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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 06/07/2026

It’s been a long journey to get here but I celebrated my PhD graduation today! 🎉 🙌

Me standing in front of a door wearing academic robes.

A box of cupcakes with buttercream in the shape of flowers.

Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026

What does it mean to lead with curiosity in research culture? 🤔 I wrote a blog about why I think curiosity is a key value and skill for research leaders along with some thoughts on how to be more curious. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Illustration of a woman holding a magnifying glass up to her face. There are colourful doddles of speech bubbles, exclamation points and question marks around her.

Illustration made by myself in Canva. No generative AI was used.

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 06/05/2026

I really enjoyed running* an arts and crafts session at the Politics of Research Culture workshop in Leeds today. We imagined what future research cultures could look like. *I really really just needed an excuse to do crafts!

A collage about research cultures. There’s a black background, a pink heart in the middle, and four headlines that were negative but I’ve replaced some of the words to make them more positive. They read:

“UK considers what life would look like with a well funded research scheme”

“People are more kind”

“Show me more care”

“How long do scientists spend prioritising self care each year?”

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 23/04/2026

I got so angry I wrote about it in my PhD thesis 😭

Through testing this programme using my own ORCID ID, I discovered OpenAlex had misattributed publications by other researchers sharing my name to my ORCID ID. This was not a problem with ORCID but rather a problem with
OpenAlex attempting to fill in missing data where an author had published an article without using an ORCID ID. OpenAlex does have a feedback mechanism to report data errors such as this, but it relies on first being aware that the issue exists. Lack of transparency over which OpenAlex data is taken directly from sources such as ORCID and which is "guessed" to fill in missing data is unfortunately a major issue with this resource.

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 14/04/2026

Treated myself to some new books 📚

Three paperback books:
In the heart of hidden things by Kit Whitfield
All the hollow of the sky by Kit Whitfield
A History of the Occult Tarot by Ronald Decker & Michael Dummett

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026

I attended the MORPHSS open research catalogue launch today (catalogue.morphss.work) and I really love this way of thinking about open research practices. Although MORPHSS has focused on AHSS disciplines, I do think there is a lot that STEM disciplines can learn from the project too.

Figure 1: MORPHSS typology: Forms of openness in AHSS and their overarching categories

Six overlapping circles showing forms of openness, grouped into three categories. These are:

Openness as access/ible dissemination (including Accessible communication of research and Availability of outputs),

Openness as the rich realisation of research (including Evidentiary openness and Process openness), and

Openness as equitable and inclusive knowledge creation (including Participatory openness and Epistemic openness)

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 09/03/2026

Really excited to have started a new role on the InFrame project at the University of Edinburgh. InFrame focuses on research culture, collegiality, and diverse leadership, which are all close to my heart ❤️

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 02/01/2026

Slowly getting back into doing crafts and making art. Today’s project was some cherry shaped curtain tiebacks 🍒

Light green curtains tied back with a length of green crocheted yarn. The yarn is tied in a bow and there are dark red pom poms attached to each end of the yarn, making it look like a bunch of cherries

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 17/12/2025

Just received this invite to join the Editorial Board of a Springer Nature journal I previously peer reviewed for. While I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity, especially at my career stage, I declined because I’m focusing my energy on supporting non-profit and diamond OA journals instead.

An email with identifying details censored that reads:

Dear Emma Wilson,

I'm the journal manager of [journal name] and I’m writing on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief [name].

Based on [Editor in Chief’s] assessment, we would like to invite you to join the Editorial Board of the journal. We feel your expertise will strengthen the journal considerably, and we do hope that you will accept our invitation.

Launched in [year, journal name] is an open access journal covering all aspects of [journal scope]. The Journal received a 2-year Impact Factor of 10.7 in 2024 and there were over 500,000 article downloads of our published articles during 2024.

The responsibilities of an Editorial Board Member of the journal are to serve as a peer reviewer for up to 3 articles per year. You will also be invited to join our Editorial Board meetings to discuss the development of the journal. We also hope that as an Editorial Board Member you will consider the journal when submitting your own articles for publication and encouraging the submission of relevant articles by your colleagues.

We look forward to hearing from you to confirm if you are interested in becoming a member of the Editorial Board of [journal name].

Kind regards,
[sender’s name]
Associate Publisher
BMC Academic Journals
Springer Nature

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 04/12/2025

Look what arrived today, @eve.gd thank you so much for sending! Looking forward to some reading 📖

A physical copy of the book “The Digital Humanities and Literary Studies” by Martin Paul Eve

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 26/10/2025

Just finished reading Rainbow Trap by @kevinguyan.bsky.social and found it so insightful. The idea of “box breakers” resonated with me so much. Incredibly worthwhile read for anyone working with or interested in queer data.

Cover of the book “Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classification, and the Dangers of Inclusion” by Kevin Guyan

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 14/10/2025

Had a lovely guided nature walk around the park near my office. Spotted a lot of berries (hawthorn, rowan, rosehip) and a few fungi 🍄‍🟫

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 14/10/2025

Oh boy did I have some thoughts to share 😭

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 07/07/2025

Saw some swans and their cygnets on my lunchtime walk today 🦢

Two swans and their cygnets sitting on the bank of a reservoir

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 20/12/2024

Starting my Christmas holidays with afternoon tea at The Dome in Edinburgh 🎄🫖

My mum and I sitting down to afternoon tea behind two massive cake stands. Half the sandwiches were gone at this point.

Close up of scones with cream before jam. No I won’t be taking feedback on scone jam vs cream first.

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 26/08/2024

I’m finally getting back into creative / sci fi & fantasy writing (after months of having no energy for anything outside my PhD) and I’m really pleased that I’ve managed to get my work in progress up to 6,000 words ⭐️ Feels like a pretty big deal for someone that usually writes flash fiction 🥹

Screenshot of statistics panel from Apple Pages. Characters (no spaces) = 29,038; characters (with spaces) = 35,334; words = 6,463; paragraphs = 202; pages = 20.

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 03/06/2024

Had a lovely time in St Andrews today speaking on a panel about reproducible research at the EastBio PhD symposium. Topics included AI, open access, and rewards/incentives.

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 15/11/2023

Really enjoyed presenting at the University of Edinburgh’s Digital Research in Action event today hosted by our Digital Research Service team. #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Emma presenting in front of an audience.

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 31/10/2023

When you’re presenting at the lab meeting but it’s halloween 🦇👻

Cropped screenshot of a slide with an illustration of two bats in the corner.

Cropped screenshoot of a slide with an illustration of a ghost in the corner.

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