Reposted by Cristina RusuCREATe @create-glasgow.bsky.social · 7h📚 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 Join the launch of this new open-access Handbook, featuring a chapter by CREATe’s Ula Furgał and Martin Kretschmer on bargaining between press publishers and digital platforms. 📅 8 Oct, 2–4pm (UK) 📍 Amsterdam & online 111
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 7hA new blog post is available on archiving research project websites. Have a read here: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/10/... #Archiving #Websitesstatic.klipy.comObi-Wan Kenobi: The ArchivesAlt: Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Archives 001
Reposted by Cristina RusuOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 17hIt’d be more satisfying to read this if we could just get what we’re supposed to be paid from the feckin’ Anthropic Settlement, instead of being sent more forms to fill out to prove we wrote our own fucking books. 1179
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026To complete our display in the library for Black History Month, here is a blog post. Have a read: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/10/... #BlackHistoryMonth #LoughboroughUniversityArchives #LoughboroughUniversityLibrary 001
Reposted by Cristina RusuNational Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Did you know that reading for just six minutes can reduce stress? 📖 Join us for the Wee Read this Wednesday! Drop in to hear six minutes of a book read by Library staff in our Rain exhibition. Readings every hour from 10:30am to 4:30pm. 2205
Reposted by Cristina RusuWWF Scotland @wwfscotland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Will you be going on forest walks this autumn? Keep an eye out for red squirrels! They’re busy little creatures at this time of year as they forage & cache food. 🐿️ If you spot one, you can report it to Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels & take part in #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey! #Nature #Wildlife 085
Reposted by Cristina RusuByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026📌 ICYMI — Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think…bylinetimes.comConservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas UsePledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again 177641
Reposted by Cristina RusuNBC News @nbcnews.com · 05/10/2026Olivia Dean is accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers’ Grammy-winning hit song “Just the Two of Us” for the closing track of her latest album.nbcnews.toOlivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’ copied melody of Bill Withers classic ‘Just the Two of Us,’ lawsuit allegesMattie Music Group, which controls Withers’ catalog, says it used a musicologist who compared the two songs and found “substantial similarities.” 0144
Reposted by Cristina RusuAndres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Our article entitled 'Preserving balance in the EU digital single market: How Like Company could reframe copyright and innovation in the generative AI era' is now published in the Journal of World Intellectual Property. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 064
Reposted by Cristina RusuEuronews @euronews.com · 02/10/2026A year-long study has observed millions of birds migrating across the North Sea to measure the threat of offshore wind farms.l.euronews.comNew cameras show how many birds are killed by offshore wind turbinesA year-long study has observed millions of birds migrating across the North Sea to measure the threat of offshore wind farms. 147
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This month we are celebrating Black History Month with a display of archival material in the Library. We are honouring some of the noteworthy Black students from the Loughborough community. 1/2 #LoughboroughUniversityLibrary #Archives #BlackHistoryMonth 122
Reposted by Cristina RusuNigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#RecipeOfTheDay is warming, filling and tastes gorgeous! I don’t deny it requires a fair bit of peeling and chopping, but it’s so worth it. Plus you do nothing while it cooks. It’s my Moroccan-Inspired Vegetable Pot with Couscous! www.nigella.com/recipes/moro...nigella.comMoroccan Vegetable Pot and Couscous with Pine Nuts and DillThis warmly-spiced vegetable stew, sweet with parsnips and carrots and tangy with preserved lemons and dried apricots is the perfect winter warmer. I should probably change its name, as it is Moroccan... 1034223
Reposted by Cristina RusuJane @janecornwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Shocked to learn #labour has prioritised AI data centres #1 power from national grid, above hospitals & other industry, 3 hour rolling blackouts planned for domestic users to enable data centres a constant power supply. My elec bill going up £300 in January🤯 012
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Have you subscribed to our blog yet? Why not? See link below or scan QR code blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/subscribe/ #OpenResearch #Copyright #Archives #LoughboroughUniversity 001
Reposted by Cristina RusuEuronews @euronews.com · 01/10/2026Etihad Rail launched the new route on 30 September, with more stations set to open in the coming months.l.euronews.comYou can now travel between Abu Dhabi and Dubai by trainEtihad Rail launched the new route on 30 September, with more stations set to open in the coming months. 064
Reposted by Cristina RusuByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📌 ICYMI — Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations — Samantha Asumadu The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK…bylinetimes.comTimes Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr AllegationsThe publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding 04124
Reposted by Cristina RusuAndres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Before the 5.5 video look goes out of style like Ghiblification, I thought it would be fun to generate a music video on copyright originality in the UK for my upcoming class. I'm delighted with the result, filled with fun copyright Easter eggs. 1108
Reposted by Cristina RusuThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’theguardian.comMenopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’Many products aimed at women over 45 lack meaningful quantities of key nutrients, consumer watchdog Which? found 24213
Reposted by Cristina RusuThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels liketheguardian.comThe night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels likeIf more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures 27832
Cristina Rusu @copykat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When you are stupid and you don't know it: www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comDonald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in RomaniaKimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall 010
Reposted by Cristina RusuAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Don't let Kennedy off the hook for participating in this laughable episode He's just as disgraceful as Eric Schmitt 2327062
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Welcome one and all to a new academic year! If you are struggling to make heads or tails about copyright and how it applies to your role, why not have a look at our blog post: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2025/09/... #Copyright #University #Teachingstatic.klipy.comTom & Jerry: Jerry Enseña en el PizarrónAlt: Tom & Jerry: Jerry Enseña en el Pizarrón 012
Reposted by Cristina RusuEuropean Greens @europeangreens.eu · 29/09/2026Legislations & restrictions exist, but we need the AI companies to actually follow them. AI needs to stay in the hands of humans and not be allowed to develop unguarded, that would put at risk human rights and the future of our planet. 02812
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A new blog post is available, written by our Student Library Curator: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/09/... #StudentLibraryCurator #BlackCaribbean 001
Reposted by Cristina RusuTobias Becker @tobiasbecker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Publication Day! Seit heute ist “Heimweh nach gestern: Eine Geschichte der Nostalgie in Deutschland” lieferbar. Von den 1960er Jahren bis heute, von Retro, “Nazi-Nostalgie”, “Ost-“/“Westalgie” bis Rechtspopulismus. Bei @suhrkamp.de oder überall, wo es Bücher gibt! www.suhrkamp.de/buch/tobias-...suhrkamp.deHeimweh nach gestern. Buch von Tobias Becker (Suhrkamp Verlag)Warum wir glauben, dass früher alles besser war | Buch von Tobias Becker versandkostenfrei & direkt vom Verlag kaufen 24812
Reposted by Cristina RusuPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says UK high court. Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life. Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home. Must change laws.theguardian.comHouses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high courtDecision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law 37310135
Reposted by Cristina Rusupurepapua.bsky.social @purepapua.bsky.social · 28/09/2026WEST PAPUA’S “ETERNAL SNOW” IS DYING — AND AN INDIGENOUS SACRED WORLD IS DISAPPEARING WITH ITbbc.comIndonesia Carstensz Pyramid: Papua's 'eternal snow' on Puncak Jaya is about to disappear foreverClimate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance. 1710
Reposted by Cristina RusuAndres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Another court in China has awarded copyright to an AI-generated work, this time a video. The work had several elements that were generated using AI tools, but the court found that there was enough human intellectual investment, in the work. natlawreview.com/article/wuha...natlawreview.comWuhan Court Considers AI Token Costs in Calculating Damages for Copyright Infringement of AI-Generated WorkOn September 23, 2026, the Jiang’an District People’s Court in Wuhan, China announced the first case in Hubei Province involving copyright infringement of an AI-assisted short drama, holding that AI-g... 31410
Reposted by Cristina RusuBRAC Institute of Governance and Development - BIGD @bigd-bracu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Prof. Naila Kabeer (Professorial Fellow, BIGD) has won the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prize in Pol. Science for "Renegotiating Patriarchy," a study of how ordinary women drove Bangladesh's social progress. 📖 doi.org/10.31389/lse... @acls1919.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social 154
Reposted by Cristina RusuBodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 25/09/2026Last chance for submissions to #OxFOS 2027! Propose a talk, panel or workshop for this free, University-wide conference (8–11 March 2027) exploring how research can be more open, transparent and accessible. Submit by 14 October 2026. Details at www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/open-research… 0117
Reposted by Cristina RusuNBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/09/2026Six hand soap products were recalled due to possible bacterial contamination. - @nbcselected.bsky.socialnbcnews.toCheck your bathroom: This hand soap was just recalled in 15 statesThere are six different types of impacted hand soaps. 62521
Reposted by Cristina RusuAnjiolina Nakaya @anjiolina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Venus is an independent woman. Other planets need moons, Venus doesn't. 052
Reposted by Cristina RusuEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Says it all. @jvp.bsky.social 13512229
Reposted by Cristina Rusumiezikatze 2 @miezi-katze.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Warum nimmt sich unsere Bundesbauministerin nicht ein Beispiel an Wien+fördert solche Vorhaben? Es gibt zwar gestiegene Baugenehmigungen, aber genehmigt ist noch lange nicht gebaut+sie sagen nix aus über erschwingliche Mietpreise Die Wut in Berlin ist berechtigt! www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...tagesschau.deWie Wien erfolgreich gegen Wohnungsnot und hohe Mieten vorgehtIn vielen europäischen Hauptstädten herrscht Wohnungsnot. Österreich geht seit mehr als 100 Jahren in seiner Hauptstadt mit Gemeindebauten dagegen vor. Die Mieten dort sind vergleichsweise günstig. Wi... 46425
Reposted by Cristina RusuWear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. 869286228263
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026September Copyright Reads are out now: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/09/... #Copyright #September #CopyrightReadsstatic.klipy.comLinus & Snoopy Play in Fall LeavesAlt: Linus & Snoopy Play in Fall Leaves 023
Reposted by Cristina RusuLuiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"It is so soul-sucking." The current state of software engineering: 162
Reposted by Cristina RusuLoughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026From patents and design rights to trademarks, copyright and licensing deals with Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel, LEGO is a fascinating example of how IP evolves over time. 🔗 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/09/... #IntellectualProperty #Copyright #Trademark #Patents #LEGO #IPLawstatic.klipy.comLego Star Wars Clone Troopers DancingAlt: Lego Star Wars Clone Troopers Dancing 021
Reposted by Cristina RusuCliff PervoSCARY @pervocracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is a canary resuscitator, which miners would use to revive canaries that had passed out from toxic gas, because ideally not only do you care, you don't even leave the bird behind. just a little mining history and not at all a furious scream 172968930
Reposted by Cristina RusuPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/09/2026European lawmakers are pushing to expand the EU’s flagship AI regulations to hold American tech companies liable for the risks their most advanced models pose to humanity, according to correspondence seen by POLITICO.politico.euEU lawmakers float product liability rules to help avert AI disasterTop US tech firms would be held responsible for harm caused by their most advanced models. 23414
Reposted by Cristina RusuEuropean University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 21/09/2026Students are calling for a staff development system that gives priority to practical, regularly updated pedagogical skills, robust assessment and feedback techniques 🔗 bit.ly/47gNtAT #EUALearnTeach #STAFFDEV_EU 011
Reposted by Cristina RusuThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Born #onthisday in 1866, the "father of science fiction" H. G. Wells. Read our essay by Peter J. Bowler on the writer's many musings on the future of humanity: publicdomainreview.org/essay/h-g-we… #otd 38317
Reposted by Cristina RusuVirtual Classroom @almacollege.online · 20/09/2026Google's consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems by guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday, the latest case of rogue AI cybersecurity transgressions raising safety concerns.techxplore.comGoogle's Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwordsGoogle's consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems by guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday, the latest case of rogue AI cybersecurity transgressions raising safety concern... 001
Reposted by Cristina RusuHardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The story of Jason Arday is the story of James Orr. Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday. I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇bylinetimes.comThe Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong in our inst... 11397173
Reposted by Cristina RusuGlyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... now require renewal energy tootheguardian.comScotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentresGovernment announces before vote on moratorium that any projects above 50MW must submit assessments in planning process 095
Reposted by Cristina RusuGlyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 16/09/2026European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’ - www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... underlines self-harming stupidity of #brexittheguardian.comEuropean Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’Commission president says EU must ‘urgently reimagine our partnerships’ as she makes unprecedented offer 022
Reposted by Cristina RusuThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 16/09/2026An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.bit.lyStaffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native peopleAn audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services. 8345154
Reposted by Cristina RusuOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...status.newsBari’s ‘60’ BustBari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status... 100795942541
Reposted by Cristina RusuThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/09/2026Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge. The painful condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow on other parts of the body. What to know about the disease and new ways to find it:bit.lyEndometriosis can elude diagnosis for years. What to know about the disease and new ways to find itDiagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists says people can wait a decade or more after the onset of symptoms to receive a diagnosis. 17128