I look forward to running this webinar with the Forum for Open Research in MENA on 12 May! Find the event’s description and registration link below. 👇🏼

Our latest blog post explores the findings of a strategic review of OA publishing models for health and care research in Wales. We compare and contrast four strategic pathways, including maintaining current practice or creating an NHS Wales repository, a Diamond OA Journal, or a Diamond OA Press.

Underlying "high-level support [for R&D] is low awareness of, or connection with, R&D and its personal or local benefits, particularly among those who feel most pessimistic about their nation." Source: www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

Good morning from Glasgow! The @uksg.bsky.social 2026 conference is officially underway. @rschrobuk.bsky.social is attending, and looking forward to hearing fresh perspectives from across the research community. If fancy a quick conversation between sessions, feel free to connect.

Today, @rschrobuk.bsky.social is at @cern.bsky.social for the official launch of the next phase of Open Research Europe. The event brings together funders and research organisations to mark ORE’s transition into a collectively funded publishing platform. We look forward to hearing more!

@rschrobuk.bsky.social will be attending @cern.bsky.social for the official launch of the new phase of Open Research Europe, collectively funded by the @ec.europa.eu, national funders and research organisations. The event takes place on 27 March 2026 at the CERN Globe, Geneva.

How can alternative publishing practices become established as the new [email protected] & @researchconsulting.bsky.social have explored this & similar questions in our new report Charting New Paths: The Promise of Alternative Publishing Practices.  doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

✍️ Thanks to @whiteroseuc.bsky.social for featuring our work to improve contributor recognition practices on their blog! "Naming every contribution: Sheffield’s approach to fairer research recognition": whiterose.ac.uk/news/naming-...

Very interesting piece by Liz Allen and Veronique Kiermer: A decade on, CRediT has achieved remarkable adoption, appearing in nearly 850,000 publications in 2024 alone, representing about 22% of all openly available outputs published in that year. Source: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-januar...

We’ve published the latest edition of Research Consulting Insights, our quarterly roundup of developments across the research ecosystem. This issue explores the changing landscape of knowledge exchange and the latest instalment of our Meet the Team series. Read the full issue here: buff.ly/5NOUiYK

The next issue of Research Consulting Insights is coming soon. Drawing on live projects and sector conversations, we'll bring together shifting pressures in knowledge exchange, research integrity, open access, AI and more. Sign up to receive it in your inbox👉 buff.ly/yTcFpJn

We’re at Olympia for the London Book Fair 2026 today. Find @rschrobuk.bsky.social and @dylanstoran.bsky.social for a chat about publishing and scholarly communication - send them a message to arrange a meet up!

We’re getting ready for the Knowledge Exchange UK Director’s Forum next week. Our Director @dankingdk.bsky.social will be joining senior leaders from across the sector at the event. If you're planning to be there and would like to catch up, get in touch with Dan!

Heading to London Book Fair? So are @rschrobuk.bsky.social and @dylanstoran.bsky.social. This is one of the biggest gatherings for publishers, rights professionals, and innovators - our colleagues will be on‑site, meeting with partners old and new. Drop us a message if you'd like to meet up!

Have you checked out the Research Consulting newsletter? A new email is coming out later this month - this is the perfect time to sign up!

The Research to Reader Conference kicks off today! @rschrobuk.bsky.social is attending today and tomorrow, joining discussions on research, publishing and scholarly communication. We are looking forward to great conversations - do get in touch with Rob if you would like to connect during the event.

Heading to @r2rconf.bsky.social on 24–25 February? So is our colleague @rschrobuk.bsky.social! Come find us for a chat about scholarly communication and research publishing, or get in touch with Rob to schedule a catch-up during the event.

Lots of great insights in this article by our associate Claire Hao - take a look if (like me) you didn't get to attend the Charleston Hub conference Asia!

Three Pillars, One Mission: What Medical Research Charities Need to Thrive. Here are my reflections from Tuesday's @amrc-uk.bsky.social Charity Showcase at the House of Commons. www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-...

We’re delighted to welcome Libby Thorneloe to the team as our newest Associate Consultant. Libby brings a strong life sciences background and expertise that will add real depth to our work. We’re excited to have her on board, learn more about her here: www.research-consulting.com/meet-our-new...

We’re delighted to highlight that our associate Claire Hao will be attending the @chashub.bsky.social Asia Conference at the end of January. If you’d like to connect or meet up during the event, get in touch!

It’s great to be in the room as Caroline Sutton announces the release of STM’s latest report on research integrity. It was a pleasure to support the STM Research Integrity Committee in painting a picture of publisher efforts in this fast-evolving area. s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/stm.offloadm...

Our colleague @drachiarelli.bsky.social is at APE 2026 in Berlin today, exploring AI in publishing, research integrity, and the future of open science. Get in touch if you would like to connect with him! #APE2026 #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #BISP

Our colleague @drachiarelli.bsky.social will be attending APE 2026 in Berlin next week. Looking forward to discussions on academic publishing and connecting with industry leaders. If you’d like to connect during the event, get in touch! #APE2026 #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication

We have been reflecting on an exciting 2025 for Research Consulting - here's our end of year review. Huge gratitude to our clients, associates and everyone who participated in our consultations! www.research-consulting.com/looking-back...

It was a great pleasure (as ever) to work with the Global Biodata Coalition on this!

A lot of #scholcomm #publishing startups focus on using #AI to detect bad manuscripts at the point of review. Publishing is a late stage step in the scholalry supply change. Trying to detect what has happened at each upstream step is a fool's errand. The whole chain needs hardening #STMinnovation

We’ve published the first edition of Research Consulting Insights, our new quarterly roundup including updates on recent projects and studies, and a profile of our colleague Angharad Roberts. Read the full issue here: buff.ly/IvaYVLp

Our colleague, @dylanstoran.bsky.social will be heading to @stmassoc.bsky.social Integrity Day next week, where the focus is on building tomorrow’s research integrity framework. If you’re attending, let’s connect! #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicPublishing #Publishing #stminlondon

Our colleague @rschrobuk.bsky.social will be at the @stmassoc.bsky.social Innovator Fair in London on 9 December. This year’s theme, explores cutting-edge solutions shaping scholarly publishing. If you’re attending, drop Rob a message to connect and share ideas! #stminlondon #ResearchIntegrity

I've got a new piece at @lseimpactblog.bsky.social today following on from my previous piece about the British Library cyberattack and arguing that, since the UK Government clearly doesn't care about the UK knowledge sector, we need to develop our own community-led tech and infrastructure solutions.

I completely agree that more is needed to implement the CRediT taxonomy in proper scholarly infrastructure. I love coding, but text and data mining is not the right way to get data that should be available in a standardised format! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Or course the big bomb would be Google scholar coming in. They did just launch Scholar labs but that's deep search not deep research... But if they change their mind... aarontay.substack.com/p/scholar-la... (7)

Our work gives us a front-row seat to how research is changing — in universities, publishing, funding, and policy. We’re starting a new mailing list to share updates and insights and stay connected with colleagues across the research ecosystem. Sign up here to stay in touch 👉 buff.ly/8Z0nZt7

Newly released Stockholm Declaration recommends the following reforms to publishing: 1. Academia resumes control of publishing 2. Incentive systems to merit quality, not quantity 3. Independent fraud detection and prevention 4. Legislation and policies to protect science quality and integrity

It’s such a pleasure to join Dryad’s Board of Directors!

The 4th Annual Forum for Open Research in MENA was nothing short of enlightening! A fantastic event filled with learning, inspiration and a renewed appreciation for the incredible open research initiatives happening across the region. www.linkedin.com/pulse/connec...

Yay, let’s swap bad metrics for more bad metrics! 🤩 And with a twist - as shown by a browser extension. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Fantastic workshop and a great, engaged audience!

@doaj.bsky.social is one of the best things that happened to open access and open science infrastructure. A quote from the Forum for Open Research in MENA that I am very pleased to share!

Rosalie Lack highlights the impact of @scossfunding.bsky.social to date - impressive! At the same time, she recognises that there is more to do, and more funds are needed to support open infrastructures.

First up Panel L: Dr. Andrea Chiarelli from Research Consulting shares key insights on embracing open research and lessons learned from successful initiatives across Europe and the UK. Tune in live to explore practical takeaways for advancing openness in research: shorturl.at/t761m #FORM2025

Global open science dialogue is missing African voices. #FORM4Open

Helicopter science is a key challenge when it comes to equitable research practices. I’m loving how Perplexity clarifies this is NOT about helicopters by showing helpful helicopter schematics 🤔 #FORM4Open

Rising research output but low levels of international collaboration - a current challenge of research in the UAE. #FORM4Open

An overview of the financial models that work in various MENA countries. “Various regions are starting to develop multilateral collaborations to support the growth of Diamond OA publishing models,” and there was acknowledgment of the value of initiatives like the @eudch.bsky.social. #FORM4Open

Super interesting - 71% of OA journals found in the MENA region were launched in the last 15 years. As Emily Choynowski highlights, this shows the relatively recent developments in open research in the region. #FORM4Open

Steven Griffiths highlights that research ethics and integrity are an increasingly important part of open research at AUS - going far beyond openness for publications only. He also acknowledges that individual motivations for open research remain a barrier, partly because the time and effort needed.

Great to hear about the ALECSO initiative from Prof Mohamad Sanad Abu-Darwish at the @forumforopen.bsky.social - reflecting on how to connect the Arab region to the world when it comes to open research. Also kudos to the organisers for the very smooth live translation from Arabic! #FORM4open

Our colleague, @drachiarelli.bsky.social, is in the UAE this week at the @forumforopen.bsky.social Conference. Feel free to connect with Andrea to arrange a catch up. #FORM2025 #UAE