please share‼️ https://buff.ly/3PTy6oL

On today at 3pm!

🔍 Paid opportunity with FORRT! Join us to expand the world’s largest replication database. Supported by @cos.io, we seek researchers to input entries, validate data, and support #OpenScience - 100% remotely. 🌐 Apply now! bit.ly/fred_apply #ResearchJobs

Check out our new #OpenResearch Hub, launched this morning researchculture.leeds.ac.uk/open-researc...

It’s finally time to say #PhDDone! A journey full of highs and lows. A journey well worth the risk, and one I’ll forever be grateful for! Thanks to everyone I’ve crossed paths with, for every experience that brought me closer to this finish line! ☀️

FYI @dorkatamas.bsky.social (and Chris, not on BlueSky afaik) produced our #OpenResearch case studies at UoL leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2022/12/09/o...

The new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation open access policy will go into effect in January 2025. This policy mandates preprints for all grantees, encourages preprint peer review, and removes funding for APCs. Join us for a Q&A on the new policy. https://buff.ly/477cPQ7

Started an #OpenResearch list. Please suggest accounts to add bsky.app/profile/did:...

Are you an early-career researcher looking to contribute to an #openscience initiative? ReproducibiliTea @reproducibilitea.bsky.social is looking for passionate volunteers to help build our grassroots community-based initiative. Announcement details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Happening tomorrow in Geneva & online! All are welcome - whether you've just heard of #openscience & have no idea what it means or you're a seasoned pro, you're welcome to join us from anywhere via Zoom. DM for the link or check more details/other events on the @reproducibilitea.org calendar! ⚡

🔵New Episode of the ReproducibiliTea Podcast🔵 @willngiam.bsky.social is joined by Jamie Moffa, a doctoral student in systems neuroscience. Jamie has been thinking and working in the science communication space, especially via the In Plain English podcast. soundcloud.com/reproducibil...

Preprints boost research visibility, but institutional recognition is still lagging. To celebrate #OpenAccessWeek, ASAPbio Fellows Josie Otto, Queen Saikia, Lamis Elkheir, Melissa Chim, and ASAPbio's @jacoates.bsky.social share key recommendations for improving preprint policies in academia!

✨In honour of #OpenAccessWeek, we are thrilled to share our white paper outlining key recommendations for adoption and recognition of #preprints during graduation, hiring and beyond! 👉Read more zenodo.org/records/1398...

New Episode of the ReproducibiliTea Podcast! @qsaikia.bsky.social and @willngiam.bsky.social are joined by @jacoates.bsky.social from @asapbio.bsky.social to discuss how preprints and preprint review can accelerate science! soundcloud.com/reproducibil... #OpenScience #metasci #academicsky

The ReproducibiliTea podcast is back! In our first episode, @helenagellersen.bsky.social and @willngiam.bsky.social chat with @nafisajadavji.bsky.social and Nele Haelterman from @repro4everyone.bsky.social about their efforts to provide training on reproducibility. soundcloud.com/reproducibil...

Ten simple rules for successful and sustainable African research collaborations: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Meet the ASAPbio Fellows! Queen Saikia is a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds, UK, and co-organizer of the Leeds ReproducibiliTea journal club, which promotes discussions on Open Research across several disciplines.

Want to support alternative publishing and peer review models? Come check out @asapbio.bsky.social crowd reviews.  How does it work? Crowds asynchronously review a chosen preprint once a month (10 papers/year). Reviews are posted to @prereview.bsky.social allowing ORCiD recognition for reviews.

Funding available! ASAPbio welcomes applications for support in converting existing journal clubs into preprint review clubs! buff.ly/3Siw6bC #ECR #preprint #preprints #research #science #publishing #OpenScience #RecognizingPreprintReview #PeerReview #PreprintReview

📢 If you are based in Asia and want to contribute to improving research assessment around the world 🌏, consider joining the DORA Steering Committee! Self-nominations for this role are due May 31, 2024 🗓. sfdora.org/2024/05/01/d...

📢 New DORA case study! Explore how U. of Glasgow implemented a values-based research strategy and implemented an academic promotion process that: ➡ Recognized collegiality and open research ➡ Introduced parity of merit between research outputs and societal impact sfdora.org/case-study/u...

This week #ProjectTARA proudly launched #Reformscape, an online tool where you can explore and share approaches to implement responsible #ResearchAssessment for hiring, promotion and tenure at academic institutions. Explore it here: sfdora.org/reformscape/ Introductory video: youtu.be/IklEMsuTleA