Hello wonderful humans! Outwith would like to introduce you to their wonderful friends and research Partners in Participation. Join us on the 8th of October at 4pm to explore some collections, and hear about mental health, creative methods, and a whole bunch more! outwith25.eventbrite.com

Want to learn how? Come along to our all new Research Data Service Workshops: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup....

Check out our recent blog post, it's all about our training programme for the Autumn. Click through for more details and sign up or share with anyone who needs data management training in their lives. libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/datablog/202...

We are about a month away from releasing a complete refresh of the OSF user interface. The team has been working on this for a very long time, and we are very excited to be able to share it soon. A preview picture:

Roll up! Roll up! All new for 2025! Research Data Service Workshops: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup....

Stickers! Who doesn't like stickers? We've made some Open Research and Research Data Management themed stickers to adorn your notebook/laptop/water bottle/whatever else you can (legally and ethically) attach stickers to. We will be giving them away at future events, so look out for them!

If you're in Edinburgh, you'll be familiar with the post-fringe blues. What to do with all the free time?! Well - how about grabbing a cuppa and signing up to Sheffield's online OpenFest? sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...

It's really exciting to see that the fantastic Co-Production Futures Inquiry has published a report outlining many of the challenges facing participatory research - and some of the experimental solutions institutions are trying out! Well worth a read! orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/rep...

New post on the Edinburgh Research Data Blog from Research Data Support Assistant, Keith Munro. They reflect on their experience at the International Conference on Concepts of Library and Information Science (CoLIS), hosted by the University of Strathclyde. edin.ac/4kJo9HE

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...

New blog post from the Research Data Service's Evelyn Williams, who reflects on the recent Edinburgh Open Research Conference, highlighting presentations which resonated with them and pointed to the future of open research culture. edin.ac/4kh4kHi

One of Outwith's Partners (PiPs) is at it again with a great workshop. If you're interested in mixing creativity, participation, and research, why not join Jimmy and the Binks Hub for a Zine making workshop?

Our library director, Jeremy Upton, opens the @edopenresearch.bsky.social Conference 2025. Looking forward to a day dedicated to all things Open Research!

Happy Pride month! It's time to celebrate LGBT+ members of our communities, push for equal rights, and celebrate queer joy! Of course nothing makes us more joyful than openly access datasets with beautiful visualisations, so please check out Our World in Data's LGBT+ Rights section abdn.site/6QfhY

Are you a UoE researcher (or research-adjacent person) or student with a passion for Open Research and reproducibility? The Edinburgh Open Research Initiative are seeking volunteers for a number of exciting new roles (1-2 hours/month commitment, flexible). Sign up: forms.office.com/e/cB8wB93gnb

Since February, the United States government has been decommissioning and deleting vital research datasets. We want to know how these events are impacting your research communities and how your institution is responding. Open to staff & students at UK universities. forms.office.com/e/HfuZ1XQyte

Since February, the United States government has been decommissioning and deleting vital research datasets. We want to know how these events are impacting your research communities and how your institution is responding. Open to staff & students at UK universities. forms.office.com/e/HfuZ1XQyte

Latest Edinburgh Open Research newsletter is out today, featuring details of the upcoming Open Research Conference; a pair of events from CAHSS and the Participatory Research Network; as well as updates on a new O.R. Statement and a new CoARA Action Plan. Sign up for newsletter: edin.ac/3MU36Bq

One of Outwith's "PiPS" (Partners in Participation), the Binks Hub, is co-organising a fantastic event alongside their partners Take Note www.wetakenote.org and the Centre for Families and Relationships www.crfr.ac.uk Learn more and sign up! edin.ac/4iKT7ht

Worried about the current US administration's impact on research? Robin Rice's blog post details efforts by the Data Rescue Project in saving important research data that could be lost amidst cuts to funding and topics that are deemed antithetical to the administration's ideology. edin.ac/3EwlbY0

We've just been given a heads up of a wonderful event coming up next Wednesday (30th April, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm) - this UKRN has a webinar focusing on checks for reproducibility in academic research looks very interesting! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Good news - the programme is ready! Take a peek at what we have in store at #EORC25 and don't forget to sign up online or in person. Programme library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... In Person eor2025.eventbrite.co.uk Online eor2025-online.eventbrite.co.uk

We're pleased to announce that the programme for the 2025 iteration of the Open Research Conference is now online! These fantastic talks address an array of perspectives and consider the challenges facing Open Research, and the paths to overcome them. Programme: edin.ac/4i1P2F7

Are you co-producing research with communities of place, interest or experience in Scotland? You can now contribute to our PhD student's research by sharing your experiences of research co-production through an online, qualitative survey. DM for info! More here: binks-hub.ed.ac.uk/research/exp...

We're really lucky today - we get to yell about a fantastic participatory research project not once - but twice! Empowered Journeys is explores representations of breast cancer surgery through the lens of lived experience. Sarah, The Hopeful Woman, 2024 © Sarah Browne, 2024

Our copyright officer, Eugen, has drafted a write up of the UK Government's consultation on copyright and AI. Suffice to say, it is felt that there is work to be done! Read the full post -

Did you know the University of Edinburgh library has its own publishing platform dedicated to Open Access research? You do now! Edinburgh Diamond offers free publishing services to support Diamond Open Access books and journals created by University of Edinburgh academics, staff and students. (1/2)

Did you know that Research Data Support has it’s own blog? Even better - we just posted a new post! This one is from Keith, who highlights one of the more unusual datasets from DataShare (the research data repository). This set features, erm, videos of people not moving. https://buff.ly/3QiYLLY

Do you remember the fantastic talk by Frankie Vale at last years Citizen Science Showcase? We do! If you happen to be in London, you can catch up on her project by visiting her amazing co-curated exhibition! Tickers available on Eventbrite -

[1/3] This week, we'll be meeting our Research Data Services Team - through the lens of the unnervingly stylish Simon Smith [he/him]. Simon is one of the key Research Data Support Officers, often found roaming the University offering training and guidance how to manage your data.

As part of our team introductions, we'd like to introduce Monika Barrera (she/her) our Research Information Systems Support Assistant! She joined Research Information Systems in 2022 where she is the first point of contact for the team, triaging queries and requests, providing user support and more!

Not to brag (but to brag - we did wait a week after setting these accounts up...), did you know that Library Research Support is an award-winning team, and won a 2024 Times Higher Education award for Outstanding Library Team? Here are some of the team accepting the award #ProudLibrarians

We have had some really fantastic submissions for the Edinburgh Open Research Conference, 2025 - but we are keen for more! What OR Barriers do you face? How have you overcome them? Send us your submission by Midnight Wednesday 12th of February on the webform: https://buff.ly/3Cjcuzb

Hello and welcome to one of our new Library Research Support socials! Follow us to keep up to date with news, updates, and activities from our team. In the coming weeks, we'll be introducing all of our teams and what we do - along with a few of our team members!