Open Access for All: What Is Rights Retention and Why Should You Care? leeds.libcal.com/event/4436818 Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1pm - 2pm With Thom Blake @uoyopenres.bsky.social and Professor Stephen Eglen, Universty of Cambridge @akadidymus.bsky.social

We're pleased to announce that our Open Research Awards scheme is back for 2025! 🏆 We are offering prizes of £400 each to projects and initiatives which engage with open research practices and principles Read the full terms and submit your work for consideration by Mon 28 April 👉 bit.ly/OR-awards

Exclusive: ‘Lots more’ university libraries could drop big subscription deals. After several institutions drop Elsevier deals, senior librarians say rising costs and severe financial strain have reached a “tipping point”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Can we (looking at you kids TV and Santa impersonators) stop with the pernicious idea that what presents you get on Christmas morning is an indicator of whether you are essentially ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’

Tell you what, that was a long day.