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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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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 07/09/2026

We’re proud to see the European Citizen Science (ECS) podcast included by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) in its selection of 10 EU-funded podcasts showcasing research and innovation shaping our world! Listen to podcast: citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod...

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

UoE DMPOnline Users: notice of service unavailability. The DCC have just contacted us to say that DMPOnline will be unavailable this morning: 08/09/2026 from 9-12. The platform is being migrated to new infrastructure. If you have any questions about this, please contact us: data-support@ed.ac.uk.

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The Binks Hub @thebinkshub.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We're thrilled to share our Binks Hub Celebration Day, happening at Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh on Thursday 8th October! Join us to celebrate five years of community collaboration in research. Find out more and browse the programme of events: edin.ac/4h2ZH58

Event image: selection of artwork associated with Binks Hub projects on the left hand side, with central text reading: "Thursday 8th October, The Binks Hub Celebration Day: Research with Communities - Join us to celebrate five years of community collaboration in research"

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We're nearly there, and we've nearly sold out our in person spaces for this years Open Research Conference. If you'd still like to join us though, we would love for you to join us online - all the talks will be broadcast live. Register here:

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Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 (Online)

Good Research is Open Research - so what's stopping us from making research more open? Join the conversation at EORC26 online!

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🗓️ In just two weeks, Dr. Susan Coan will be joining us at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 to present: Connecting Local Communities Meaningfully to Research through a Community-Campus Partnership for Health Model. ✍️ Register here: buff.ly/KoJRo2R #UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

👋 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June! Cristina Rusu is presenting: Copyright as a Path to Open Research: Unlocking Global Access and Learning. ✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... #UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EORC26

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

⭐️ The Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 is welcoming Dr. Emma Wilson from the University of Edinburgh to present: (Meta)Data, Distortion, and Dashboards ⭐️ ✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... #UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EdinburghOpenResearchConference2026

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📢 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June! Dr. Carlos Soler Montes is presenting ‘Fostering Multilingualism in Research and Science: Bridging Language Gaps in Global Research Communities’. Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative this Wednesday (1st April) at 10am in Room 2.04 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our next Honest Research Conversation. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research. We hope to see you there!

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative for our next Honest Research Conversation on Wednesday 1st April at 10am in Edinburgh Futures Institute room 2.04. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Do you know who's watching? Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered. Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Do you know who’s watching? Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered. Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We’re hiring! The Research Data Support team is looking for a DataVault Reporting Intern to join us ASAP. Apply or share this post with your network. edin.ac/4ujsOpL #WeAreHiring #UoEJobs #Internship #EdinburghCareers #hiring #StudentOpportunities

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Interested in learning how research libraries can contribute to citizen science and participatory research? Join LIBER at their second masterclass! Learn more and sign up here - libereurope.eu/event/develo...

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Developing Citizen Science Masterclass: Vienna - LIBER Europe

LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries) is the voice of Europe’s research library community.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Join EORI online on Wednesday 4th March at 10am for our next ReproducibiliTea event. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead who will talk about their experiences of working reproducibly. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the Microsoft Teams link.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Join EORI online for our next ReproducibiliTea event on Wednesday 4th March from 10am-11.30am. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead to talk Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the event link.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

There's still time to submit your contribution for the Open Research Conference, 2026 where we will be exploring the new roadmap, and UNESCO's model for OR! The deadline has been extended to the end of day, 27th of February, learn more here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...

UNESCO's model for Open Science, with four quadrants each with icons representing the components. The centre of the circle reads "Open Science".

The top quadrant, Open Scientific Knowledge, includes Scientific Publications, Open research data, open educational resources, open source software and source code, and open hardware icons.

The right quadrant, Open Science Infrastructures, includes virtual and physical icons.

The bottom quadrant, open engagement of societal actors, includes citizen and participatory science, scientific/volunteering, crowdsourcing, and crowdfunding icons.

The left quadrant, open dialogue with other knowledge systems, includes local communities, marginalised scholars, and indigenous peoples icons.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Second chances: sometimes they’re real. Don’t miss yours. Data Management for your Research, Wednesday 18th February, Rm 3.35, EFI Book your place now: edin.ac/4rPGUNw

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Are you a Postgraduate Researcher needing help planning your Research Data Management? We're here to help point you in the right direction with an in-person training event at the Lister Building from 14:00-15:30 next Wednesday, February 11th. Book through the following link: edin.ac/46w5PhC

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative tomorrow in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Café at 10am for our Honest Research Conversation on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. No sign up required. We hope to see you there!

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

New blog post! 🚨 The Edinburgh Research Data blog is highlighting two upcoming conferences for you, the Digital Research Conference 2026 and Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026. Read the full post for details of both: edin.ac/4a7zi1v

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Two upcoming Edinburgh data-related conferences | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

As we all settle into the new year, it is good to start filling the calendar with events that provide new insight, provide opportunities to interact with peers, offer the chance to share knowledge…

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative on Wednesday 4th February in the EFI Cafe ("Canopy"), at 10am for our next Honest Research Conversation. Expect an open, honest chat on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. We hope to see you there!

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Would you like to read a great example of collaboration in RDM? Look no further than the guest blog post by Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer Advanced Imaging Resource, showcasing their exemplar for metadata capture and data management workflows. edin.ac/4qrD3pu

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Data Management for Bioimaging – No-Cost, Easy-Access Tools for Edinburgh | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

This is a guest blog from Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer Advanced Imaging Resource showcasing their exemplar for metadata capture and data management workflows When the…

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This is Hadrian’s Library in Athens. Hadrian didn’t look after his data. Don’t be like Hadrian. Come along to our Research Data Management Workshops: edin.ac/3CguBVH

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Happy New Year! To get 2026 off to a good start, why not join the first ReproducibiliTea session of the year from 10-11:30AM (online) on Wednesday 7th? Our theme is "how to work openly?" and we'll be hearing from 3 wonderful speakers – Dr Mahesh Karnani, Dr Emma Ganley, and Dr Danny Schnitzler

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Happy New Year! Here's a resolution... "I will get more involved in opening up research". Yeah? Great! Oh, wait - hey - I think we can help with that! Why not submit a talk or poster to EORC2026? library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... That way we can meet, chat, and perhaps support one another!

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Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 | Library | Library

Find out how to submit a contribution for for the 2026 Open Research Conference. This year our conference centers on UNESCO's "Recommendations for Open Science", reflecting our new institutional…

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Would you look at that?! It's an early Christmas pressie! The Open Research Conference 2026 Call for Contributions is now live! library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science. Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.

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Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 | Library | Library

Find out how to submit a contribution for for the 2026 Open Research Conference. This year our conference centers on UNESCO's "Recommendations for Open Science", reflecting our new institutional…

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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 04/12/2025

The #ECSAcademy has scheduled two 30-minute onboarding sessions to guide participants through enrollment and navigation of the platform. Register below and explore the #trainings: lnkd.in/dGfTp5-7 -4th of December at 17:00: lnkd.in/deEYBPSu -8th of December at 12:00: lnkd.in/d9QfDhvq

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative this Wednesday from 10am-11am in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Room 1.52 for our Honest Research Conversation on the theme of how to work openly. Expect conversations about our experiences around learning or implementing open or reproducible practices.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Join EORI for an Honest Research Conversation at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (Rm 1.52) on Wednesday 3rd December at 10am. Come along for a relaxed, friendly chat about how to work openly. Free University of Edinburgh café vouchers available on a first come, first served basis!

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The wonderful Rhiannon Bull (who our Outwith team has had the pleasure of working with!) has just put out a call for participants! You can contribute online or, if you're lucky to be in Edinburgh, you can sign up to their workshop series. Learn more on their beautiful site: www.climatestories.co.uk

Text is overlayed over a photograph of the Scottish highlands, with a loch in the background, and a person with their arms stretched out on the right hand side in the foreground.

Text reads: Share your climate story. Help research into climate emotions and mental health in Scotland through sharing your creative writing - fiction or nonfiction- about climate change. No climate expertise or writing experience needed.

Deadline 28 February 2026

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

New guest Research Data Blog post alert! Our colleague, Dr Eleonora Mameli, from the Digital Research Services team has written about their events and training sessions for the current academic year, including some key areas of Research Data Management. Have a read and get involved!

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Digital Research Services: What’s on This Semester | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

This a guest blog post written by Dr Eleonora Mameli, Research Facilitator in the Digital Research Services team. To help the research community get the best out of the University’s digital…

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Keep Your Research Data Safe. Online Workshop: Working with Personal & Sensitive Data, 23rd October, 2-4pm. Don’t be the last to know. Book your place now: buff.ly/OXSKWlB.

PSA: 10 PM Do you know where your data are?

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Nel, our Library Participatory Research Engagement Officer, has asked us to point out that today is "Outwith Day"; a day to celebrate the glorious Scots English term. They had little else to say, except that it's a wonderful word - and that it's also a great part of what we do

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Outwith: Participatory Research and the Library | Library | Library

Find out how the Library is supporting best practice in participatory research at the University. Meet our Partners in Participation, find sources of support, and learn more about our projects,…

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Coming next week to an EFI building near you: secrets of the Ancient Masters revealed for the first time! Data Management For Your Research. Wednesday 8th October, 2:30 ‘til 4 pm at the EFI Building, Rm 3.35. Book now and the Wisdom of the Ages can be yours! library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...

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Scheduled workshops | Research Data Service | Library

In 2025/26 academic year we will be delivering a mix of in-person and online workshops. Please check the details of each workshop before registering. In-person courses will be held in the central…

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Hello wonderful humans! Outwith would like to introduce you to their wonderful friends and research Partners in Participation. Join us on the 8th of October at 4pm to explore some collections, and hear about mental health, creative methods, and a whole bunch more! outwith25.eventbrite.com

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Outwith Showcase 2025: Meet the Partners!

Join us to celebrate some of the best participatory research taking place at the University of Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Outwith was lucky enough to wrangle their way into this exhibition - and what an exhibition it was! A beautiful display of some amazing participatory research projects.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

EORI welcomes you to our very first Honest Research Conversations in-person event on Wednesday 1st October 10am-11am at the Edinburgh Futures Institute main café. Ever wondered about open research, but don’t know where to start? Join us for an open, relaxed discussion to share experiences.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

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Outwith Showcase 2025: Meet the Partners!

Join us to celebrate some of the best participatory research taking place at the University of Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Want to learn how? Come along to our all new Research Data Service Workshops: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup....

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Check out our recent blog post, it's all about our training programme for the Autumn. Click through for more details and sign up or share with anyone who needs data management training in their lives. libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/datablog/202...

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Data Management Training – Autumn 2025 | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

University of Edinburgh courses are now available to book on all topics dealing with research data management. Aimed at postgraduate research students and academic staff, these four courses are…

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We are about a month away from releasing a complete refresh of the OSF user interface. The team has been working on this for a very long time, and we are very excited to be able to share it soon. A preview picture:

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Stickers! Who doesn't like stickers? We've made some Open Research and Research Data Management themed stickers to adorn your notebook/laptop/water bottle/whatever else you can (legally and ethically) attach stickers to. We will be giving them away at future events, so look out for them!

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

If you're in Edinburgh, you'll be familiar with the post-fringe blues. What to do with all the free time?! Well - how about grabbing a cuppa and signing up to Sheffield's online OpenFest? sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...

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OpenFest 2025

OpenFest 2025 will take place between 2nd-5th September 2025. View the programme and book your place:

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

It's really exciting to see that the fantastic Co-Production Futures Inquiry has published a report outlining many of the challenges facing participatory research - and some of the experimental solutions institutions are trying out! Well worth a read! orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/rep...

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The Co-Production Futures Inquiry: Response to the Call for Evidence and Ideas

The Co-Production Futures Inquiry aims to propose actionable measures to overcome systemic barriers to participatory and co-produced research within universities and the broader higher education…

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Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

New post on the Edinburgh Research Data Blog from Research Data Support Assistant, Keith Munro. They reflect on their experience at the International Conference on Concepts of Library and Information Science (CoLIS), hosted by the University of Strathclyde. edin.ac/4kJo9HE

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