"The EU is effectively banning a far broader range and number of books than the Florida book bans." Unintended side effects of the European Union Deforestation Regulation made clear in this entertaining (but nonetheless alarming) post from Sam Thornton 👇

Exciting to be helping communicate research from Averitas, a company focused on non-opioid pain management, with a real commitment to helping people be less limited by their pain 👇

New from #UKSGInsights: "Multilingual research dissemination: current practices and implications for bibliometrics" dub.sh/NJjpJG3

Looking forward to seeing everyone at @alpsp.bsky.social next week and to joining @kellyhenwood.bsky.social Jitske de Vries and Tina Harseim for our social media panel - join us on Thurs at 10:30 for your one-stop download on what you should be doing in the rapidly evolving social space 👇

Very excited that we can announce this. Work is well underway. A huge deal for Kudos, helping make research more transparent and more easily understood. Congratulations @sarahmustapha.bsky.social and @davidlsommer.bsky.social for developing this strong new partnership for Kudos.

The latest from #UKSGInsights: "A model for publishers to introduce globally fair and transparent pricing" by @wisealic.bsky.social @davejago.bsky.social Herman Mentink and @lorraineestelle.bsky.social dub.sh/JpMmP7P

I really do think #medcomms are worth celebrating so thanks @ismpp.bsky.social for giving us a day to focus on doing that! I've celebrated by writing a piece about how you can get more ROI out of your medcomms content 👇 See this and all my recent pieces at blog.growkudos.com/news/tag/med...

Our latest #medcomms thought piece looks at how you can get more ROI from medical educational content by using the latest discovery platforms and techniques - thanks to our co-founder and thought leader @charlierapple.bsky.social for sharing her expertise today! blog.growkudos.com/news/medcomm...

Happy #MedComms day! Here are some of my recent contributions to the field!

The latest from #UKSGInsights: "Reeling them in: using TikTok and video content to leverage engagement.." by @chelseahumphries.bsky.social dub.sh/7ILu90X

Don't forget to submit your presentation idea for #UKSG2026 in Glasgow! dub.sh/lGMfvyz

The latest from #UKSGInsights - "Open infrastructures in conflict zones: a case study of @doaj.bsky.social and Ukrainian journals" (Authors: @ozimba.bsky.social, @katrinesundsbo.bsky.social, Natalia Laiuzhna and Iemima Ploscaru) dub.sh/rVBTHTI

Correction, with apologies - Nataliia Kaliuzhna

Come find me at booth 408 in the exhibition at #SSP2025 if you want to learn more about how we are unmasking and reporting on your anonymous visitors, to help demonstrate the effectiveness of your science communication and shape your content strategy.

My domino mints are a limited edition so come by early if you want some! They are random though and not a proper set so maybe don’t look too closely if that might trigger you. Wish I’d remembered to bring an actual box of dominoes! #ssp2025

I hope you’ll be wearing the shark suit for tomorrow’s talk @whysharksmatter.bsky.social ??! #ssp2025

I love “never underestimate your audience’s intelligence - always underestimate their vocabulary”. Perfectly put, thanks @whysharksmatter.bsky.social i wrote about this a while back and talked about the “cone of concern” in communicating science! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/09/13/h...

Trying to encourage scientists to communicate in a more strategic way is exactly why we started Kudos. We launched a “pro” tool to help create, execute and measure your plan - let me know if you want free access to check it out @whysharksmatter.bsky.social #ssp2025 info.growkudos.com/researchers

“Half of all public science engagement is based on just shouting facts. It doesn’t work.” @whysharksmatter.bsky.social at #ssp2025 on how vital it is to communicate science purposefully and effectively and not just within academia

Influencers plead that they are raising awareness. “Raising awareness of incorrect information is called lying”, @whysharksmatter.bsky.social reminds us at #ssp2025 while talking about the importance of clear messaging around science

“I often feel like I’m Playing the role of Captain Science Buzzkill” when trying to correct misconceptions about science. You want to embrace people’s enthusiasm but not let “dumpster fires of lies and nonsense” go unchallenged @whysharksmatter.bsky.social #ssp2025

“Recent events show that there is value in ensuring everyone appreciates how science works and why it’s good - and not just publishing our science in journals that, no offence, most people don’t read”. Hear hear @whysharksmatter.bsky.social #ssp2025

When you’re scrambling with last minute tasks and thinking you might have to skip the opening plenary and then your calendar flashes up “SHARK GUY DO NOT MISS”. Thanks past me for knowing I would really want to see @whysharksmatter.bsky.social at #ssp2025 but that I would need a strong reminder!

Kudos is rapidly expanding in pharma / medcomms; @davidlsommer.bsky.social and I are really excited about having Richard on board to help us steer and accelerate that. But will massively miss @MelindaKenneway's vision and inspiration on a day-to-day basis! Thanks Melinda and welcome Richard!

Very excited about working with Oxford PharmaGenesis to accelerate our mission to explain pharma / life science / biotech research in plain language, and accelerate its impact. Thanks @tomrees-medcomm.bsky.social for many years of thoughtful discussions that have led to this collaboration!

We are excited to announce a new collab with OxfordPharmaGenesis - combining their medical content & strategy expertise with our platform, microsites & metrics to help pharma, biotech, and healthcare organizations take a more strategic approach to omnichannel blog.growkudos.com/news/kudos-a...

As one legend steps down, there's an opening for another one to step up! This is an amazing opportunity for someone who wants to get more deeply involved in scholarly comms. You'll have the support and expertise of the current team including a brilliant co-editor (Steve Sharp)👇 dub.sh/2bzMEct

Misheard record titles: “Felixstowe; you want me” that well remembered 1992 hit, or so I thought I just heard @simonmayo.bsky.social saying on @greatesthitsuk.bsky.social 😅

I've just blogged in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social about why explaining research to a rubber duck could be the secret to clearer thinking and better communication. Thanks to my husband for introducing me to this brilliant concept! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/24/r...

Omnichannel in medical education: how to make strategic decisions. Our latest blog posts explores how companies like Johnson & Johnson are using Kudos to manage #omnichannel #communications #strategy #medicaleducation blog.growkudos.com/news/omnicha...

Marion Boland mentions Challenge-based funding - co creation of research involving end users from the outset to design research to solve real world problems. #uksg2025 www.sfi.ie/challenges/s....

“Information is what we do, in libraries” says Andrew Barker “so conquering misinformation needs to be something we do as well” #uksg2025

Academics are nervous about media relations - being misinterpreted or misquoted says @emmayhnell.bsky.social at #uksg2025 but “we need to inspire the next generation” and get better at measuring the wider impact of research and communication

Marion Boland: funders use the impact framework to draw out the value and potential of research: who will benefit, how and when. Distilling it down to that and it’s more accessible. (At @growkudos.bsky.social we ask what's it about and why’s it important) #uksg2025

Christian Box says it’s partly about “the difference we can make” but also the risk of NOT doing science communication in a world where research funding is under threat #uksg2025

Really good point from @emmayhnell.bsky.social about better training needed for academics to communicate their research well - and more motivation / reward needed for reaching broader audiences #uksg2025

@emmayhnell.bsky.social talking about her research in Huntington’s disease and patients not able to understand the literature on their condition - science needs to be more understandable (this is why we founded @growkudos.bsky.social - science needs stories!) #uksg2025

Andrew Barker compares open access to Harold Wilson - “a moral crusade or nothing”. But we’ve got bogged down in complex definitions and compliance. We need to get back to the original goals of connecting the public with research. #uksg2025

I love this point from @kathleenor.bsky.social at #UKSG2025: the "shift away from expertise being about holding knowledge, to knowing how to create knowledge" is being exacerbated by AI.

In the immortal words of Jive Bunny: come on everybody! We’re starting! #uksg2025

You may think of me as a scholarly publishing geek. But I can also be geeky on other topics! Such as “UK towns named in Beatles songs”. Which apparently is interesting enough to merit publication in The Times

Great post on "what to know before you go" to the @uksg.bsky.social conference. The main one would of course be Don't Forget To REGISTER!!! Pretty much last chance now -> www.uksg.org/events/confe...

Congratulations #AIAA, the first publisher to go live with our new profit-sharing b2c model for scholarly publishers and societies to offer research promotion packages to authors and members. blog.growkudos.com/news/aiaa-ch...

I love a louring sky, and sunlight popping against that sort of blue grey. Nature’s finest earlier today echoed by the glowing windows of the Sheldonian this evening 😊

"We have not lost the ability to examine the structures and systems that shape research, ensuring that they don't perpetuate inequalities [...]" — @charlierapple.bsky.social discusses threats to DEI in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social bit.ly/4kpSfRy #DefendResearch #scholcomm

📢 Want to shape the future of EDI in the information community? @uksg.bsky.social is seeking passionate individuals for our new EDI Working Group: 6-8 members (library & publishing/vendor) from diverse minority groups & allies. Interested? Apply by 21/3/25: forms.office.com/e/ueR3z5yMT9

Science becomes less effective if we deprioritize or excise DEI. "We may have lost the ability to say these words out loud. But that does not mean that our actions for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive research paradigm need to be put on hold". BLOG: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/03/d...

I recently joined colleagues from MedComms Experts, Sermo and @figshare.com (@danvalen.com) in a podcast about how you expand audiences for research, by integrating third party platforms into your #medicalcommunications strategy. Read / watch / listen to our tips: blog.growkudos.com/news/how-thi...

OMG @simonmayo.bsky.social is playing Peter Skellern's "You're a lady". My mum used to play this on reel to reel! It is so beautiful [even if the lyrics lean a little, um, 'old fashioned' for this 'lady']. God Bless Hanwell Brass Band! @greatesthitsuk.bsky.social

Full marks to denmarkification.com for the web copy, graphics and particularly the use of Danish glyphs