We were lucky to have Amanda Bennett speak at one of our research cafes that we run with @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social Absolutely fascinating work, from a fantastic researcher!

New paper out today, exploring the experiences of parents supporting their autistic children with mental health difficulties: journals.plos.org/mentalhealth.... Thank you to the parents who trusted us with their stories and took the time to share them with us.

Happy to share this new paper in Journal of Neuropsychology (@bpsofficial.bsky.social) on memory and plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social 🧠🧪 @alzassociation.bsky.social bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/2UYCT9...

Contrary to what this article says, I would argue that 'the public' take naming ceremonies very seriously. CTRL ALT DELEAF is name perfection! Some Friday fun for your morning.

Including one from our open journals service, PRISM: openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/prism Hooray for DOAJ!

Had to compile some 'end of academic year' stats and our LJMU repository had 620,609 downloads, an increase of nearly 22% from last year! And, 4 of our top 10 most downloaded are PhD theses. Hooray for openly available research! Go on, have a look yourself! researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk

At the FORRT Replication Hub, our mission is to support researchers who want to replicate previous findings. We have now published a big new component with which we want to fulfill this mission: An open access handbook for reproduction and replication studies: forrt.org/replication_...

Really looking forward to reading (and learning!) from this book.

OpenFest 2025 begins tomorrow! To whet your appetites, here's a new podcast from our colleagues (and chief organisers!) at Hallam on this year's theme: Open Research and Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (OR+EEDI)

Interested in open access, social class & librarian demographics or supporting international students? We've got something for everyone in the LIS Research Seminar Series. Do take a look and sign up! cassyni.com/series/KVXBf... #Librarians #Library #LIS #ResearchMethods #Academicsky

Fancy being number 10,000,001 and want to know how to link with the LJMU repository? We got you: www.ljmu.ac.uk/~/media/libr... We ❤️ORCID

We've published a new blog post outlining the free training sessions we have on our website. If you're a researcher in the #humanities interested in #publishing and #OpenAccess, there may be something useful for you in there! 👇 uolpress.co.uk/2025/08/navi...

Open, online, free, awesome!

Excellent posts about Google scholar and its future and potential alternatives. To summarise I'll quote the Liverpool band Echo and the Bunnymen, who I saw for the first time at the weekend and were fantastic: Nothin' Ever Lasts Forever.

One of my favourite work things the past couple of years was being part of a book shadowing nominating group with @ljmulibrary.bsky.social, led by our wonderful colleague Gemma Wright. It was a fantastic opportunity to read new books, chat with colleagues and share the joy of something new!

What happens when public info becomes inaccessible? Join James Jacobs, Jim Jacobs, & Shari Laster for PRESERVING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION; a #booktalk on access, archives & democracy. 📖🏛️ 📅 Aug 28 🕙 10 AM PT /1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1513557303... @authorsalliance.bsky.social

Here's the link to the open access article the news stories are speaking about: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...

🔊 I'm as shocked as anyone that Rogue Agent is available from today in a convenient, hand-held form. I believe the kids call this a "paperback" #history #historybookchat #writing #writingcommunity 🗃️📝

#skyhistorians We are looking forward to our Divergent Minds in the Archive workshops in Cardiff (29 July) & Liverpool (14 Aug). There’s still time to sign up & we are looking for a broad group of archive users! We have travel bursaries & can if needed help with hotel accommodation. More details👇

We've just had an email invite through from MDPI to 'Dr. Liverpool John Moores University' to submit to one of their journals which now has a higher impact factor. We feel so honoured and special.

Don't see my hometown university in our feed very often (or hometown newspaper!) Hooray for Iowa preserving stuff!

Thank you, @drbeth.bsky.social (I'm not even at the event but appreciate your sentiment and use a previous comment you made about it in my presentation training!) Always.Use.The.Mic. No need to ask if we can hear you. Just use the microphone.

Excellent few days of online events, free and open to everyone (except final day!)

📣 New paper co-developing policy priorities for YP with SEND after the COVID-19 pandemic: www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12.... Priorities highlight a need for structural reform to ensure YP with SEND receive the support they are entitled to in times of crisis but also as part of routine practice & policy.

#skyhistorians We are happy to announce our Cardiff (29/07), Liverpool (14/08) and Online (18/09) workshops for our Divergent Minds in the Archive project. We are looking for all ND archive users to sign up and tell us more about your experiences. More info on the posters. Links in next messages.

Any ideas, @terrybucknell.bsky.social ?

😍 Open Research Week 2025: still making us smile nearly 6 months later! Absolutely fantastic stats from Aleksandra! You can find a link to watch the recording back here, too: opendata.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/21...

🔔 Neurodivergent archive accessibility 🔔 Are you a neurodivergent researcher using archives, an archivist interested in accessibility, or a neurodivergent archivist? Applications are open for our 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' workshops in Cardiff, Liverpool and online - full details in thread!

Super relevant to our humanities colleagues AND it's open access! Hooray!

This is super cool! Graeme is also our 4th most downloaded author in our institutional repository (not as exciting as travelling to Australia for the rugby tour, but close....!)

We’re delighted to be co-hosting the British Science Festival 2025 this September in collaboration with @liverpooluni.bsky.social From 10 to 14 September, Liverpool will be transformed into a vibrant hub of free events, workshops, performances, and installations. #BritishScienceFestival #BSF25

To celebrate the paperback release of "Rogue Agent", I will be doing a talk and book signing for Pritchards Bookshop at Round Eight, Crosby on 23 July. Doors, 7pm #booksky #writingcommunity #history #nonfiction 📚🗃️

I've consistently found these open/free/online training sessions from the School of Advanced Study at the University of London absolutely fantastic. Been to training on peer review, narrative cvs, and more! Just grateful you all share your expertise for the rest of us to learn!

Before Elaine Sykes moved to Lancaster University, she was our colleague, friend & collaborator at LJMU. It's been a week of shock, sadness & memories in the library. For LJMU, she managed all things business & stats with aplomb. At Lancaster, we were excited to work with her. We will miss her.

Big shout out to our wonderful @ljmulibrary.bsky.social colleagues for inviting us, getting all the children through the maze of the John Foster Building, and bringing one of our heroes to campus! What an inspiring event!

It's a good day when you can down your open research tools & advocacy & enjoy the dulcet tones & magic tricks from the children's laureate, @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social Lovely Q & A with Liverpool schoolkids and a fantastic reading, too. We're all waiting for your next book featuring...a frog!

Predatory journals get a lot of attention, but what about book publishers? This guest post for The Scholarly Kitchen shows how @DOAB helps build trust in OA books Also, don’t miss the Think. Check. Submit. checklist for books—now in 25 languages! bit.ly/45cUsdU

We’ll be walking & talking on Anglesey with 3 Dads Walking! 18th June 2-4pm at Llangefni Town Hall - we extend an open invite to all in the local community. We’ll be sharing progress from our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial & discussing next steps for policy in schools 🚶‍♀️

My colleague and I are running an online event about the OBC and author publishing OA books. Please do share via any channels as we'd love to get a really good discussion going! Choosing open access for books: An author journey 25/06/25 13:00 talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ad8...

✔️Free ✔️Online ✔️Featuring Richard Ovenden (one of my librarian heroes!) ✔️Wow!!

LJMU academics and postgraduate students will present their research @pintofscience.uk in Liverpool, 19–21 May. Join us at Murphy’s Distillery for engaging talks on science, technology, health and the environment. Tickets £5 via Pint of Science ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

New article out this week! Our scoping review in Health Promotion International looked at salutogenesis & sense of coherence in the LGBTQ+ community. We found SoC is related to wellbeing & discrimination [1/6] doi.org/10.1093/heap... -with @vivprof.bsky.social & @cebretthealth.bsky.social

LJMU PGRs don't forget to register, it will be a fantastic day! 🌞

Our friends @thinkchecksub.bsky.social are looking for #volunteers to update the #Hindi, #Korean, #Vietnamese and #Arabic translations of the checklists. Are you interested? Do you have colleagues who might want to help? Send an email to [email protected] #scholcomm #thinkchecksubmit

For the first time ever, we have a @ljmuofficial.bsky.social university profile & we are SO. CHUFFED. You can now find us here: profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/6957-katheri... & here: profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/596-cath-dis... Drop-ins currently happening-keep eye out for upcoming training for prof. services staff!

Very pleased to share our latest article, which is open access (£0) at Drugs: Education, Prevention, Policy. Lead author was the ever impressive Dr Amanda Atkinson who is not on BSky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What a fantastic programme of events (many online, all free) from @uclopenscience.bsky.social @lselibrary.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

My suggested alternative title for this pioneering project from @ljmuofficial.bsky.social 'How Cool is This???' www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A fantastic programme that is open and online. Well worth checking out!