We're nearly there, and we've nearly sold out our in person spaces for this years Open Research Conference. If you'd still like to join us though, we would love for you to join us online - all the talks will be broadcast live. Register here:

Congratulations to Adam Crymble, Sarah Fox,Rachel Rich and Lisa Smith! Their new #OpenAccess book, The King's Dinner: Family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820 published yesterday! Read and download free: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin...

⏳Just over a week to go until the #OIPA2026 symposium! There's still time to register to attend in person or online. 📆 Thu 18 Jun ⏰️ 10am-5pm 📍 Sussex & online 💰 Free for all 👩‍💻 Full programme: oipauk.org/news-events-... 💸 Apply for a travel bursary: oipauk.org/2026/05/28/t... #OpenAccess

Most of the presentation slides, write-ups and recordings from #LDNOpenFest26 are now on the Open@UCL blog. Whether you would like a recap or missed any of the sessions, we hope you find this a useful resource. Have a browse now: buff.ly/KNTAhXz #OpenScience #ResearchCulture #ResearchSupport

🚨 NEW RESOURCES! Head over to #CopimCompass to discover new content on the Knowledge Bases and Library Success Stories sections 🧭 Where can I publish a book open access without (necessarily) paying a fee? 👉 buff.ly/z79au3r Stories of Open 👉 buff.ly/BwdH7sO

📢 Submissions for this year’s UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards are now open! These awards are a chance to celebrate the fantastic work in Open Science and Scholarship taking place across #UCL 🏆 Find out more and apply or nominate: buff.ly/LeISQpB (Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash)

(How) can pre-registration serve the needs of qualitative research communities? Check out our entry for Practice #21 in the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS: Pre-registering qualitative research ⬇️ #OpenAHSS #OpenResearch #Pre-reg

#UCL staff and students 🔉 There's still time to register for the next Data Management Plan workshop. 📆 Monday 8 June, 10 to 11:50am 📍 Online The session will cover expectations of UCL and external funding agencies, support available at UCL, and FAIR data principles 👩‍💻 Register: buff.ly/defB5iC

Our latest newsletter is out: buff.ly/IldvQwY It features a range of training sessions, blog posts, resources, and an exciting announcement: Applications and nominations for this year's Open Science and Scholarship Awards are now open! 🏆 ✨ Apply or nominate: buff.ly/LeISQpB #OpenScience #Awards

For the latest instalment in our Spotlight series, we spoke with @banazjalil.bsky.social Throughout her career to date, Banaz has contributed significantly to the engagement with #OpenResearch practices, across the #UCL community and beyond. Read about her brilliant work: buff.ly/ASmHrP1

If you missed our 'Open Access Publishing in Practice' session, with a number of brilliant authors sharing their insights, you can now read a full summary on our blog: 👉 uolpress.co.uk/2026/05/open... @uclopenscience.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social #LDNOpenFest26 #OpenAccess

Blog incoming but here's a link for those who'd like to watch the full recording of our #OpenAccess in Practice session: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvyZ... Thanks again to everyone who took part! Incl @philippagrand.bsky.social @paulakennedy.bsky.social @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social! #LDNOpenFest26

We're currently collating all the recordings and write-ups from #LDNOpenFest💡 In the meantime, we have published a write-up of the 'Careers in Open Science' session, in which four experts shared experience and advice for pursuing a career in this area. Read on our blog: buff.ly/Ds3yVQG

#UCL staff and students 🔉 Are you interested in #bibliometrics but unsure where to start? Consider joining this in-person training session which will cover all you need to know. Wednesday 3 June, 1pm - 3:50pm Register: buff.ly/2KuXu1i #ResearchImpact #ResearchCulture

📢 Call for applications: Global Engagement Funds & Strategic Partner Funds 2026/27 Apply by 19 June to build or grow international collaborations at @ucl.ac.uk. GEF: www.ucl.ac.uk/global/fundi... Partner Funds: www.ucl.ac.uk/global/fundi... More partner funds open in autumn 2026.

Don't know how we've only just discovered this account. Such a good idea to collate and share open research events in one place 👇

Available now 👇 Looks like a fantastic resource

Are you a student in London with a collection of printed or handwritten materials you’re proud of? Apply for the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize by 25 May for a chance to win £600! Photo: stamp album covers from Penny James’ collection, 2025’s runner up. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...

We’re delighted to announce that Between Feast and Famine: Food, Health, and the History of Ghana’s Long Twentieth Century by John Nott has been shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society’s First Book Prize 2026. More details: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-ti...

Members of #CopimCommunity are heading to @operaseu.bsky.social conference! 📆 18-21 May 2026 📍 Warsaw, Poland @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social #operas2026sciros Full programme 👉 buff.ly/0CvDZVL 1/2

Taking place next week, looks great! 👇

Navigate the European research landscape. The #EOSCEUNode Resource Catalogue connects millions of quality-checked datasets, software & publications. 🔗 Start exploring: open-science-cloud.ec.europa.eu/news/eosc-eu... #EOSC #OpenScience

Exciting update for a Friday - UCL Research Data Repository has been successfully registered as a data source on OpenAIRE 🎉 Read about it on our blog: buff.ly/Zgd2hK2 #ResearchData #OpenScience #UCL @ucl-arc.bsky.social

Such a brilliant newsletter from the British Library 👇

Our new quarterly newsletter is out today! Get a more detailed insight into 'behind the scenes' at the OBC - where we've been, what we've been doing, and what is still to look forward to! obc.copim.pub/wp-content/u...

📢 Book your place at Festival of Early Stage Researchers 2026. 3 June , 9:30am–6:30pm at UCL East Whether you’re looking to connect, learn, be inspired, or celebrate the ECR community, FESR 2026 is your space. 👉 Find out more: https://bit.ly/4th0BPs

🚨 The programme for the 2026 OIPA Symposium is now live!🚨 Join us on 18th June in Brighton for panels, lightning talks, and workshops exploring open publishing and infrastructure. Register + programme: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo...

🚨 Big announcement 🚨 @janewayolh.bsky.social launches new website and brand design! www.openlibhums.org/news/938/ The redesign reflects Janeway’s identity as an open-source, community-driven platform, combining academic expertise, accessibility, innovation, and a distinctive retro sci-fi aesthetic.

This looks like it will be a really useful resource 👇

Fantastic new #CitizenScience resource 👇

The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on OA or with an open access component. Deadline 30/06:

📢Registration is now open for the Open Repositories 2026 conference! 🗓️8-11 June 2026 💻Online & free to attend Explore this year's theme on #repositories, people, practices, & emerging tech. 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/xq8a8 #OpenScience #OpenAccess #OpenRepositories

We are delighted to share that UCL Discovery, UCL's #openaccess repository, has surpassed 70 million downloads! 🎉 Read about this milestone in our latest blog post: buff.ly/8fqfyNN #OpenScience #ResearchDissemination @ucllccos.bsky.social

Final week to apply for this opportunity - it looks fantastic ✨

That's a wrap on #LDNOpenFest26💡 What a brilliant week it's been ✨ Thanks to all who contributed their time and expertise as a speaker or chair, our organising partners who worked tirelessly to pull off a fantastic programme and all who attended sessions - we hope you gained useful insight!

This starts shortly - the final session of #LDNOpenFest26💡 If you missed out on registration, you will be able to catch up on this as well as all of the week's sessions with recordings or write-ups on the Open@UCL blog - watch this space!

It's so great to see the growth of Diamond Open Access journals at UCL Press! 💎

On World Book and Copyright Day, it felt particularly apt to have sessions on author insights into OA publishing and the impact of AI tools on scholarly publishing as part of #LDNOpenFest26💡📚 If you didn't catch them, recordings will be made available in the coming weeks so watch this space 👀

Halfway through #LDNOpenFest26💡🔓 We had a fantastic day at The Francis Crick Institute yesterday, exploring all things policy - lots to take away and reflect on 💭 Registrations are still open for Thursday and Friday, find details towards the end of this blog post: buff.ly/45XimFn

Join @jofitz.bsky.social and delve into the essential but often challenging topic of accessibility!

What a great start to #LDNOpenFest26💡 With an introduction to Wikimedia, a look at open access book rights, and a discussion on open research, gender and ethics, it's been a fascinating first day. Registrations from Wednesday are still open, take a look at the full programme: buff.ly/45XimFn

Join us on Thursday 23 April for a free online panel discussion on Open Access Publishing chaired by @paulakennedy.bsky.social, Head of Publishing at the @uolpress.bsky.social. The event is part of @ucl.ac.uk s 2026 London Open Science and Scholarship Festival: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-acces...

#LDNOpenFest26 begins today!💡 Share insights and follow along using the hashtag above. Registrations for today's sessions have closed, but you can still register for the brilliant array planned for the rest of the week lnkd.in/eeXSqw6d

One week until this #LDNOpenFest26 session💡 Open Research: the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Perspective 🗓️Friday 24 April 🕑2-3:30pm 📍Online Discover how open research supports creative, non‑traditional outputs and hear about various initiatives in this area. Register: buff.ly/251ZKIH

We at @jepub.bsky.social are excited to announce the publication of our new special issue on Open Research for the Humanities and Social Sciences, edited by Samuel Moore, Jenni Adams, and Miranda Barnes! journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/issue/45... [1/n]

Some incredibly insightful and useful research. There will be conversation around trust in science at this #LDNOpenFest26 session next week - 'Open Research, Trust in Science and the 'Transparency Paradox'.' Friday 24 April, 10 - 11am Join if you can: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-resea...

📢 Registrations for Monday's #LDNOpenFest26 sessions will close at 1pm today. Open Access Books: Rights, Ownership and Control 🗓️20.04 🕑1-2pm 📍Online Register: buff.ly/wZNPXiD Open Research, Gender and Ethics 🗓️20.04 🕑4-5pm 📍Online Register: buff.ly/X2yWGgm Full programme: buff.ly/45XimFn

I'll be speaking at a seminar on AI and expertise next Wednesday, following on from my work on AI, publishing, and disinformation risks - pages.thebulletin.org/2026-0422-ex...

One week until this #LDNOpenFest26 session💡 UK Reproducibility Networks: Building a Local Network for Open Research 🗓️ Thursday 23 April 🕑 12-1pm 📍 Online An ideal session for anyone interested in starting or enhancing their own UKRN Local Networks. Register: buff.ly/HxYYXNS @ukrepro.bsky.social

How reproducible is cohort research? 🔍📊 Join us to find out from Laurie Hannigan at UCL/UNIL ReproducibiliTea 🫖 📅 23rd April, 1pm BST / 2pm CEST www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transparen... @tabeasch.bsky.social @reproducibilitea.org @ukrepro.bsky.social @swissrn.bsky.social @uclopenscience.bsky.social