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Domi Smithson

@domismithson.bsky.social
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research support librarian, open research champion and advocate

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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When reproducibility, replicability, and generalisability become universal standards some research traditions risk epistemic misrecognition. More inclusive language supports methodological pluralism. Openness should broaden the conversation, not narrow it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Can open science speak qualitative? Rearticulating open science vocabulary for qualitative research
‘Open research’ (or ‘open science’) has substantially reshaped conversations surrounding rigor, transparency, and accountability, yet its vocabulary remains largely rooted in quantitative, positivi...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#OpenFest26 brought together colleagues from across the UK and beyond, generating more than 680(!) session attendances throughout the week. Exploring theme People and Place, participants engaged in inspiring discussions on open research, highlighting the power of communities and collaboration.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Last but not least #OpenFest26 update this week: What does a career in Open Research look like? Practitioners from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social glasgow.ac.uk and uniofstandrews.bsky.social share reflections on how their roles evolved and where opportunities lie for future of Open Research.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Live from #OpenFest26: What happens when we stop treating research as something that must move at a fixed pace? Helen Stratford from sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social explores ‘crip time’, access + artistic research, asking how slower, collaborative approaches create inclusive ways of researching.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Live from #openfest26: Can advanced imaging help us spot crop infections earlier? ghadasasi.bsky.social explores #OTC in plant biology + how sharing methods, imaging workflows and findings can make plant science more reproducible, collaborative and useful for sustainable agriculture.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Last day of #openfest26! Beginning with: How can open research serve minoritised communities rather than extract from them? Rashmi Danwaththa Liyanage from ljmuofficial.bsky.social explores discrimination, identity among UK ethnic minorities + tensions around doing mental health research open.
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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our colleagues down at the University of Sussex have just posted their second issue of the Open Research Bulletin. It's such a great piece of work to see - take a look! www.journals.sussex.ac.uk/index.php/op... (It is, of course, open access!)
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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): Autumn 2026 | Open Research Bulletin
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Live from #OpenFest26: How do we measure progress in Open Research across diverse disciplines and institutions? Neil Jacobs discusses @ukrepro.bsky.social OR Programme to explore approaches to monitoring practices, supporting culture change and building a clearer picture of openness across UK.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Live: chairing #openfest26 session in 4 min with Valerie Mccutcheon from @glasgow.ac.uk! Lets think about what is actually stopping researchers from sharing data? - based on findings from @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded collaboration @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
LIVE from #openfest26: How do we turn FAIR principles into real-world research practice? Join this session exploring insights from @openresshef.bsky.social FAIR Data & Software Awards. Learn from @qsaikia.bsky.social how researchers make data and software FAIR. #fairprinciples #openscience
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
LIVE from #openfest26: What keeps open research communities going: passion, funding, ...or both? Discover insights into volunteer vs paid contributions, community sustainability, systemic barriers, and co-created open research practices. Session led by speakers from @theturing.bsky.social
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can a game make copyright and open licensing easier to understand? Join Copyright Dough to explore a co-created expansion pack designed by @universityofessex.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social Discover gamification for arts, humanities and social science researchers! #openfest26
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
LIVE from #OpenFest26: Lutfi Othman from @theul.bsky.social shares a delicious recipe for an Open Research cake! The key ingredients? Personal motivation + open practice + commitment to sharing and collaboration And the icing on top? Openness itself.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
LIVE from #openfest26: A reminder from our speaker Anita Goldschmied: "Start with Joy. Treat is as a verb (and) not a mood we wait for." #tojoy profiles.shu.ac.uk/8982-anita-z...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
LIVE from #Openfest26: jumping into another online session about: “Openness, ‘bropenness’, and the resistant potential of collaborative feminist zine-making” project led by @jenniad.bsky.social and Lottie Needham. Learn about feminist zine-making as creative resistance to gendered power inequities!
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MORPHSS @morphss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
'The word traceability, in place of reproducibility, [...] refers to the extent to which the decisions made by the researcher are transparently documented, allowing readers to see how conclusions were reached' @maddipow.bsky.social in new paper 'Can open science speak qualitative?' ⬇️
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Can open science speak qualitative? Rearticulating open science vocabulary for qualitative research
‘Open research’ (or ‘open science’) has substantially reshaped conversations surrounding rigor, transparency, and accountability, yet its vocabulary remains largely rooted in quantitative, positivi...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We’re now on Day 2 of #OpenFest26! Explore how life drawing can make research data visible, human and interpretable with Amie Longthorne @ljmuresearch.bsky.social libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch... #OpenFest #DrawingData
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
LIVE from OpenFest 2026: Our brilliant keynote speaker @maddipow.bsky.social asks us to confront why feminist scholars still struggle to be heard. What does this mean for open research, how is this serving us but more importantly, how can WE do better? #openfest26 #openscience #genderequity
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It is the OpenFest week! We have started our annual open research conference with a panel around Citizen Science. If you still want to join us online for the rest of the sessions throughout the week, please register here: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Last call for OpenFest 2026! Register to join us in person (at Hallam) or online next Tues 15, & online Weds 16 - Thurs 18. This year's theme is 'People & Place', and we'll be talking citizen science and co-production, critical approaches to open research and hidden feminist lineages, & much more! 👇
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
B. Gipson re black box: "Blind trust ignores the architecture of the machine." + "Distrust= the only rational response to plausible nonsense." #AIliteracy
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Back from annual leave with fantastic news! I’m delighted to be accepted as a speaker at #UKSG2027 in Glasgow, sharing how AI can enhance research communication. @uksg.bsky.social thank you for inviting me!
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Jenni Adams @jenniad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
NEW training slides on open research in the arts, humanities & qualitative social sciences, codeveloped by staff from 15 UK universities at a hackathon event earlier this summer. Including colleagues from @uoyopenres.bsky.social, @edopenresearch.bsky.social, @openresleeds.bsky.social & more
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Exciting news! So proud to be part of this creative initiative 👇
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As research librarians this is why our role matters. When infrastructure changes beneath researchers’ feet, we need to help them understand what they might lose, find alternatives, protect the work they’ve built and rethink workflows without losing openness at their heart www.cos.io/blog/osf-cha...
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OSF Changes: A Note to Users
The Center for Open Science announced a significant change to the Open Science Framework (OSF). This post shares what led to the change, implications, and what's next.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Open Research in Sheffield: People and Place: Join us for #OpenFest26 and hear keynote speaker Dr Madeleine Pownall from @universityofleeds.bsky.social present "Who Built Open Research? Reclaiming the Intellectual Lineage of Openness." Explore our full programme: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"The world is deeply interconnected (...). Everything is interconnected, interdependent and interrelated." zenodo.org/records/2146... #DannyKingsley
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The butterfly effect – how understanding the big picture research ecosystem will help open practice
The concept of the butterfly effect – that the world is deeply interconnected, such that one small occurrence can influence a much larger complex system – can be directly applied to the research ecosy...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Registration for #OpenFest26 is now open! Join us to explore "Open Research: People and Place" through talks, workshops, panels, and more. Register now: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch... @openresshef.bsky.social @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'm leading today's #ReproducibiliTea session on Doina Petrescu's Losing Control, Keeping Desire. What if good research isn't about more control, but about embracing uncertainty, care, and collaboration? www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"The difference is that people don't have to adapt to new systems-the systems are now being built to adapt to them." Brodheim, T. (2025) I would argue, it's the opposite. #AI #LLM #AIliteracyskills
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
What if the biggest breakthrough in science isn't the next discovery but the way we share it? We're excited to launch our new episode of the Open Research Podcast! Dr Quayle explores how open frameworks advance FAIR research, collaboration, and reproducibility. 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/386z...
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Drive real impact with open research beyond OA
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"Responsible AI in research is an obligation universities owe society"👇 Zyphur, M. J. (2026). Responsible AI in academic research: A competency framework for research training. Instats Policy Series. doi.org/10.61700/t31...
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GitHub - mzyphur/responsible-ai-in-research-training: Public evidence package for the Instats report on responsible AI use in PhD-level research and research training. A global capability framework fo...
Public evidence package for the Instats report on responsible AI use in PhD-level research and research training. A global capability framework for university research leadership across 38 top-tier...
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UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship @uclopenscience.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
New blog post 📣 Research Support Librarian, @nazlinbhimani.bsky.social, has written a brilliant piece about how doctoral research support can fall outside the bounds of formal supervision, and how the UKCGE Recognised Associate Supervisor Award is acknowledging this. Read the post:
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The UKCGE Recognised Associate Supervisor Award: Supporting Doctoral Researchers in Open Science and Beyond | UCL Open@UCL Blog
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Open research begins NOT with a policy, but with a willingness to question what we choose to keep behind closed doors and why. From that foundation flows the principle of openness: a deliberate commitment to transparency, accessibility, and sharing as default positions rather than afterthoughts.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Can creativity open up new ways of thinking about research? This collaborative zine explores feminism, #openScience, and collective knowledge-making through reflection and making. doi.org/10.17613/afd...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A feminist zine making workshop to reflect on open research? Only with and led by @jenniad.bsky.social More to be shared soon.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hosting an Altmetric session today at the university to remind everyone that research doesn’t stop when the paper is published. That’s when the conversation starts. #impacttracker #researchcommunication
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Last chance to submit to #OpenFest26 - deadline 30 May ⏳ With @openresshef.bsky.social and @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social , we’re building a programme on Open Research: people and place. We’re inviting talks, workshops & sessions on open research and collaboration. Don’t miss this one out!
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Joining #KEOS26 to hear more from Vanessa Proudman and Paola Corti about the Opens project and building the connecting bridges in knowledge production 👇 sparceurope.org/what-we-do/c...
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A Hub for Connecting the Opens - SPARC Europe
Digital transformation is reshaping higher education, making research and learning resources more accessible, shareable, and reusable through open approaches. By open approaches, we mean Open Access, ...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Spoke at #CILIPNE about libraries supporting more open, relational research. Shared my work as a research librarian at @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social where I host the SHU open research podcast (on Spotify) which helps bridge disciplines and shift libraries towards more participatory spaces.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I’ll be speaking with @reddite.eurosky.social at #ALN26 on sustainable and ethical open research. We’ll explore how libraries help make open research work in practice, using examples from @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social around FAIR + CARE data, workflows, and responsible research support.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
New Open Research podcast episode: #socialjustice We explore how EDI shapes open research, balancing transparency with ethics, trust, and care. Featuring Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro on storytelling, social justice, and impactful research beyond academia. Now on Spotify👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7xkL...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
What if open science had intermediaries like courts do? People who help others actually take part in research, not just read it. Because science isn’t really open if it’s not accessible, understandable, and shared in a way that works for everyone. #transparencyparadox #LSE #OpenScienceFestival
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Just attended “Transparency Paradox” at London Open Science & Scholarship. It got me thinking about science idealization but open research can actually challenge that. Bad news wouldn’t damage my trust, in fact, it would probably help me understand it better, including all the factors involved. #LSE
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Looking forward to attending #DIGEST2026 (6–7 May) at Sheffield Business School at @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social . This year’s theme on reclaiming trust in a digital age is timely. Keen to explore digital trust, inclusion, cybersecurity, and the future of work.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Planning is underway for #OpenFest26, themed People and Place. We invite contributions exploring how openness is shaped by communities, cultures, and contexts. Submit proposals via the online form by midnight, 30 May 2026: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch... #openresearchconference
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Equity lives in our choices. In my recent article "Critical thinking for equity on both ends of the AI model", I highlight not what’s built in, but what must be practiced. You can now read my input for #OpenEducationWeek2026👇 societyandai.org/insights/cri...
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Critical Thinking for Equity on Both Ends of the AI Model
A Research Support Librarian and Open Research Champion at Sheffield Hallam University examines what transparency, equity, and responsible practice really require when black-box AI systems become rout...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Introducing COS’s 2026–2028 Strategic Plan Advancing Lifecycle Open Science: osf.io/preprints/os...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
What does it mean to “put open research on the map”? We’re joined by Dr. Matt Hobbs to explore how location shapes research, why geospatial data matters and the balance between openness and privacy. Tune in for practical insights and follow us on Spotify👇 open.spotify.com/episode/5nsl...
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MORPHSS @morphss.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Join us next week for this launch event and panel discussion on open research in the arts, humanities & qualitative social sciences. We're looking forward to sharing recent outputs from MORPHSS & hearing from a range of experts including @openreflections.bsky.social and @henrygonnet.bsky.social
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