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Arfon Smith

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Senior Fellow, Schmidt Sciences

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Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 21/07/2026
Following the update of the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI, openscholarlyinfrastructure.org) to v2.0, @joss-openjournals.bsky.social has updated its commitment to the principles in blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/07/JOSS...
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JOSS's 2026 Updated Commitment to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure | Journal of Open Source Software Blog
Blog for the Journal of Open Source Software • <a href='https://joss.theoj.org'>https://joss.theoj.org</a>
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Schmidt Sciences @schmidtsciences.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Join us for the inaugural science symposium for the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Observatory System and the first gathering of the teams, awardees, and researchers who'll help shape the tools and earliest science. 🗓 November 3–5, 2026 📍 Florence, Italy Interest form: symposium.schmidtobservatorysystem.org
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The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System — Inaugural Science Symposium
November 3–5, 2026 · Florence, Italy. The community's first gathering around The System.
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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Astronomers! New adverts for science editors for @publishing.aas.org are up at aas.org/jobregister. We're looking for astronomers across many fields (including instrumentation to work with me) to help us keep these open access, non-profit, society-run journals going. Happy to answer questions! 🔭
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Job Register | American Astronomical Society
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 30/06/2026
The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here… On June 29, 2026, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory officially began the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)! 🔭🧪☄️🌌 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/action-...
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Epic. Such an amazing achievement everyone 💖
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Scoop McNugget @scoopmcnugget.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
For the benefit of the US: the man in the middle just won an election against an alien called @countbinface.bsky.social, a fox, 2 fascists (not pictured) & some normal politicians in suits. He is now odds on to topple a sitting prime minister & lead the country. You could learn a lot from this.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Origin Story people: All our fucking Christmases have come at once www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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From Bloomsbury to Whitehall: new play reimagines life of John Maynard Keynes
The Standard of Living by James Graham traces economist’s influence on British politics and culture
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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We’re delighted to welcome @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as a Silver sponsor of the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 🎉 Learn more: www.schmidtsciences.org & Virtual Institute for Scientific Software (VISS): www.schmidtsciences.org/viss/ IRSC26: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/
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Home - Schmidt Sciences
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Corpse Reviver No. 2 (after a taste) www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/re...
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Lorena A Barba @labarba.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Journal of Open Source Software, JOSS, is embarking on the search for its next editor-in-chief. Founder EIC Arfon Smith is stepping down after a whole decade of incredible service. Interested in filling those big shoes? Apply by June 19, 2026: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/05/call...
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JOSS is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief | Journal of Open Source Software Blog
After a decade of building and running JOSS, our founding Editor-in-Chief is stepping down. We're seeking a new EiC to lead editorial direction for the Journ...
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
After 10 years, I'm stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of @joss-openjournals.bsky.social. A few thoughts on the decade: www.arfon.org/stepping-dow... The EiC call: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/05/call... #opensource #openscience
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Stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of JOSS | Arfon Smith
After 10 years, reflecting on launching the Journal of Open Source Software and what comes next.
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Open Source for Science Fund @os4science.org · 04/05/2026
Today we're launching the Open Source for Science Fund, a new multi-donor philanthropic fund by Renaissance Philanthropy, seeded by @biohub.org and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, with support from @kavlifoundation.org and @researchsoftware.bsky.social 🧵 os4science.org/news/open-so...
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Open Source for Science Fund Launches to Power AI-Driven Discovery
A new multi-donor fund by Renaissance Philanthropy seeded by Biohub and Wellcome opens its first call for proposals.
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.Astronomy @dotastro.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It lives! An updated and incredibly experimental website for #dotastro is now live at dotastronomy.com. we like to live our creed here: so it's absolutely untested and essentially a hack project.
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.Astronomy — .Astronomy
Building community at the intersection of astronomy and the modern web
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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Help shape the future of Research Software Engineering in the age of Generative AI. We’re collecting input for our March 2026 workshop. Take the survey: tinyurl.com/RSE-GenAI Closes 1 March. @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @arfon.bsky.social @danielskatz.org @softwaresaved.bsky.social
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(public) Survey: Research Software Engineering & Generative AI
The following questions are designed to inform discussion at the March 2026 workshop, Research Software Engineering in the Age of Generative AI: Building a Community Vision. As we prepare for this wor...
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This looks cool, but researchers should also understand what this is (a clear attempt to generate additional training data) openai.com/prism/. The new frontier in GenAI products is understanding (in great detail) how users act/think/collaborate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveil...
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Prism | A free, LaTeX-native workspace for scientists
Write, edit, and collaborate on scientific documents in LaTeX with Prism—a free workspace integrating GPT-5.2 into research and writing.
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Exciting to be a part of the team introducing this to the world yesterday. Lots of work ahead of us, but a great team behind this plan. Also, we're hiring! www.schmidtsciences.org/careers/
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Careers - Schmidt Sciences
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We've shipped a major update to the JOSS submission scope requirements, affecting what is eligible for submission and what information we require from authors. You can read more about the changes and our motivations here: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/prep... #joss #opensource #openscience
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Preparing JOSS for a generative AI future: From code to human creativity and design | Journal of Open Source Software Blog
Blog for the Journal of Open Source Software • <a href='https://joss.theoj.org'>https://joss.theoj.org</a>
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Looking forward to catching up with old friends and colleagues at #AAS247 – it has been a while! I'll be speaking in this session: "The Schmidt Observatory System – More Astrophysics for More People" on Wednesday at 3pm in 227A.
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Society of RSE @society-rse.org · 17/12/2025
📣 New for #RSECon26! We’re launching a Research Software submission route! 🎉 Have software ready for publication? Submit to @joss-openjournals.bsky.social as part of RSECon26. Accepted or pre-reviewed papers get JOSS+RSECon26 branding and a 15-min talk. More info: tinyurl.com/rsecon26joss
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Research Software Submissions
Research Software Papers @RSECon26 1-Rationale As part of the RSECon26 conference vision, we are launching the RSECon26 research software submissions. The goal of this new submission is to encourage…
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Love astronomy + large-scale scientific data systems? Schmidt Sciences is hiring an Astrophysics Institute Program Scientist [Data & Software Systems] to help shape data pipelines and archives for new observatories: jobs.lever.co/schmidt-enti... #astronomy #astrophysics #spacescience #openscience
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jobs - Astrophysics Institute Program Scientist [Data & Software Systems]
Summary The Astrophysics Institute at Schmidt Sciences seeks a Data Management & Software Systems expert to guide the design and implementation of next-generation data management systems for astronomy...
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Cool new opportunity in the Schmidt Sciences climate team: jobs.lever.co/schmidt-enti... 🌏 #climate #science
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jobs - Program Scientist
The Schmidt Sciences Climate Institute seeks to understand how our planet works and the ways it's changing, connect climate research to action by developing science-driven tools, and empower interdisc...
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Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
"One of the challenges of Generative AIs is they amplify existing behaviours, and that is both good and bad." @arfon.bsky.social Watch Technomoral Conversations: How will AI change science? ▶️ edin.ac/3VSUXUt @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social
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Technomoral Conversations: How Will AI Change Science? — Centre for Technomoral Futures
During this Technomoral Conversation, we will hear from Dr Emily Sullivan, Dr Eran Tal, Dr Arfon Smith, and Professor Anna Scaife on the impact of data driven machine learning and AI on science and kn...
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Great to see the big turnout for our annual Flagship Lecture yesterday - now we have our regular fireside chat series coming up 4 Nov on AI and Science, led by my amazing new colleague & co-Director Emily Sullivan, with @erantal.bsky.social @arfon.bsky.social and Anna Scaife! Registration link below
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Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Scientists in nearly every field are reaching for new powerful machine learning & AI methods to see if AI has been the missing piece to solve longstanding problems & make new discoveries. Not only has AI started to change how science is done, but also how science is taught, organized & credited.
Blue to green gradient graphic with headshots of the speakers for the Technomoral Conversations event, and text reading: Technomoral Conversations, How Will AI Change Science? Join us on 4 November at 6pm in Edinburgh & online, where we will hear from: Emily Sullivan (University of Edinburgh), Eran Tal (McGill University), Arfon Smith (Schmidt Sciences), and Anna Scaife (University of Manchester).
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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🎉 ReSA welcomes @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as our newest Organisational Member! Schmidt Sciences aims to accelerate scientific knowledge and breakthroughs with the most promising, advanced tools. Read the full announcement: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781... @arfon.bsky.social
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ReSA News | July 2025
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Karthik Ram @karthik.io · 25/04/2025
✴️ REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS! ✴️ @navigation.org is seeking bold projects at the intersection of AI and Open Science. We support innovative applications that make science more transparent, efficient, and trustworthy. Deadline: July 15, 2025. os.nav.fund/ai-for-os/ #openscience #AIforScience
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AI for Open Science - Request for Proposals
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Institute for Research Software @softwaresaved.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🟥 We are happy to announce that the SSI has received £4.8m from @ukri.org to launch the Research Software Maintenance Fund. Find out more about this exciting opportunity at www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...
Software Sustainability Institute  Research Software Maintenance Fund logo, a grey wavy pattern
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Cross-posting from LinkedIn as I'm going to try and be more present here going forward. tl;dr – I have a new job, at Schmidt Sciences: www.linkedin.com/posts/arfon_...
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Arfon Smith @arfon.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
"Building LLMs is probably not going be a brilliant business": calpaterson.com/porter.html – interesting commentary by Cal Paterson on what makes for a good business, and why building LLMs might not be a good plan...
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Building LLMs is probably not going be a brilliant business
The Netscapes of AI
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