Joined today, virtually, the Focus on Open Science event held in Budapest by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in the global Focus on Open Science series of webinars. The theme was 'AI in Research and Libraries: Driving Quality through Open Science'. I spoke about the 10th anniversary of UCL Press.

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of UCL's Small Press collections. UCL has collected widely in this area of independent radical publishing to preserve the outputs of these activities. The collections comprise 4,500 periodicals and 20,000 pamphlets. Watch a new celebratory video at lnkd.in/eAhT7M6t.

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian & Sudanese archaeology in UCL is one of the largest of such collections anywhere. It holds the world's oldest woven garment, a 'dress' which is 5,000 years old. Discover more at faces-of-ucl.transistor.fm/episodes/epi..., led by UCL's President & Provost Michael Spence.

The theme for Open Access Week 2025 was “Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Citizen Science provides a powerful lens to assess how knowledge is co-produced with communities. The recording for this UCL Open Science webinar is now available. See blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/.... @uclopenscience.bsky.social

2026 will be the 200th anniversary of the foundation of UCL (University College London). 3 Open Access volumes have been commissioned from UCL Press on student life, UCL research, and the architecture of UCL's buildings. See www.ucl.ac.uk/about/ucls-b... for further details. All to appear in 2026.

Prejudice in Power (www.ucl.ac.uk/prejudice-in...) is a programme responding to UCL’s historic role in promoting eugenics. An exhibition has been installed by UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) in the Student Centre, with a Digital Exhibition - see www.ucl.ac.uk/prejudice-in...

UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) issues its 2023/24 Annual Report. See www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/about-...

Professor Muki Haklay, UCL Geography, talking on competencies at today's UCL Citizen Science Community event, organised by the UCL Open Science Office. This first event is designed to build pan-UCL networks and to further embed Citizen Science and participative Science into the UCL research agenda.

www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/clarity... Too important a question to be left unanswered...

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

More than food for thought... www.timeshighereducation.com/news/gender-...

BBC News - Exam writers make claim against Cambridge University Press - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Season 1 of UCL Press Play is now available online at uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl... - free to view. The series illustrates Jeremy Bentham's very liberal views of same sex relationships and spotlights current UCL research in these areas.

Looking for some great teaching videos & podcasts about Jeremy Bentham, the 'greatest good' and human sexuality, or just want to be a more informed human? These 5 resources are for you: 1/2

UCL Press Play has released the final episode of The Greatest Good. Professor Bob Mills explores the legend & cult of St. Wilgefortis in medieval Europe, who was represented as a non-binary figure. See uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl.... Series 2 on neurodivergence will be released in 2025.

The Australian approach to national Open Access www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/there-v...

Discover, share, and connect at the inaugural event for the Citizen Science community at UCL! Whether you’re actively engaged in citizen science or just curious, this gathering on 9 Dec (10-13) for UCL staff and students will expand your knowledge and network. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-citize...

UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos & podcasts on UCL’s sector-leading research. Episode 4: Dr Luciano Rila, UCL Department of Mathematics, examines the UK’s first university-affiliated Gaysoc, founded at UCL in 1972. See uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl...

Celebrating the 2nd UCL Open Science Awards. For further details, see: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

Peer review under scrutiny www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/beware-...

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dutch-f... An important pilot project by the Dutch research funder NWO - an attempt to move the discussions around Diamond OA journals into practical examples of this new publishing model.

UCL Open Science Awards 2024. Great to celebrate with our prize winners today! Congratulations to all winners and those commended, from 50+ applications. See: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

The second episode of The Greatest Good from @UCLpress Play is out! Prof. Philip Schofield hosts Dr @JonathanGalton (@UCLSocRes), to explore his research into the perceived political tension on the progressive left between queerness and Islam: listen free: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl...

Great Open Science webinar today with UCL (University College London) & The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), exploring differences in culture in the UK & China to Open Science developments. We identified ways forward for both China and the British Isles. Recording at vimeo.com/1022051234?s...

Join this event for OA week on 22 Oct.: Chapter XLIV: Focus on Open Science Hong Kong, organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the UCL Office for Open Science, UCL Press, & SKS Knowledge Services. 310 registrations already received! Details at scholarly.events/chapter-xliv...

Don't miss out on registering for our next Focus on Open Science event from UCL with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, supported by SKS. 285 registrations to date - come and join us on 22 October! FREE registration at the end of vimeo.com/1017860947

Citizen scientists will be needed to meet global water quality goals | UCL News - UCL – University College London. See lnkd.in/eKdx6y9K

A new event with UCL and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Focus on Open Science explains how researchers in Hong Kong, China, and the UK adopt common efforts to make research more transparent and collaborative (registration button at the end of the video - click below). vimeo.com/1017860947

UCL acquires two rare Jeremy Bentham mourning rings | UCL – University College London. lnkd.in/eQRWbat8

UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos and podcasts featuring aspects of UCL’s sector-leading research, and casting light on the contribution UCL makes to society. See uclpress.co.uk/introducing-... for our film and podcasts, on the Benthamite theme of 'The Greatest Good'.

Join us on 22 Oct. 2024, at 08.00 BST (09.00 CEST, 15.00 HKT) for an Open Science webinar by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the UCL Office for Open Science, & UCL Press, supported by SKS. Register now for free and see the Programme at scholarly.events/chapter-xliv...

www.theguardian.com/science/2024... Real works of art in a museum stimulate the brain in a way that is 10 times stronger than looking at a poster.

UCL Open Science & Scholarship Award Winners 2024! See blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/.... 50+ entries from across UCL! Awards being presented on 23 Oct. in International Open Access Week. Full list of events at blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

A recital not to be missed from The Gesualdo Six - a feast of medieval and Renaissance music for the heart and the soul www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024... Never a truer word...

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/publ... A perceptive analysis of the (troubled) relationships between authors, publishers and AI

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/spanish... Spanish Rector alleged to have created a 'citation factory' to boost reputation

www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/coopera... A vehement academic Yes for Open Access monographs

Honoured to give the final paper at the launch today of 'Intelligent Computing for Cultural Heritage'. I extolled the benefits of Open Access monographs, using UCL Press as a case study.