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Anna Hughes

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Development and engagement manager @jisc.bsky.social Chair of Outreach & Engagement subcommittee @uksg.bsky.social ORCID: orcid.org/0009-0003-7210-3199

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Janneke Adema @openreflections.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Come along to this workshop (19 October 1-3pm BST) I am doing together with Simon Worthington for Open Access week ‘Experimental and computational publishing workshop - Can we reimagine scholarly communication?’ Hosted by LSE Open Research & CIVICA: www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...
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Experimental and computational publishing workshop
Join us in this guided workshop to learn about experimental ans computational publishing.
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Our annual Open and Engaged 2026 Conference is coming up on Tuesday, 20 October - online during #OAWeek. Hope some of you can join us! Find out more about #OpenEngaged, check out the programme and register events.bl.uk/events/open-...
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Open and Engaged Conference 2026 | British Library
This year’s Open and Engaged Conference aligns with the Open Access Week 2026 theme, The Cost of Knowledge, by asking what it takes to make knowledge, rese
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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW EVENT | 'Shaping the Future of Diamond Open Access for Books: Have Your Say' Find out more about how you can feed in to the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) for books! 📍Online, free 📆 Monday 12 October ⏰ 10-11am BST / 11am-12pm CEST us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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OPERAS Research Infrastructure @operaseu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🎉 Welcome to OPERAS, KNAW! We are delighted to welcome the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) to the OPERAS community! Read more: operas.hypotheses.org/10731 #OpenScience #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication #FAIRData
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm at the CLARIN & DARIAH UK Annual Event today with my @operaseu.bsky.social hat on Looking forward to learning more about other research infrastructures & understanding how we can collaborate to support #AHSS research 👉 universityofbrighton.github.io/2026clariahuk/ Photo: F. Beccari, Unsplash
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Very pleasant lunchtime tuning into @lselibrary.bsky.social webinar 'Trailblazers: the first women elected to government' Stories of fearless women who broke barriers & changed the game in government 💪 Part of the celebrations for the centenary of The Women’s Library www.lse.ac.uk/library/twl100
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The Women's Library at 100
Find out about the activities planned to celebrate 100 years since The Women's Library was founded.
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'll be at the CLARIN & DARIAH UK Annual Event on Fri 2 Oct 📍University of Brighton A showcase of the activities of the CLARIN UK consortium and wider UK digital humanities community (I'll be presenting a poster on @operaseu.bsky.social) 🔗 universityofbrighton.github.io/2026clariahuk/
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How can #OpenInfrastructures collaborate and share knowledge more easily? Find out more on the @jisc.bsky.social #Research blog 👉 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/09/2... @operaseu.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social
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Voices of OPERAS UK: Thoth Open Metadata - Research
Voices of OPERAS UK is a blog series spotlighting the members of OPERAS based in the UK. Each feature introduces a member organisation through the same five quick questions.  OPERAS is a European Rese...
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Coming soon from your podcast team including @tmorley24.bsky.social @scholtom.bsky.social @msiowaintheuk.bsky.social (and others!)
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do you persuade your institution to fund open access? Join us on 22 October (11:00 CEST / 10:00 BST) for a free Open Access Week webinar with colleagues from the University of Essex and TU Delft, plus the Open Book Collective. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Navy promotional graphic with a magenta diagonal panel on the right. Text reads: Open Access Week, Free Webinar. Making the case: how libraries justify support for open access. Speakers: Hannah Crago, Open Access Service Manager, University of Cambridge; Louise Otting, Collections & License Manager, TU Delft; Caroline Ball, Community Engagement Lead, Open Book Collective. Event details in a light panel: Thursday 22 October 2026, 11:00 CEST / 10:00 BST, on Zoom, free to register. Open Book Collective logo bottom right.
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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎉 We’re celebrating 10 years of White Rose University Press! And we’re marking the occasion by looking ahead: What should scholarly book publishing look like in the next 5–10 years? Our anniversary event is now OPEN FOR BOOKING! 🧵👇 Find out more 👇 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcement...
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SPARC Europe @sparc-eu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Diamond Open Access Standard (#DOAS) for journals was one of the most important outputs to come out of the #DIAMAS project. A real milestone for quality and sustainability in Diamond OA. Now it's time to adapt it for books! 📖
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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📚 Do you work with #DiamondOA books? AEGIS-OA is gathering community input on adapting the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) for OA book publishing. Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity and needs of the OA books community. 📝 tinyurl.com/y9t7xsjs 📅 Deadline: 18/10/2026, 23:59 CET
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Spooky, i just listened to this podcast episode about #Tolkien #MiddleEarth open.spotify.com/episode/2X0b... 🎧
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Tolkien: Middle Earth and the Middle Ages
Gone Medieval · Episode
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today at Copim we're reflecting on 'community' & 'collectivity' in #OpenAccess - & #OA marketing - & revisiting this post from 2024 when the #OAWeek theme was 'Community over commercialisation' How can we tell when these terms are buzzwords or meaningful principles? buff.ly/eAmRGen #OASPA2026
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you're attending #OASPA2026 this week, you can catch team Copim's/the LSE library's Kira Hopkins tomorrow at 9.05am! They will be speaking on the panel 'The Many Faces of Sustainability in #OpenAccess'. Then come to Copim Corner on Tuesday evening to discuss!
Promotional poster inviting attendees to Copim Corner on Tue, Sept 22 from 5:30pm at Tolkien's House (Opatovina 49, Zagreb, a 7-min walk from the conference venue), with an arrow pointing to the venue's outdoor café seating labeled "This could be your space."
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Enjoy #Zagreb guys!
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Rebecca Wojturska @beckywojturska.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wrote in @timeshighered.bsky.social Campus about Diamond Open Access in the UK. Give it a read and check out these incredibly vital OA initiatives: @oipassoc.bsky.social, @ojcollective.bsky.social, @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @eudch.bsky.social. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diamo...
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Diamond open access publishing: what it is and how to do it
For researchers interested in publishing their work with no fees for authors or readers, diamond open access publishing could be the answer. Here is a guide to the basics
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Jisc @jisc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are just weeks away from registration opening for Digifest 2027 – your chance to join peers and explore what’s next for the sector. Want to be the first to know when tickets become available? Sign up here -> www.jisc.ac.uk/digifest/kee...
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Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) @doabooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As scholarly publishing grows, evaluating quality can become more challenging. #PRISM helps publishers communicate #PeerReview consistently using a standardised approach, making quality assurance more transparent for #OABooks. Discover participating publishers in DOAB: buff.ly/XktfM8G #PRW2026
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New member story from @jisc.bsky.social showcases the importance of #OpenInfrastructure tools & whey they are vital to sharing, discovering and using #Research more effectively ⚒️ 🔗 www.jisc.ac.uk/member-stori... @bethanylogan.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
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How the University of Sussex is building a broader vision for open research infrastructure - Jisc
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Academic librarians - how does your institution actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access? What finally ends up moving the internal discussions from yes, or maybe to no? We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚
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What made you say yes? OBC open access library support survey
About this survey This survey is run by the Open Book Collective - a charity registered in England and Wales (charity no. 1206287). For the purposes of data protection law, the Open Book Collective is...
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 14/09/2026
NEW ATTENTION SOURCE From today Altmetric is tracking when research is cited within @cassyni.bsky.social recorded video seminars. Altmetric tracks both mentions of research in seminars, AND the seminars themselves as they are shared and cited.
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We heart Cassyni, they rule.
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GRAPHIA @graphiaproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚀 IPL 2026 is underway! The GRAPHIA & LUMEN communities are together in Brussels for five days of collaboration, co-creation and hands-on work. Today: AI, NLP, language identification + mapping the readiness of GRAPHIA use cases. Let’s get started! #GRAPHIA #IPL2026
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OpenAthens @openathens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our upcoming webinar has a new date! Join us on 12 November 2026 at 4pm GMT to discover the findings from the 2026 OpenAthens librarian survey, see how priorities have shifted over the last 10 years, and hear what today's trends could mean for the future. Register now bit.ly/4iZosAB
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Webinar: What librarians told us: Access, AI and User Experience
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A blast from the past! I enjoyed many a year working in the building opposite with @manchester.ac.uk colleagues including @emmabooth.eurosky.social #Cataloguing #MetadataMatters
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Better luck next time! Third time lucky? 🤞 #ALPSP2027
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The next #DigitalResearchCommunity meet up is live! If you're interested in #QuantumComputing and #QuantumMechanics join us on Thursday 15 October at 11am ⏰ Find out more 👉 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/events/
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How do we secure the digital future of open social sciences and humanities research? 🤔 Find out how @operaseu.bsky.social is building a sustainable future for Europe’s open research infrastructure 🔗 www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi... Photo: Conny Schneid, Unsplash #OpenResearch #SSH
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
🚆 Thoth is on the road this autumn! 🍂 📍 ALPSP, Manchester | 9–10 Sept 📍 OASPA, Zagreb | 21–23 Sept 📍 Open-Access-Tage, Linz | 28–30 Sept Attending too? We’d love to catch up with publishers, libraries & fellow open infrastructures! 💬 Booking page links in the post replies 👇
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Well I'm awarding it the maximum douze points!
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GRAPHIA @graphiaproject.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚀 Meet Quagga Agent: ask SSH knowledge graphs questions in plain language - no SPARQL required. Get verified answers and the exact query behind them, keeping the process transparent and reproducible. graphia-ssh.eu/news-... #GRAPHIA #SPARQL #KnowledgeGraph
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Introducing Quagga Agent: Asking SSH Knowledge Graphs Questions in Plain Language - GRAPHIA
Authors: Matteo Romanello and Harshdeep Singh Last autumn, we invited the GRAPHIA community to help us build Quagga – a crowdsourced benchmark of natural language questions and their corresponding SPARQL queries, meant to capture how scholars in SSH actually ask questions of knowledge graphs. Thanks to dozens of contributions from the community, that benchmark has […]
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW #VoicesOfOPERASUK blog Why collaboration is essential for the future of open scholarly publishing @openbookcollective.bsky.social Read the full interview & find out how to get involved 🔗 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/09/0... @operaseu.bsky.social @joedeville.bsky.social
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Joining link is in the post below ⬇️ Top tip: If you're a member of a Jisc Teams community, switch instances BEFORE joining for full functionality! ✅
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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🌍 Help shape the future of #DiamondOA in Europe! EDCH is looking for new Advocates to connect with local communities, share resources, contribute to the EDCH Forum, and help shape services to meet community needs. Join our 2026–2027 cohort! 📅 Apply by 30 September 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
From data to dashboard: A beginner's guide to creating institutional publishing dashboards using @openalexix.bsky.social Join @jisc.bsky.social online later this week to find out more! 📆 Thurs. 10 September ⏲️ 11:00 – 12:00 🔗 www.jisc.ac.uk/events/from-...
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
⏰ Happening this week All details in post below ⬇️
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sign up for the next digital research community meet up! Find out how the Advanced Research Computing platform @rosfrankinst.bsky.social are using #Globus to manage their datasets 📆 Weds. 9 Sept. 2026 (11am) 👉 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/events/
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GRAPHIA @graphiaproject.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
On the 2nd IPL 2026 day (15 September) we will have the below topics: 🌐 09:00–11:00 GRAPHIA Knowledge Graph update 💬 11:00–13:00 Quagga conversational interface 💡 14:00–15:15 LUMEN vision + demonstration 🌍 15:45–17:15 EOSC Innovation Centre 👉 Sign up for livestream: bit.ly/4wABJmk
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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
⏰ Do you want to find out more about synthetic data? Join our free Introduction to synthetic data workshop. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 30 September 2026 ⏰ 14:00-15:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...
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Introduction to synthetic data — UK Data Service
A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.
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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🛠️ What’s in your #DiamondOA toolkit? We’re looking for community recommendations of tools that make publishing #DiamondOA journals and books easier. Share your favourites in the EDCH Forum! ➡️ Join the discussion: tinyurl.com/34j3akhr
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GRAPHIA @graphiaproject.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Great to see GRAPHIA featured in the latest @lumen-eu.bsky.social Inside EOSC podcast episode, with Crystal Silver discussing co-design, UX for emerging systems, and researcher autonomy. Listen to the conversation! 🎧 #GRAPHIA #EOSC #OpenScience
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GRAPHIA @graphiaproject.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
IPL 2026 starts 14th Sep by exploring how AI & language technologies can help researchers work with publications, followed by a session on how to assess & develop innovative ideas in the SSH. All Monday sessions will be live-streamed, sign up to receive access here:
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Innovation Prototyping Lab 2026 - Where Minds Connect and Innovation Emerges - GRAPHIA
Event Details The Innovation Prototyping Lab (IPL) is a co-creation event that brings together the GRAPHIA and LUMEN communities for a dynamic week of collaboration, creativity, and connection. In 2026, we are planning it at the CNRS offices in Brussels (100 rue du Trône) from 14-18th September with the exception of the White-Label Platform Beta […]
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Out now & free to download by chapters or whole text, my @LSEPress book with Tim Monteath, Denisa Kostovicova and Hannah Boroudjou *Doing Open Social Science* press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... helps qualitative & quantitative researchers make their work more reproducible & robust
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🗣️"what and where students end up studying is not simply a matter of personal preference, but part of how access works in practice." #SocialScience #Humanities
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Why knowing who studies social science and humanities matters - LSE Impact
In an increasingly financially constrained higher education system social science and humanities disciplines find themselves under increasing pressure. Discussing the British Academy’s new Who…
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OpenAthens @openathens.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What does OpenAthens actually do? Great question! We connect people to the resources they need. Our four products help solve different authentication challenges for organizations worldwide. Swipe through to see which product does what. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ For more information, visit our website: bit.ly/4gQ5UkP
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Center for Open Science @cos.io · 25/08/2026
⏰ REMINDER: Join us on Aug 27 for an overview webinar and Q&A about changes to OSF Projects Learn why the changes are happening, key dates, what will & won't change, & how to prep, followed by Q&A Submit questions in advance: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Register: cos-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Changes to OSF Projects: Overview and Q&A. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join the Center for Open Science (COS) for an overview of upcoming changes to OSF Projects. We will explain why these changes are happening, review the key dates and what they mean for users, clarify...
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's 6 months since our fabulous #CopimConference Catch up with the full recording and presentations on YouTube and Zenodo 📽️ buff.ly/wLTZR0P 🖥️ buff.ly/wRImAeD
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01: Building platforms, practice, and theory: Copim's interventions into open book publishing
The welcome & keynote delivered by the Principal Investigators of the COPIM (2019–2023) and Open Book Futures (2023–2026) projects, Janneke Adema & Joe Deville. Slides:…
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
From early adoption to institution-wide impact 💥 From leadership teams to students, Cardiff Metropolitan University’s participation in the Jisc-Adobe transforming together programme is helping embed Adobe tools across the institution 👉 www.jisc.ac.uk/member-stori... #DigitalTransformation
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Transforming together: from early adoption to institution-wide impact - Jisc
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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
September's digital research community meet up presents an event-driven #Metadata capture pipeline developed by the Advanced Research Computing platform at @rosfrankinst.bsky.social 📆 9 Sept. 2026 (11am) 👉 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/events/
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