Last week we hosted the HRC Poster Competition! And what a delightful event it was - if we can say so ourselves. We received 16 entries from different academic units across the faculty. Top prizes went for...Joint First Prize...

Open infrastructure initiatives support at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou... #KEOS26

A reminder of this opportunity for PGRs - deadline approaching this Friday

Hearing from Sarah Thompson, University of York Library (@sarahjthompson.bsky.social) about @whiteroselibraries.bsky.social and institutional collaboration to support OA publishing, plus N8 coordination around Rights Retention and position statement on sustainable scholarly publishing #KEOS26

A reminder of our forthcoming discussion event on Fri 12 June, addressing the opportunities, challenges and practicalities of reproducible and replicable research in quantitative Social Sciences disciplines 📊 ♻️ 🔓 Open to all! Full details and sign-up link on the wiki uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MQBjRg

It was great to be part of a York @pintofscience.uk event this evening at Red Goat talking about our nolo projects! We were happy to bring some social science to the party amongst the biologists! @dremilynicholls.bsky.social

Researchers from @biologyatyork.bsky.social, Dept of Chemistry and University of Copenhagen has discovered the missing genes and enzyme that tobacco plants need to make nicotine, and recreated the process inside living plants 🌱 #openaccess paper in @natcomms.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s414... 🔓 📄

We've got a big old refurb coming over the Summer, of the Morrell entrance area. More info via the link below but absolutely key info: 📆 Begins June 5th 🕐 Library remains open as usual throughout 🚪 Access will change over the course of the work 📚 Book retrieval service for the Compact Stores

New part-time opportunity for PGRs at York: Engagement Lead (Equitable publishing) 📚 @uoylibrary.bsky.social are looking for PGRs to work collaboratively towards supporting open, equitable and sustainable publication with faculty colleagues Please note the very short deadline: next Friday, 22 May

Calling A-level English teachers! Do you teach Austen, Brontë, or other 18thc stuff? Could you use a set of free research-informed teaching materials, which support students' historical, literary, & linguistic understanding, & foster debate about misogyny, consent, & healthy relationships? (1/?)

Forthcoming on Fri 12 June: Reproducibility in Quantitative Social Sciences Research 📊 ♻️ 🔓 Speakers include @crahal.com @oxforddemsci.bsky.social, @grigolus.bsky.social @yorkpsychology.bsky.social, @joespearing.bsky.social and @cbolibaugh.bsky.social Full details: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MQBjRg

Last week, Graduate Engagement Lead @katievernon.bsky.social delivered an open research workshop for the postgraduate forum at the Centre for Modern Studies, an interdisciplinary centre based within @hrcyork.bsky.social Take a look at Katie's slides on the Open Research at York wiki 👇

📢Still places available for what promises to be an engaging evening of discussion, debate, and reflection around Analytic Spirituality. Join us for a panel conversation, audience Q&A, and the chance to continue discussions informally over drinks and nibble. All welcome, and attendance is free!

"The study provides a unique insight into how the human brain separates the simple act of seeing a face from the emotional spark of recognition" Case report co-authored by researchers @yorkpsychology.bsky.social incl @dmwatson.bsky.social, published open access in Cortex doi.org/10.1016/j.co... 🔓 📄

🔴 We're pleased to share our 'DOAJ Annual Highlights 2025 Thank you for using, contributing to, supporting and teaching others about DOAJ. We are so grateful for our growing global community #DOAJ #OpenAccess #DiamondOA #DOAJAmbassadors ▶️ zenodo.org/records/2015...

At #CALC2026 today, WRUP is attending a really important talk from the Open Book Futures project on accessibility in diamond open access monograph publishing. 📚 #OpenAccess

The 2026 Festival programme is now available and tickets are going FAST! Browse our inspiring (mostly free) events and book your tickets today. Don’t miss world-class speakers, performances, guided tours, family-friendly activities and more. yorkfestivalofideas.com #YorkIdeas

Take a look at these @pintofscience.uk events taking place at venues around York next week (18-20 May) #pint26 🍻 ☕ 🧠

Forthcoming on Fri 12 June: Reproducibility in Quantitative Social Sciences Research 📊 ♻️ 🔓 Speakers include @crahal.com @oxforddemsci.bsky.social, @grigolus.bsky.social @yorkpsychology.bsky.social, @joespearing.bsky.social and @cbolibaugh.bsky.social Full details: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MQBjRg

🚨Event Alert: Analytic Spirituality — Philosophy, Practice, and the Knowledge of God. How can analytic philosophy deepen our understanding of spiritual practice and religious experience? Join us this May for a special hybrid event (in person + online) in memory of Revd Dr David Efird.

🚨 Registration is now OPEN for #AICatalyst2026 🚨 Join us in York on Friday 4 Sept 2026 for a FREE in-person conference exploring AI methods in bioscience research. Designed for PhD & postgraduate researchers in biological, medical & environmental sciences. #AICatalyst2026 #researcherdevelopment

Researchers at the University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq, @ads-update.bsky.social @york.ac.uk, and Lund University, Sweden, have launched an Arabic version of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), a resource for the study of cuneiform inscriptions worldwide

York-affiliated corresponding authors can now publish without charge when submitting to @jmirpub.bsky.social journals (all of which are fully open access) 🔓 📚 JMIR publishes 30+ journals in the field of digital health 🩺 Read about all our @uoylibrary.bsky.social open access publishing agreements 👇

New Open Research in Practice case study: @sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social describes how an innovative, open access digital edition of the archive of Bluestocking writer Mary Hamilton (1756-1816) enabled new research and public engagement 📜🪶🔓 uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/awBEIQ

A team led by @anthropocenebio.bsky.social and @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with researchers from South America has found that some butterfly and moth species reuse the same two genes to evolve near identical colour patterns 🦋 Open access paper in @plosbiology.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🔓 📄

👀Have you seen our #pint26 programme yet? If not, check it out and book your tickets! 👉 pintofscience.co.uk 👈 🗓18-20 May 2026 📍45+ towns/cities across the UK 🗣Nearly 450 events

The next Research Coding Course session is all about packaging your software to make it both findable and accessible, delivered by @3mmarand.bsky.social 🧑‍💻 Wednesday 6th May 2026, 1pm to 4pm, in person Sign up to attend (UoY accounts only) 👇 forms.gle/VAZhdxqZDaMh...

Thank you to everyone who submitted their work and helped to support and publicise this year's York Open Research Awards 🏆 The judging panel looks forward to reading about your projects and initiatives, and we will announce our 2026 awardees soon!

University of York people - we're delighted to share details of the the university's first accessibility awareness day! It's on 14th May and we have a whole day of events to mark it, with an array of sessions covering a wide range of topics 1/

Forthcoming @wrunipress.bsky.social open access book launch event 🎉 🔓 📖 Open to all, taking place at @york.ac.uk and online on Wed 20 May, 4-6pm - see thread for registration links 👇

"#CoCreation is a great way to ask good questions about questions, come up with new research ideas, and also find out what really matters to communities." Our final video for #CitizenScienceMonth features @lukegooding.bsky.social: buff.ly/uR4dJww #CitizenScience #EcologicalCitizenship

Prof Gavin Wright @ybri-uoy.bsky.social @biologyatyork.bsky.social @hyms.ac.uk was part of this international study, bringing together researchers from the UK and Kenya 🦇 Open access paper in @nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓 📄

Join an exploratory nature walk to record campus wildlife using the iNaturalist app. 👣 Help York top the leaderboard in the City Nature Challenge + meet researchers from across the university. No registration required. 🐝🐞🌼 Fri, 24 April, 12pm, entrance of the Environment Bldg: buff.ly/f5EUOTZ

ALN are offering 10 sponsored places to this year’s conference ‘Reimagining Openness in Academic Libraries’ 24th June (online) and 6th July (Manchester Metropolitan University). Find out more and apply at academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/conference/a... #ALN26

Take a look at this short video with Smriti Safaya @sei.org, talking about participatory #CitizenScience research and the @inaturalist.bsky.social York City Nature Challenge which takes place later this week (24-27 April)! 🍃 👇

"When we give people the opportunity not just to be in nature, but to know nature, it forges connections." SEI York's Smriti Safaya emphasizes how getting hands on with nature offers powerful pathways to connect with our environments: buff.ly/87MVfgL #CitizenScience #CitizenScienceMonth

There's just one week to go until the deadline for this year's @york.ac.uk Open Research Awards! 🏆 🔓 Need some further inspiration? Check out the short video below and visit our wiki for details of previous awardees and full submission details: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MxIMAQ

Calling all nonprofit publishing organisations that want to help build a better future for academic journal publishing! @ojcollective.bsky.social is open for applications for new publishers to join us - see: forms.gle/GeACG7YQo5re...

Researcher Development training session next Thu 23 April, 14:00-15:30 (online): Data Management Plans: Getting Started 💾 We will cover the basics and best practice for data management planning, and will demonstrate how to use #DMPOnline to write and update your plan

Take a look at the full list of @pintofscience.uk events in York 👇

Fancy hearing us chat about nolo and - join us as part of @pintofscience.uk in May! pintofscience.co.uk/event/health... @dremilynicholls.bsky.social

"The quality of digital tools can make or break a #CitizenScience project." @sbcode.bsky.social from SEI York's #InclusiveCitSci group shares how #codesign led to the development of a bespoke web app, created with and for teachers, pupils and scientists: 📹️ buff.ly/9w7Ws8g #CitizenScienceMonth

Just under a week left for submissions for the Open Research Awards at the University of York! #openresearch #openscience

🥳Today we’re celebrating the publication anniversary of Star Carr Volumes 1 & 2 which explores one of Europe’s most important Mesolithic sites. First discovered in the late 1940s by John Moore and excavated by Grahame Clark (1949–1951), the site transformed our understanding of Mesolithic life.

The @york.ac.uk Open Research Awards are back for 2026! Take a look at this short video, highlighting a few projects we awarded last year 🏆 🔓 The deadline for submissions is 12 noon on Monday 27 April - full details avaiable on our wiki: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MxIMAQ

Please let us know your thoughts on PCI and Peer Community Journal (PCJ) by taking this five-minute survey! form.typeform.com/to/CO4KpWgi

⭐ New Blog Post ⭐ This post explores how the ADS Archives have changed, in the face of the incredible growth of digital data in archaeology. Written by DAA Burcu Aksahin, this blog post also introduces our brand-new deposit system Ingest! To read this blog post visit: buff.ly/XNoMufK

Next Weds (15 Apr, 1-2pm) Research Coding Club will introduce the process of publishing your software packages as papers in open access journals, specifically @joss-openjournals.bsky.social 💻 📄 🔓 The session is hybrid in-person/online, and open to anyone at an @n8research.bsky.social university 👇

New research led by @sei.org challenges the global focus on air pollution, showing that a population’s capacity to be harmed by pollutants is determined by a complex web of socioeconomic and health factors 🫁 Open access paper in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101442 🔓 📄

"#Codesign is not just enjoyable for me, it's absolutely essential for making sure that our research is relevant to people's lives." This #CitizenScienceMonth, researchers from SEI York's #InclusiveCitSci group are sharing their expertise. First is @sarahwestsei.bsky.social: youtu.be/9xnGiJRBJX0