Next free online INSPECT-SR training workshop on March 6th. Register here: www.trybooking.com/uk/FZUN Timed for Europe. Will try to add something for North America in the next few days...

#Women&GirlsinScienceDay Academic & particle physicist Anne Kernan was a huge advocate for women in science, on one occasion funding a trip to CERN for an undergrad she had never met, meeting her at the airport and paying for her accommodation until funding came through. www.dib.ie/biography/ke...

A note to any editor/journal friends on here: a #papermill scammer, Bharathi Kannan, is looking to get rid of a load of articles. Shame on these scammers, who engage in and profit from #scientificmisconduct

“let us save what remains: not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time, but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyond the reach of accident” Thomas Jefferson on preservation principles in 1791.

If you need a moment off from [indicates everything around us] then search for "Deleting my dating apps" on Bluesky - especially amusing if you're a fan of sci-fi franchises and/or Greek mythology

We’re hiring: Research Group Leader in computational biology. Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI. Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org

GDPR compliant memorial

Seems cute, look how these Rings will be used for good... "But they were all of them deceived, for another ring was made... forged, in secret, a master ring to control all others. And into this ring he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life. One ring to rule them all."

Wow - what a life! "West and her team used data from US Navy satellite GEOSAT... to create a geodetic Earth model with improved accuracy...models that West and her team created...laid the foundations for GPS" "But also: West was unable to travel with her colleagues because of segregation laws..."

Always happy to support model organism communities on @bsky.app - re-sharing this for any #Arabidopsis researchers out there (just thought I'd plant it in your feeds...)

We’re proud to see one of our volunteers’ voices included in this important new research. Studies like this are vital in helping to uncover inequalities, improve understanding, and shape better care for people living with metastatic breast cancer. #MBC #MetastaticBreastCancer

Found Zotero 8 truly excellent in my writing/research period this morning. Working brilliantly and the new citation dialog is SO snappy. Love it. This is a core piece of research infrastructure without which I would be distraught! www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/

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

🤖 WCRI 2026 is launching a global consultation toward a reporting standard for AI disclosure in research. Your input matters. council.science/our-work/ai-... #AIinResearch #ResearchIntegrity

Excited to be participating in the virtual Research Integrity Week events, by the Researchers Society/Pakistan Economics Frontier, organized by Abbas Aziz, hosted by Dr. Saba Saeed, with @sholtodavid.bsky.social , @abalkina.bsky.social, Najma Memon, and @reeserichardson.bsky.social Starting in 2h

NOR US! Another three UK universities decline new Elsevier deal www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... - Sheffield, Lancaster and Surrey confirm they are walking away from proposed three-year deal with world’s largest academic publisher. (paywalled sorry)

Need a few minutes of warmth and calm? Pop on some headphones and take a listen to this: youtu.be/_A7PlkLktCs?... (Of course, #YMMV but for me today a bit of #PaulMcCartney piano & a lovely brass arrangement from George Martin goss long way) #Wanderlust

Reposting to the #ResearchIntegrity thread to see if anyone would like to take a look at these #PubPeer comments on a nanoparticle review paper

#GenerativeAI issues aside, there is a lesson here about data management and security in research Institutional data management/information governance tools & policies might be awkward/clunky/old etc - but they exist to provide secure and verified ways to store *all* research data and notes

Nice explainer video from #BBCVerify on watermarks in #AI generated videos: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw... I didn't know that creators were cropping out, covering up or blurring out these pop-up watermarks from tools like #SORA - helpful to know and look out for H/T @richib.bsky.social l

If one of your goals this year is to expand your computational skills and streamline your engagement with collections and research data, this is the place to start: store.southampton.ac.uk/short-course...

Now at #REDSConference2026 we have a publisher panel givin tips on getting research published. Gina Walker says if a paper is rejected, start working on something else for a bit, but don't give up on the rejected one, keep trying other places to get it out. Rejections are normal and common!

Crowdsourcing a question for security folks who aren’t absolutely underwater right now: do people know of more secure translation apps? I got asked and I don’t know the answer either

Tempting advert on LinkedIn...😂 What "passionate skill" would you like to apply for an Honorary Doctorate in? (P.S. - I'm pretty sure that's not how it works...)

"...not every bubble is created equal. Some bubbles leave behind something productive." A pragmatic and (relatively) positive ending to a thought-provoking essay from Cory Doctorow in @theguardian.com on where things might go with #GenerativeAI - I particularly liked the section on copyright

Aurora all around, north, south, east and west from Sandside beach, north Scotland

Early Bird Deadline Approaching February 3! Register now for #WCRI2026, the leading global conference on research integrity, taking place May 3–6 in Vancouver, Canada. 👉 wcri2026.org/registration/

#SpecialIssues have fueled the growth of some of the largest #OpenAccess publishers. Does a journal that allows a #GuestEditor to both plan a special issue and write many articles in it have a conflict of interest? #scicomm #peerreview @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Someone wise on here gave the perfect metaphor. When you’re in the gym, the weights don’t actually need to be moved. The outcome you’re looking for is what changes inside you when you move the weights.

Big announcement from @manchester.ac.uk today: "The University of Manchester has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, becoming the first university in the world to give Microsoft 365 Copilot access and training to every student and colleague." #GenerativeAI #Research #Manchester

As the new week begins, don’t forget to register for our early bird tickets before February 3.

Welcome back! #ResearchIntegrity

After a period of inactivity, we are reactivating this account as a primary channel for connecting with the research community. We'll be sharing new outputs, our latest guidance, and commentary on all things research integrity. Give us a follow and join the conversation💬

This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

Mood of today: "What do you need?" "Tea. Lots of tea."

I've just posted my latest essay w/ @jessicasilbey.bsky.social, titled "How AI Destroys Institutions." We argue that AI systems are designed in ways that degrade & are likely to destroy our crucial civic institutions like the rule of law, universities & a free press. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

From dial-up days to now, travel through Wikipedia's history as this amazing site celebrates its 25th Birthday: wikipedia25.org/en/which-wik... Which #Wikipedia future are you? I got "Consensus Driven Collaborator" - which I'll definitely take! #Wikipedia25

We've got ISSUES. Literally. We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do? arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563 A 🧵 1/n

Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness. reddit.com/r/Contagious... (some degree of explanation here: www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/n...)

British police intelligence—used in a decision to ban Israeli football fans—was based upon a false AI response, police admit. The error “arose as a result of a use of Microsoft Copilot,” the police admitted after previously claiming it came from a Google search 🤦

UK police have blamed Microsoft Copilot for an intelligence mistake. Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant made up a non-existent football match and British police included the mistake in an intelligence report. Yikes. Details on the Copilot mistake here👇 www.theverge.com/news/861668/...

Definitely seems like a #ResearchIntegrity issue is being identified here - random Latin names popping up inappropriately in research papers may be a variation of #TorturedPhrases or a #GenAI/#LLM signature - cause TBD Check out the thread and blog updates for live sleuthing!

This is good. Authors ask an LLM to write a systematic review. The LLM states ‘prospectively registered’ and includes a fake registration number. When queried, authors send a corrected reg number…which has been created after the query. You love to see it. Happy new year!

Given the recent influx of people from the other place, it’s good to mention our starter pack for #UTI research, and also remind people posting about UTI to use the #UTISky hashtag so we don’t miss anything! go.bsky.app/QYqt2D4

Seems like a bunch of people are joining BlueSky recently after the whole X situation, so maybe it's worth highlighting this again. Also, if you feel like you should be on this list, send me a message!

We are thrilled to welcome Elsa Touma to the Deltablot team! She is joining us as a Full Stack Developer🚀 (We meant to take a photo at our office day yesterday but were too busy playing in the snow 🙂 )

Recommend @elisabethbik.bsky.social's posts if you like: 🧩Puzzles - spotting similar images is fun (and hard!) 🥼Science - it's important to be aware of (and spot) problematic images that may affect your own research ✔️ #ResearchIntegrity - so that we can all support better standards of research

Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.

Announcing Thread 1 of a series on how to design an interesting feed for yourself on Bluesky, and getting started with posting so that you aren't screaming into an empty void. I'll number these threads and tag them #BlueskyHacks. HACK NUMBER 1: finding & pinning interesting feeds. 1/