📢 Open Research Week 2026, Mon 2 - Fri 6 March 2026. Registration is now open! A free series of events exploring new, developing & current practices in #OpenResearch. 👉 Register here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/open-researc... UoL is proud to help lead this national event @liverpooluni.bsky.social 📚📬

That’s a wrap for Love Data Week 2026! 💕 Christiana McMahon from the Research Data Management team has summarised the week in a final blog post, and there's a final treat - a wordsearch 🔍 See if you can find all the teams that help staff and students on their data journeys 👀 buff.ly/8VKvh6T

💕 February 9 – 13 2026 is International Love Data Week #LoveData26, but PKP celebrates #DataSharing all year round. Considering the theme “Where’s the Data” in this post, the answer at PKP is clear — the data is everywhere and #interoperability is how we help it flow: pkp.sfu.ca/2026/02/12/l...

It’s day 4 of Love Data Week 💕 Confused about copyright or how to licence your research data? Don’t worry, today’s blog post by @christined.bsky.social from UCL Library Services Copyright team guides you through the essentials💡 Have a read 👉 buff.ly/N85GTdk #LoveData26 #UCL #Copyright #Data

📚 Two centuries of student life reveal a dynamic, changing London. To mark UCL’s 200th anniversary, Student London: A New History of Higher Education in the Capital is out today- free to read and download: bit.ly/3NcnXpi #StudentLondon #LondonHistory #HigherEducation #OpenAccess

On day 3 of Love Data Week, we are delving into the world of open data! Today we're highlighting the doctoral research of @nazlinbhimani.bsky.social who used open bibliographic data to identify research priorities during the interwar years at the IOE. Read it now👉 buff.ly/6pIDfay #LoveData26

Happy 200th Birthday UCL 🎉 A community which has always advocated open and accessible knowledge 📖 Let's ensure it continues into the next century! ✨

Hurrah! My paper on the development of UK University RDM policies over time is now live. I realise it's a bit of a niche interest, but if RDM and open science is your bag, do take a look. liberquarterly.eu/article/view...

This event looks great - taking place Thursday 12 February 📖

It's day 2 of Love Data Week! 💕 Today’s blog post is by Dr Nick Owen from UCL's Advanced Research Computing Centre, about the vital role of Data Stewards supporting researchers to maximise centralised data storage infrastructure. Have a read now 👉 buff.ly/mSWZDco #ResearchData #UCL #LoveData26

In the MORPHSS report **Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM**, we explore the narrow focus of existing frameworks of open research & propose more inclusive ways of accommodating the diversity of open practice across all disciplines.

Love Data Week 2026 starts today 💕 We’re launching with big news - the new UCL Research Data Policy 2026 is out! It’s filled with essential guidance for staff and students on managing research data, make sure you check it out 👉 buff.ly/b8cFSOS #ResearchData #UCL #LoveData26

We are proud to have 15 of @uclpressjournals.bsky.social's #OpenAccess journals included in our catalogue. Find out how your library can support them (and journals of 18 other publishers) here: www.openjournalscollective.org

Love Data Week 2026 is nearly here! 💕 In today's blog post, Dr Christiana McMahon considers how linking iterations of the research lifecycle can create spirals driving better data reuse and repurposing 📑💫 Curious? Read more 👉 buff.ly/8upzEjU #ResearchData #UCL #LoveData26

✨⏱️ Final Call for Proposals Our English edition invites proposals for new original lessons or translations until 15 February 2026. Keen to share your digital humanities research methods? 📩 You have 1 week left to send us your proposal. 🔗 tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog

Want to catch up on a year of activity from the UCL Library Services Research Support team? 📑📖 Our annual RDM review is out now and this year we’re celebrating with a special bicentenary edition! ✨ Find it here 👉 buff.ly/e4txa8i (Image from Special Collections Digital Gallery on UCL imagestore)

Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation. Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements

Still time to register for this roundtable exploring open-source tools next Thursday, 12th February!🧑‍💻

Announcing the dates for this year's London Open Science & Scholarship Festival! 🎉 Monday 20 - Friday 24 April 2026 🗓️ Find the full list of 13 partners and more details on the latest Open@UCL blog post buff.ly/eSmjBWJ And make sure to keep following for updates! #LDNOpenFest26 #OpenScience

We've relaunched our newsletter 🎉 The latest edition went out this week, but don't worry if you missed it - you can read it here: buff.ly/vcAhQLf Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss out on future editions: buff.ly/vC4G9Eb #OpenScience #ResearchCulture #UCL #LondonUniversity

@wikipedia.org recently celebrated its 25th birthday, so it felt fitting that we had the honour of speaking to Joanna Baines, joint UK Wikimedian of the Year 2025, for our Spotlight series! Read the highlights of this conversation on our blog now buff.ly/XZVMoE8 @uclspeccoll.bsky.social

Interesting food for thought, as always! 🍝

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch starts tomorrow - Citizen Science in action! 🐦📒

This is exciting! 🎉

Are you a PhD student or early-career researcher curious about open-source tools and how they might enhance your research? This event organised by @ucldh.bsky.social is for you! 🗓️ 12th February, 2pm - 3.20pm 📍IOE Bedford Way, Room 104 (Elvin Hall) Save the date and sign up now 👇

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 #openaccess component. 📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/

UCL staff and students 🔉 As we continue to develop Citizen Science support at UCL, we would love your input ✍️ Please take 5 minutes to complete this short survey and help us shape the resources and opportunities we provide buff.ly/9HcPykL Thank you! 🫶 (photo by Kirsty Wallis)

A little look back at 2025 and a look forward to 2026 on our blog today🌟 Featuring: 2025 statistics from our Open Access and Research Data Management teams Blog post highlights (it was difficult to narrow these down to three!) A few plans for 2026 🤩 Have a read buff.ly/h9ePUAB

Want to discover more research from UCL this year? We've got you. Save UCL's Research Data Repository and you'll be able to pop back and find a treasure trove of research at your fingertips👌

Sounds like a brilliant session! 🤔🍵

Final week to submit proposals for #OpenRepos2026, don’t miss out! #OpenRepos This year, OR2026 will take place ONLINE on June 8-11, 2026. It is a great opportunity to meet the open repositories community, engage with peers and showcase your work. or2026.openrepositories.org/program/call...

Happy New Year! 🌟 We will be sharing a recap of 2025 and a look at what we have planned for 2026 in an upcoming blog post. Meanwhile, if you’re at UCL, take a look at this term's sessions on writing data management plans buff.ly/SD9hc3E as well as altmetrics and bibiliometrics buff.ly/Z8Zqq0Z

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...