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Emily Ford

@femilyr.bsky.social
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Open science. Open peer review. Open access. Librarian by training. Former union leader. And cats. Current work as Director of the Open Research Funders Group, an initiative of SPARC. Opinions my own.

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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We partnered with @icoropen.bsky.social to share private funders' perspectives to the community! Learn more about the open research policy from @asterainstitute.bsky.social, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and @templetonrelig.bsky.social incentivizingopen.org/2026/09/icor...
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ICOR Webinar: Open Research Policy – Private Funders’ Perspectives | ICOR
Emily Ford, Open Research Funders Group Ereoshi Turnquest, Templeton Religion Trust Josh Gottesman, Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Prachee Avasthi, The Astera Institute
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
👏👏👏 to Robert Thibault and Josh Gottesman for their work on these open policies! And ✨ for @madubs.bsky.social for being a consummate open science and ORFG champion!!!
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Super excited about this webcast coming up next month to highlight funder perspectives on open research policies, from funders that are actively developing policies, to those that have "lessons learned" from policy implementations. 16 Sept. at 8am Pacific!
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I'm so excited to welcome The Michael J. Fox Foundation as the newest ORFG member. When we all work together to improve open science, the more we can accomplish! 🙌 #openscience #openresearch
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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hot off the press! We have made our 2026 ORFG Funder Policy Landscape Analysis and Recommendations public! 🎉 This report analyzes access-to-research policies of ORFG members and other private funders of open research and open outputs.
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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The ORFG is launching its public monthly email newsletter! Sign up now to receive a monthly email with a round of up readings to help you stay up to date on science and research policy, the open ecosystem, open infrastructure, open data, open access, and more! Sign up here: www.orfg.org/newsletter
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I wanted to read this piece about OA agreements, but I couldn't because it was behind a @nature.com paywall. #irony #OpenAccess
Screenshot of a 10 March 2026 Correspondence article  in Nature titled: The ethical risks of open-access agreements being used for authorship leverage. The content is paywalled, and includes a link to "access through your institution" or to pay for access.
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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
📣 The Executive Summary from the ORFG 2026 Annual Meeting is here! Read more about the key themes that arose and the next steps we identified - all aiming to improve the open ecosystem! 👇 www.orfg.org/news/2026/3/... #OpenScience #OpenData #ResearchFunders #OpenAccess #OpenPolicy
ORFG Annual Meeting 2026
Key Themes and Next steps
arrow icon pointing to the rightKey Themes:
*generative AI disruption is an immediate risk
*the evolution of funder policies from suggestions to mandates
*preprints as a catalyst for change
*monitoring, compliance, and open infrastructure
*reduce commercial system dependence
*strategic funder alignment and systems changeNext Steps:
*Finalize and operationalize policy guidance
*Address shared infrastructure challenges
*Improve compliance and support norms
*bridge global access gaps
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Taking an hour or so away from my open work to guest lecture in a management negotiations class (taught by none other than #OpenScience practitioner @liztenney.bsky.social)-- hoping to let these MBA students understand where the pedal really hits the metal in negotiating... labor union power!
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
How did I get so lucky to work with this amazing group of people who do amazing things??? 🤩
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
It's rainy and gross in Seattle, but I still see sunshine and emeralds cuz I'm here for my first Annual ORFG meeting! <3
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
This is the coolest. Rats are the MOST. AMAZING. CREATURES. Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
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Open Research Funders Group @orfg.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Very exciting to see funders pushing for change in how outputs are communicated. Moving towards an interoperable knowledge stack every day. 👏👏👏 Nice work @hhmi.org @asterainstitute.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #Preprints #OpenScholarship #OpenData #OpenScience
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
While I can't argue with the author's point, I do want to say that "library work" is a lot more than citation checking. Any librarian will be happy to share what their "library work" entails. Anyone else a bit miffed by this comment? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Gold standard science requires gold standard scholarship
Scientists often casually refer to research and “library work” as separate endeavors. Research involves the execution of experiments in the laboratory whereas library work means finding references to ...
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Hey #OpenScience friends! Are you considering submitting a response to the NIH RFI on Allowable Costs? If so, can you DM me? I'd love to coordinate with you. Let's ORGANIZE and make a difference together! #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenData #OpenResearch
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a woman speaking into a microphone with the words let 's organize together behind her
ALT: a woman speaking into a microphone with the words let 's organize together behind her
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
yup.
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Super excited to be working with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as a supporting member!
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
"The affirming and healing potential of this work helps us understand our own histories and helps us reframe the problems and issues we experience–in this case, within higher education." 👏 👏 👏 Much needed in the current moment. Thank you for sharing your work and yourselves with the world.
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Serving in AmeriCorps is how I gained workforce skills and contributed to the public good after graduating with a BA into a recession. Like the others, this cut will hurt smaller organizations, rural communities, and young people most. nonprofitquarterly.org/the-good-the...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
When it comes to the state of AmeriCorps, lawsuits and advocacy have made a difference. But the federal service program remains at risk.
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The ORFG @orfg.bsky.social is now on Bsky and LinkedIn, too! Give us a follow ✅ and let's remain in conversation about all things #openaccess #openscholarship #opendata #pids #oer #opened #fairdata #researchassessment #preprints #researchfunding #datarescue and more! www.linkedin.com/company/orfg/
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Open Research Funders Group | LinkedIn
Open Research Funders Group | 12 followers on LinkedIn. A community of philanthropies supporting open science and open scholarly outputs. | The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is a partnership of f...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 26/06/2025
A badly misguided court order in a copyright lawsuit requires OpenAI to store all consumer ChatGPT conversations indefinitely—even if a user tries to delete them.
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Copyright Cases Should Not Threaten Chatbot Users’ Privacy
Like users of all technologies, ChatGPT users deserve the right to delete their personal data. Nineteen U.S. States, the European Union, and a host of other countries already protect users’ right to d...
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I was really excited to read this piece on #openpeerreview at the Journal of Neuroscience.... but it's behind a paywall. 🤦🏽 #openfail #thatsnotopenscience #opr
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Takeaways from the First Year of Open Peer Review at JNeurosci
The Journal of Neuroscience launched an open peer review (OPR) initiative in late 2023 to enhance transparency and accountability in scientific publishing. Analysis of 740 manuscripts and 1,490 review...
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Good on you @nature.com A step in the right direction. Would love to see those referee reports to get DOIs, and to strip away the option for anonymity.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/05/2025
reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This piece from @nytimes.com includes some pretty shocking data visualizations of NSF funding cuts by discipline. Worth a skim at least. #budgetcuts #nsf #fundingcuts #investinscience
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/05/2025
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
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Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
Administration’s appeal to quickly deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act rejected with two dissenting The supreme court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law. Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Continue reading...
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Oh just librarians defending democracy again. #libraryofcongress #LOC
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Hill leaders question Trump’s attempted Library of Congress takeover
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “congressional equities” are at stake.
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Trying to wrap my head around what it means for #openscience that the Register of Copyrights and the Librarian of Congress were fired after the release of the AI report. @us.theguardian.com
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Trump reportedly fires head of US copyright office after release of AI report
Dismissal of Shira Perlmutter follows firing of librarian of Congress, which oversees copyright office
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/05/2025
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, the billionaire Bill Gates discussed Elon Musk’s “stunning” reductions to USAID. He also spoke about his decision to accelerate the end of his foundation’s giving and his plans for his personal fortune. nyti.ms/3Si2WJ7
A card reads: "The world's richest man has been involved in the deaths of the world's poorest children." Bill Gates, discussing Elon Musk's cuts to USAID, in an interview with The New York Times
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I'm super excited to get my head fully back into the open movement after a three year hiatus while I was a union president. So honored to start my work at @sparcopen.bsky.social as the Director of the Open Research Funders Group. 🙌 Got any "must reads" that I probably missed the past three years?
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 17/01/2025
Professor Says College Fired Him for Telling 3 Students U.S. Is Fascist After Election The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4ajsyNR
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Prof. says he was fired for email calling U.S. racist, fascist
The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board.
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Hey Angelenos! I have a spare room available for you in Portland, Oregon if you need a spot to land and regroup. One human roommate (me) and two feline roommates. Send me a note and let’s talk!!!
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Philosophy department is getting slashed, despite their incredible contributions to higher education on campus and in our community. Can you help push back? #portlandstateuniversity #layoffs
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Reverse the Termination of Faculty Members in the Philosophy Department at Portland State
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
For my LA folks. HMU if you need a spare bedroom to crash in for a bit and get a respite up here in the PNW.
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Tell Providence we want patients before profits. #laborstrike #solidarity
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Tell Providence Health to fix its broken healthcare system
Nearly 5,000 caregivers at Providence hospitals began an open-ended strike across Oregon. These frontline caregivers are taking a stand against a corporation that puts profit over patient care. Add yo...
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Emily Ford @femilyr.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
PDX faculty and academic workers fighting for a contract. Admin prioritizes buildings and athletics over teaching and learning— 17 teaching faculty laid off! Faculty union on the path toward a #strike. Can you support the strike fund? #laborunion #solidarity #academicworker
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Support PSU-AAUP Strike Solidarity Fund
Members of Portland State University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (PSU-AAUP) have been bargaining and rallying tirelessly to win just wages, stronger job and layoff p...
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PCCFFAP @pccffap.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Portland Community College directed its nursing faculty to cross the picket line of the largest healthcare strike in Oregon history. Read the very spicy reply from our union lawyer. (TL;DR: You idiots. This is illegal. Knock it off) #ProvStrike2025
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20250109 Ltr to PCC.pdf
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