Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪 Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students. I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:

It so was hard to imagine having successful career in science as a disabled PhD student that eventually I just left. Who could have guessed that years later I would help create a magazine issue dedicated to highlighting Trailblazing disabled chemists! cen.acs.org/people/profi... #DisabledInSTEM

Free-to-read opinion: The #OpenAccess movement might have run its course as a useful way of thinking about the future of publishing, writes Samuel Moore www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

A huge congratulations to Andrea Robertson, Lab Manager & Chair of the Sustainability Group at #IGC, who won the Contribution to University's Culture, Community and Environment award at the @uoetechnicians.bsky.social Technician Week Conference. Very well deserved! @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

For #DoorsOpenDays2025 we are excited to share we're issuing an open invitation to go behind the scenes at IGC on Saturday 27 September and learn about the cutting-edge research we carry out. You can find more information and book free tickets here: edin.ac/4fYRtZP @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

We celebrated Technician Week (1–5 Sept) with talks, a conference & our annual awards 🎉 🎙️ IRR Technology & Services Director Shonna Johnston @technicallyedin.bsky.social on the UK Technology Specialists Network: edin.ac/46nCSUs 🥼IRR Technical Manager Steven McLean on his career: edin.ac/4gcCdso

On Money Box Live on Wednesday I am looking at the cost of being a student. Get in touch with questions & stories, if you’re a student, a postgrad, or a parent or grandparent with any questions about support and spending. My email is [email protected]

We hope our followers have had a great summer, and we are delighted to announce our first event of Semester 1! GENDER.ED Welcome Reception 25 Sep 5pm-7pm, CMB Join us for a fascinating exhibition and roundtable discussion. More info and to register: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/events/2025/...

Perceptions have real effects www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-insti...

Help us gauge the state of the UK's research & innovation sector in terms of preventing and handling bullying & harassment. Please share our survey of anyone who has witnessed or experienced it at work. go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Bullyi...

Could AI slow science? Confronting the production-progress paradox #AI #GenAI #ChatGPT #Claude #Science #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s...

UKRN are delighted to announce that we are working with Project TIER and FORRT to provide a series of webinars on #transparency and #reproducibility in quantitative research. Five live online sessions beginning on September 11, 2025🥳🥳 More details here: www.ukrn.org/2025/08/18/a...

Academics should be limited to one publication every year, or even every two years, as a solution to the “publish or perish…mania”, two business researchers have suggested. Most-read on our site just now. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

Appearing in our feed today but published Oct '24. Data showed faculty from underrepresented minority (URM) were judged more harshly on h-indexes and scholarly productivity. Results support the double standard hypothesis and provide evidence that it impacts sustained underrepresentation in faculty.

The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh also had exceptional links with slavery, including owning a plantation for a period. NHS Lothian Charity has done some impressive and thoughtful work with the Health Board on this shameful history: org.nhslothian.scot/aboutus/atla...

A good post by Kelly Vere; too often we sldownplay even in the technicians commitment work the central and often front facing role of librarians and archivists @rluk.ac.uk

🎙️New Episode!🎙️ Don't miss our newest episode, a live recording of our #HETS2025 workshop with the amazing Kelly Vere from @tech-commit.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2388868/epis...

Upcoming seminar: Writing EDI Plans for Funding Applications. Funders increasingly expect well-considered EDI Plans in funding applications. Join this informational session on good practice. 8 October 13:00-14:00 BST edicaucus.ac.uk/seminar-writ...

Just had this editorial pointed out to us. Nature in 1960 "How many more new journals?" Oh you sweet summer child!

Six things they might not tell you about grant writing...including why you shouldn’t let low success rates get you down. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...

UKRI's Metascience Unit has published it's first year report, which is worth reading: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685a83... Highlights: 'UKRI is consistently striving to do more with less. The org has seen significant increases in # of app's received from R&I community in recent years.' 1

"Research can be open and reproducible and still completely and obviously wrong. Openness does not fix systemic problems in the lack of professional training and lack of professionalism in scientific research." This post resonates with me greatly and not just for the point above.

☑️ In the latest episode of #ResearchCultureUncovered, 'Coaching in Academia: Real Stories, Real Impact' @heleddhaf.bsky.social chats with Harriet Boatwright, @caterinapresi.bsky.social & @andreeabordianu.bsky.social about how coaching transforms real lives in academia.

#OpenScience is NOT about access to JUST the outcomes of science but also the process. What has changed institutionally so you can actually have the culture of OS in place deeply embedded in process/practice. #AnaPersic @unesco.org #OSMonitoring2025

After two really enjoyable days at #Metascience2025, I wrote about how one 🌶️ moment encapsulated the controversy over metascience's issues 📑, inclusivity 🤗and future public value 🔮 #STS #AcademicSky All feedback welcome on here, or by email 😀 warrenpearce.pika.page/posts/what-i...

Are you a UoE researcher (or research-adjacent person) or student with a passion for Open Research and reproducibility? The Edinburgh Open Research Initiative are seeking volunteers for a number of exciting new roles (1-2 hours/month commitment, flexible). Sign up: forms.office.com/e/cB8wB93gnb

As it is Global Accessibility Awareness Day ( #GAAD ) we'd like to re-draw your attention to this particular passage from the Researcher's Guide to Bluesky (blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024...). Go to Settings >> Accessibility >> Require text before posting. Takes a second, makes a difference. 🧵

Very interesting survey on what researchers think about AI use in manuscript writing. AI does not "think" it confabulates references and really should not be used for anything beyond editing and translation. If used, IMO should be disclosed appropriately. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

EmilyTest are running the first ever Scotland only survey on gender-based violence (GBV) in tertiary education. If you are 18+ and a student, recent grad, or staff at a Scottish college or university, please spare a few minutes to complete this survey. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...

Any researchers at the University who find that data they require for their research is being removed from publicly available sites may contact the Research Data Support team on [email protected] to discuss potential actions to take.

Worried about the current US administration's impact on research? Robin Rice's blog post details efforts by the Data Rescue Project in saving important research data that could be lost amidst cuts to funding and topics that are deemed antithetical to the administration's ideology. edin.ac/3EwlbY0

I decided to go ahead and make a starter pack of historians, scientists, and others who work on scientific racism. If you’d like to be added to the pack (or removed from it), let me know. go.bsky.app/E9PN3oG

My latest article for @resprofnews.bsky.social Coping with the university funding crisis Positive steps in uncertain times, including how to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered. Spoiler: 1st positive step is to join a union. If you weren't already a member. Which you should have been.

The UKRI has published a new draft research data policy. The policy will update and streamline UKRI's expectations for sharing and managing research data and other digital objects, such as software and code. Feedback on the draft can be made here engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...

Some thoughts from me on what responsible assessment DOESN’T mean. TLDR, it won’t be perfect or quick, or make everyone happy or agree. In fact the road to reform will be messy & iterative. But it’s the research community’s road & we need to keep it that way: www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-r...

The Eindhoven Young Academy of Engineering has made a podcast on what 'excellence' in academia is, and why we need to take context into account. The first episode, on being an academic with challenging care duties, is a very important conversation to have! open.spotify.com/episode/4S43...

UKRI's budget for 2025-26 confirmed...finally 5 months after spending review, and 1 day before financial year starts As @resprofnews.bsky.social has been reporting, it's less than flat cash (£8.8bn), despite DSIT's R&D budget rising Via @annamckie.bsky.social More details to come

THREAD The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X. By quite a lot. Release the Kraken... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics 1/11

This afternoon we have the pleasure to launch our "Vision & Framework for Research Cultures" - a set of 8 goals to guide further action and contribute to longer-term strategic discussions on the direction of research systems in Europe and beyond. Download the Framework here: bit.ly/RCF_R

Elon Musk remains a Fellow of the Royal Society. Not taking action is in itself a political act. And a bad one. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Last year, PPLS proudly hosted the regional heat of the Ethics Cup, a debating competition that challenges high school students to thoughtfully discuss complex ethical issues. We are pleased to announce that the search for competitors to take part next year is now open. Learn more: edin.ac/4ikFcPR

This is true of government, but it's also true of lots of other people-run institutions where some people are doing the legwork to make everything run smoothly (⚓).

Is this how traditional scientific articles die? If you’re using more AI and less normal Google, it means you’re also not visiting the articles that Google links to.

Are you familiar with Narrative CVs? What are the barriers and facilitators underrepresented researchers encountered when writing a Narrative CV? doi.org/10.15126/901... @dorassessment.bsky.social @daphnejacksontr.bsky.social @edicaucus.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social

Opinion: Ministers and MEPs are right to insist that FP10 should focus on much more than just immediate economic priorities, says Jan Palmowski #AcademicSky

It's been a while, but you know Independent SAGE were never ones to stand by while politicians interfered with science. "Why we must defend science, social science and medicine from attacks on diversity" - our latest report. independentsage.org/...

Paid Internship opportunity!! Please share! EDICa has a 4-week-equivalent flexible internship aimed at under-represented groups in research. This role requires skills in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and social sciences degree, equivalent or near complete. edicaucus.ac.uk/internship/

thanks to @solalpirelli.bsky.social for this nice piece on pseudoscience published by IEEE - and the need for the publisher to step up to the plate and start retracting this garbage if they want to retain any credibility. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/ieee...

ESPRC are asking for community feedback, ideas, and reflections on the reports to inform their next steps: engagementhub.ukri.org/epsrc-edi-an... End 🧵