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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 8h
It's CRUK change of Open Access policy day. Comms have gone out to all Crick grant holders, but the tl;dr is "no more spending your CRUK grant money on OA funds". Lot's of other ways to make your paper OA though, so don't forget to talk to your friendly, neighbourhood library team.
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If you're a Crick researcher do check out the news about how open access is changing at the Crick. intranet.crick.ac.uk/news/crick-o... You can still publish where you need to, but over the next two years we're closing agreements with publishers & more articles will be made open access through ePMC
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Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Delighted to share that the Francis Crick Institute has joined the @ojcollective.bsky.social! We are very pleased to have their support for our STEM collection of diamond open access journals. A huge thank you to @drbeth.bsky.social for helping to make this happen!
The Francis Crick Institute joins the Open Journals Collective.

We are delighted to announce that the Francis Crick Institute has joined the Open Journals Collective.  The Francis Crick Institute is supporting our STEM collection of journals, and as a biomedical research centre, they are our first specialised research institute member.  The OJC is dedicated to transforming the way that academic research is supported and disseminated, and the support of the Francis Crick Institute will be instrumental in helping us achieve our objectives of making journals free to read and publish in, offering a viable alternative to commercial transformative agreements, and empowering journals to flip to diamond open access.

If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format please email info@openjournalscollective.org.If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format please email info@openjournalscollective.org.
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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our latest: Minimal essential requirements for neural tube self-organisation How does a single cell give rise to a tissue with the right cell types in the right proportions? We deconstruct and rebuild a self-organising tissue from first principles A thread🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Minimal essential requirements for neural tube self-organisation
The reliable generation of diverse cell types in precise proportions is essential for the formation of functional tissues during embryonic development. Three-dimensional organoid models derived from p...
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The LGBTQ+ STEMinar has been away for a few years, but it's back on November 6th 2026! If you identify as LGBTQ+ and you would like to talk about your science, go apply! (anyone can attend)
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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🏺🧪Preprint of 1039(!) whole ancient human genomes from Britain, mainly dating to 1st Millennium CE, representing the best part of 7 years of my life. Herculean effort by @marinasdsilva.bsky.social to get this over the line. 'Migration Period' is more migrationy than we could have possibly imagined.
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This is being held at the Crick on the 21st April. Don't let impending tube strikes put you off - plenty of train and bus options to get to us!
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Ben Long @botbml.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The impact of bioRxiv in numbers @richardsever.bsky.social
Image of News in focus article from Nature entitled "How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas - in numbers"
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STM @stmassoc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Calling publishers, developers, researchers, institutions & funders — STM has published a new discussion document on responsible use of research content in GenAI. Your input shapes the next iteration. Read & respond → stm-assoc.org/genai_consult #TrustinResearch
Text reads: Feedback Requested. Big headline: Toward Responsible Use of Research Content in Generative AI. Subheadline: A consultation brief inviting stakeholder feedback and discussion. Purple background with a graphic and an STM logo.
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The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Guest Post — The Perils of Using Generative AI to Perform Research Tasks: Editors’ and Publishers’ Viewpoints scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/09/g...
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Guest Post - The Perils of Using Generative AI to Perform Research Tasks: Editors’ and Publishers’ Viewpoints - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest post offers a review of a panel of publishers and editors discussing the pros and cons of using Generative AI, along with ethical and policy implications.
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Very exciting to see the full rogramme of the London #OpenScience & Scholarship Festival 2026! #LDNOpenFest26 Led by fantastic team of @uclopenscience.bsky.social Booking is now open. Check the sessions out and note that Tue. 21 April is in-person at the @fci-library.bsky.social 🎊
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Open Research: the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences perspective
Discover how open research supports creative, non‑traditional outputs and how iDAH is enabling data sharing in the arts and humanities
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The Crick is hosting a full in-person day of workshop and panels about open research policy - useful for librarians, data stewards, research managers etc. Tues 21st April. We'd love to see you there!
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Would you like to come and work in our team? We're hiring a Senior Librarian. Varied and independent role, leadership within the small team without line management reponsibilities. www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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Senior Librarian
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 18/02/2026
Motivated graduates with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and/or computer science are invited to apply to our 4-year fully funded PhD programme. Apply by 17 March 2026. www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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PhD student recruitment
PhD recruitment information.
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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Same is true of scientific software.
https://xkcd.com/2347
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We've updated our protocols.io page to highlight a couple of the protocols published by Crick authors recently. If you're at the Crick, don't forget you can get your flat pdfs converted to the protocols.io format at no cost! 😀 www.protocols.io/organization...
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The Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation) is a biomedical research centre in London, which was established in 2010 and opened in 2...
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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Do you do image analysis? Want to make it more robust and reproducible? Have you heard of containers, but don't know why they’re useful, and how to use them? @martinjones.bsky.social will explain all: crick.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CCP-volumeEM Show and Tell - February 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
'A brief introduction to the use of containers for reproducible image analysis' with Dr Martin Jones Abstract: Reproducibility of scientific data analysis is critical, but can be particularly challe...
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Dr Beth @drbeth.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Excited about this. We're busy putting together and in person day at the Crick on the 21st April so block out the day in your diary now! #LNDOpenFest26
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Engaging with Open Science practices helps to signal your integrity. It's what we've always said, but nice that someone has run the numbers!
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Open Research, University of Aberdeen @openresearchuoa.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Would you like to publish in or otherwise support the work of Diamond Open Access journals? Check out the Diamond Discovery Hub created by @craft-oa.bsky.social and launched last October. It has a huge listing of journals and an easy search function ddh.diamas.org/en
A large industrial tube filled with diamonds suspended in clear liquid image by Globefill Inc., CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Open datasets and code from the @crick.ac.uk are now much easier to find thanks to today's launch of the Francis Crick Open Data Catalogue. Check it out here: www.crick.ac.uk/research/pub...
A screenshot of the new Crick dataset webpage. Two datasets are included and there are browsable facets at the top entitled Teams and Year published.
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Happy International Love Methods week! The Crick partners with @protocolsio.bsky.social to share open methods, and if you happen to be a Crick researcher, you can use their protocol writing up service for free (while codes last!) www.protocols.io/we-enter-pro...
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We will import and format your protocol
Paper protocols floating on your benchtops? We can digitize them for you!
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Did you know there's a starter pack to help you find people who've worked at the Crick? If you're on here and you'd like to be added, let us or @drbeth.bsky.social know!
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Can AI accelerate exciting science, or is it just giving us more incremental papers to wade through? timrequarth.substack.com/p/before-ai-...
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Before AI Can Accelerate Science, We Have to Fix Science
Or, science’s tollbooth problem
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February? Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP #OAbooks
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Sponsored places for the Copim Conference 2026 - Copim
Copim is offering a minimum of three sponsored places to this year’s conference ‘Exploring the future of community-led open access books’. Find out more in th…
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The Crash Course lectures at the @crick.ac.uk are a really great introduction to a biomedical subject. Check out this one by @kathaschmack.bsky.social talking about psychosis and the research that her lab is doing.
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The library is on tour today, lending books in the atrium for the Christmas break. We've built ourselves a Christmas tree and a Snowman. What do you think? 🎄⛄️
Books piled up to look like a snowmanBooks piled up to look like a Christmas treeA library book popular stall with books on the table and a backboard with posters.
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Did you know that our Head of Library & Information Services at @crick.ac.uk published a book last year? A great resource for library staff to up their EDI game, but as it covers events, hiring etc. non-library ppl might also like it. If you're at the Crick, we've got a copy in reading corner.
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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Learn more about @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence Programme - supporting the transition of postdocs to group leaders Catch up on where the 2022 PI fellows are now Apply to become a 2026 PI fellow journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
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A path to success: Development's Pathway to Independence programme
ABSTRACT. For post-docs pursuing an academic career, the transition to a group leader position can be a notoriously difficult one, not least because the availability of necessary support and training ...
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Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services @fci-library.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The Francis Crick Institute Library & Information Services team has landed on bluesky! Follow us to see what's going on 😀📚🔬
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