It's the final day of our Advent Calendar ✨🎄 Thanks for joining us for this little tradition, we hope you found something informative, insightful, or inspiring! 🌟 Open the final door 👉 buff.ly/mqrIPaQ You can view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/uta70mG

It's day 24 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ As we approach the end of the year, take a look at what we have planned for 2026 🌟 buff.ly/mqrIPaQ You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/uta70mG (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

UCL is now closed for the winter break - we'll be back on Monday 5th January 🌟 Our usual channels won't be monitored during this time but if you need support during the closure period, help is available: buff.ly/KnO5SAD Thank you for all your support in 2025, and we hope you have a peaceful break🎄

It's day 23 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ This is one to save for the new year 🌟 buff.ly/mqrIPaQ You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/uta70mG (Image by James Tye on UCL imagestore)

It's day 22 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Take a look behind today's door 👉 buff.ly/mqrIPaQ You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/uta70mG (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

It's day 21 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ The image gives a clue, but you can find out more by opening today's door 👉 buff.ly/mqrIPaQ You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/uta70mG (Image from UCL Press website)

It's day 20 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Take a moment to explore what's behind today's door 👉 buff.ly/mqrIPaQ You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/uta70mG (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

We are extremely saddened, and our thoughts are with Paul’s family and friends. Paul was always advocating open and accessible knowledge, and was instrumental in the founding of this office. He had a profound impact on Open Science worldwide, and we are determined to continue the path he set.

It's day 19 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Find out what's behind today's door 👉 buff.ly/mqrIPaQ You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/uta70mG (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

Day 18 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Find something appropriate for the season of generosity behind today's door 🤗 buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image AI-generated using prompts from Christine Daoutis)

We're enjoying these updates from UCL's Teaching and Learning services and Copyright teams buff.ly/PnZeVQv There's a section about the brilliant Text and Data Mining event which took place in November and was very insightful 💡 @christined.bsky.social

Day 17 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ You might want to open this door before you use any AI tools today 👀https://buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Yevhen Buzuk from Pixabay)

Festive Bentham! I had a look in the papers and discovered this gem from his tutor at Oxford in 1760, allowing that yes, young Jeremy would get to go home for the Christmas holidays. transcribe-bentham.ucl.ac.uk/td/JB/537/05...

Day 16 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Today's door contains a treat you can listen to 🎧 buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore, edited using Canva)

Day fifteen of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Find out what's behind today's door 👉 app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=... You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/... (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

Day 14 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Let's pretend it's snowing and take a look behind today's door ❄️ buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

Day 13 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Will you discover inspiration behind today's door? buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Alejandro Salinas Lopez on UCL imagestore)

Happy Friday! Recordings and slides are now available from Open and Engaged Conference 2025: "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Here is the link to the collection of fantastic talks and presentations. #OpenEngaged doi.org/10.22020/dgz...

It's day 12 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Find an update for UCL authors behind today's door 👉 app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=... You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/... (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

In November, we hosted a satellite event to tie in with #OAI14 focused on Open Infrastructure. As expected, there was much insightful discussion to go away and reflect on 💭💬 Read the write-up on our latest blog post 👉 buff.ly/sPUswSc (Image by Alejandro Salinas Lopez on UCL imagestore)

It's day 11 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Take a look behind today's door 👉 buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/bRwm4Fc (Image by Lidia from Pixabay)

It's day 10 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Don't forget to open today's door! buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉https://buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by James Tye on UCL imagestore)

CFP: 'Difficult Collections' Special issue of 'Paper Trails' @uclpress.bsky.social. Focus on challenges of working with troubling heritage collections (colonialism, eugenics, representation, etc). Proposals: 31/01/26; Submissions: 31/05/26. Details: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll... #GLAM ##HistorySky

It's day 9 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Take a moment and open today's door to discover something which may inform or inspire you 🔎 buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉https://buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

Applications for The Research Institute for Collections (RIC) 2026 fellowships are now open! RIC offers funded opportunities to conduct research using our archives and manuscripts, rare printed collections, records, and museum #collections. To learn more and apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/research-ins...

It's day 8 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ See what's behind today's door! app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=... You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/... (Image AI-generated using prompts from Christine Daoutis)

It's day 7 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Don't miss today's door! buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Alejandro Salinas Lopez on UCL imagestore.)

It's day 6 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Find a useful resource for research integrity behind today's door📝 buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

It's day 5 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ What a gift we have for you (well, UCL authors) behind today's door buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also view an accessible version of the content on our blog buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Alejandro Salinas Lopez on UCL imagestore)

It's day 4 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Find a treat from UCL Press today buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also see an accessible version of the content on our blog buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

It's day 3 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ What's behind today's door? Follow this link and find out buff.ly/bRwm4Fc You can also see an accessible version of the content on our blog buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image AI-generated using prompts from Christine Daoutis)

It's day 2 of our Advent Calendar of Research Support ✨ Take a look behind today's door buff.ly/bRwm4Fc Find an accessible version of the content on our blog buff.ly/HYVp2IM (Image by Mary Hinkley on UCL imagestore)

It's time for this year's Advent Calendar of Research Support at UCL🎄✨ Open the first door today👉 buff.ly/bRwm4Fc We will share the link to the calendar each day, and we will also update our blog with an accessible version which you can find here 👉 buff.ly/HYVp2IM

Are you aware of the CARE principles for Indigenous Data Governance?📑 www.gida-global.org/care These principles provide guidance for handling data when working with indigenous or marginalised communities. (Graphic from www.gida-global.org/care)

UCL Postgraduate Students 🔉 Concerned, confused or interested in anything related to Copyright? Join this upcoming session which will cover different areas including intellectual property and AI considerations. 🗓️1st December, 3 - 4:20pm 📍Online Find out more and register 👉 buff.ly/xFofepu

A six-step checklist to help you protect your authorship from @timeshighered.bsky.social · #AcademicSky · #ECRs

We're excited to share a recent addition to the citizen science projects at UCL 📃✨ The Big Toilet Project is the world’s largest toilet training study, aiming to understand the most effective toilet training methods for children, their carers, and the environment 🌍 @markmiodownik.bsky.social

Have you met UCL's new copyright mascot, Colin the Copyright Literacy Nerd? Drop by the IoE Library entrance on 25 November, 11 am – 2 pm, to say hello and see a demo of UCL’s new copyright game, Copyright for Humans💡✨ (Image AI-generated by Microsoft Copilot with prompts from Christine Daoutis)

Working our way through this fantastic selection of articles, recordings and upcoming events 💡✨

#OAI14 has now come to a close. Over 500 individuals signed in to join sessions during the week. All the recordings will be available at oai.events/oai14/ going forwards. 5 watch parties have been organised to study the talks in greater depth - see oai.events/oai14/satell... for details.

To link into #OAI14, we will be hosting an in-person satellite event on the theme 'Open Infrastructure' ✨ With excerpts from the conference, local speakers and an opportunity for networking. 🗓️ 27 Nov, 1 - 4pm 📍UCL Bloomsbury Campus Register here 👉https://buff.ly/F2qJOKX

From infant dreams to nightmares, take a deep dive into the strange world of sleep and the brain with the latest episode of UCL Press Play. Get exclusive insights from Professor Dagmara Dimitriou's two decades of research. Listen now: uclpress.co.uk/podcast/why-...

UCL PhD researchers, do you know about the Introduction to Research Support and Integrity course? 📝💻 Introducing you to UCL's research support teams and services, outlining research integrity principles ✨ 17 November, 9:30am - 4:20pm 🗓️ Online 📍 Find out more and register 👉 buff.ly/E5WmxqZ

How many preregistered studies end up in the file drawer? 🗂️ Join us to find out from Eline Ensinck at the next ReproducibiliTea! 📅Nov 25, 3pm GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/are-prereg... @tabeasch.bsky.social @reproducibilitea.org @uclopenscience.bsky.social @ukrepro.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social

UCL staff or student undertaking Text and Data Mining activities? Join the upcoming ‘Copyright considerations in TDM’ training session to discover how to navigate copyright issues. 🗓️ 12.11.25 📍 IoE Library Register 👉 library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4430020 (Image by storyset on Freepik)

In case you missed our #OAWeek webinar, or wanted to watch it again (there was a lot to process!), the full recording is now available ✨ Find it via our latest blog post 👉 buff.ly/jkI0ffa

It's Halloween! 🎃 UCL Staff and Students - does the thought of a data management plan keep you up at night? Fear not! The RDM team have some training sessions coming up which are guaranteed to leave you feeling less spooked 👻 🗓️4.11📍Science Library 🗓️13.11📍Online Register 👉 buff.ly/oXTBuVd

UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards ceremony took place last week🏆🎉 It was fantastic to celebrate the exceptional work happening in Open Science across UCL 📔📈💻 Read our blog post about the ceremony, with a short overview of each of the award-winning projects 👉 buff.ly/Q7RFcRu

Towards 100% open access: embracing complexity and building trust Lara Speicher shares reflections from #OASPA2025 on why trust, diversity and collaboration are key. 🔗 bit.ly/4oLp5h3 #OASPA2025 #OpenAccess

#ComingSoon: Beautiful Minds, the second season of UCL Press Play 🎧 Uncover facts about the mind as our expert speakers challenge misconceptions, clear up common myths and propose strategies for making our society more inclusive. Learn more: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl...